Crime in Needwood, East Staffordshire

During the three months ahead, the neighbourhood policing team will focus on tackling issues around speeding and inconsiderate parking, following clear concerns raised by the community. Our attention will be directed toward areas where unsafe driving and speeding are affecting safety and daily life. Officers will use visible patrols, targeted enforcement and community intelligence to identify those responsible and improve safety and confidence across the affected locations.

Over the next three months, we will be reducing dangerous driving, speeding, and traffic-related offences that pose risks to pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users. We aim to improve road safety, protect vulnerable individuals, and promote responsible driving through enforcement, education, and collaboration.

Parking and speeding continue to be an issue for the villages. Police are working closely with Parish Councils and other enforcement bodies to help resolve issues with inconsiderate parking through engagement and education

We attended an open public meeting to understand community concerns. We are aware that the ASB and drug issues tend to increase over the summer months and, as such, we will be increasing our policing presence over the next three months in the town centre. Our work on this is ongoing.

We have recently attended a large public meeting where many residents came to convey their concerns. As a result, our road crime team has spent some time in and around the area with a number of traffic interventions. Our officers are also conducting initiatives in the area that will pay attention to speed and safety.