Herefordshire Division - Upton Bishop area

  
 Ross-on-Wye Local Policing Team                                                   May 2009

Website: www.westmercia.police.uk

Front counter opening times:- Monday to Friday        9.00am - 1.00pm            4.00pm - 8.00pm
Saturday and Sunday       9.00am - 1.00pm
 
Please be aware of letters/cards promising that you have won a prize or sum of money. 

They either ask for money to cover administration charges, etc

or you have to ring a premium rate phone number.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY OR RING THESE PHONE LINES.

THESE ARE USUALLY SCAMS AND YOU WILL NOT GET YOUR MONEY OR PRIZE.

 

 Tarmacers appear to be in the area again.  They purport to be from Herefordshire Council, on occasions in the past they have in fact carried home made ID badges, which from a distance look quite convincing.  Any road works carried out in this area are now done by Amey.  Their vehicles and staff will always be clearly identifiable with the Amey logo.  If you see any dodgy looking characters of this nature, please try to obtain the registration number of the vehicle they are with and ring either your Local Policing Team or the police control room on 0300 333 3000.  

Contact Ross-on-Wye Town Local Policing Team

 

                  PC Mark Murphy                                              07816 969674

                  CSO Paul Cowmeadow                                 07971 642862

                  CSO James Cooke                                                “           “ 

We are based at:

Ross-on-Wye Police Station,

Old Maids Walk,

Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5HB

Message Line number: 01432 346758

rossonwyetown.lpt@westmercia.pnn.police.uk 

 

         Victim Support                                              01432 347208

         Childline                                                           0800 1111

         Domestic Violence Helpline                        0800 7831359

         National Drugs Helpline                                    0800  776 600

         National Neighbourhood Watch Association       02079 630160

         Herefordshire Road Safety Hotline                 01432 364582

         Website: www.westmercia.police.uk

         Herefordshire Neighbourhood Watch: www.communigate.co.uk/here/hfdsneiwatch/

Banishing Burglary - The 28-Day Pledges

                     Monday 27th April 2009 marked the start of West Mercia Constabulary's Safe and Secure campaign, which focuses on home security, particularly domestic burglaries. These have been identified as a significant worry factor with many residents. But the reality paints quite a different, and very reassuring, picture.

        

Det Insp Martyn Barnes of Herefordshire CID explains.

"Domestic burglaries have more than halved in the past five years in Herefordshire and we now get less than one a day across the whole county. There were over 300 less dwelling burglaries in the Division last year than there were five years ago. That's 300 less victims."         "We believe it's far better to prevent burglaries happening in the first place. With over a quarter (26%) of all burglaries in Herefordshire last year committed because people didn't lock or close doors and windows, you can see how easily we could bring the numbers down. Other suggestions such as lighting, good quality locks, keeping a casual eye on your neighbour's property for unusual callers and the like all help too.         But these are things that you can do. DI Martyn Barnes explains what the police themselves will do to help reduce burglaries in the county and reduce the fear of burglary in the minds of some residents.

         "We as a Division are pledging that, within the next 28 days, we will visit every domestic burglary victim who has suffered a break-in within the last two years to offer additional crime prevention advice. We want them to feel safe in their homes and not be subject to re-victimisation," he said.

         "We also want the whole community of Herefordshire to feel safe from burglary and to that end we are also pledging that, within the next 28 days, we will conduct a free home security survey of every household who requests one in the next seven days if they think they are vulnerable to such a crime."

         "To accomplish such a task will be a significant resourcing issue for us but we are confident that it will achieve results in the longer term by deterring criminals from committing such crimes and giving residents added reassurance that they do live in a very safe county," he said.

         DI Barnes also has a personal message for criminals. "If you are thinking of committing a burglary in this county, be warned! We will use every legal means at our disposal to deter, disrupt and detect your activities. There will be no hiding place and we will not confine our investigations to Herefordshire. If you live outside the county, we will find you and bring you to justice. Burglary in Herefordshire will not be tolerated."

         With house burglary being high on the Force's agenda for 2009-10, Herefordshire Division is clearly focussed on the measures to be taken. On top of what has already been detailed, Roads Policing and ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) teams and intercept vehicles are on the county's roads at all times looking for travelling criminals. Detectives are more than aware of the high profile placed on domestic burglary and have been given the brief to be robust and thorough in their investigations and to leave no stone unturned.

         Under this new campaign, all victims of burglary and those assessed to be vulnerable will be given free SmartWaterproperty marking kits so that the risk of burglary can be reduced.

          DI Barnes concluded by saying, "This activity is not meant to be a campaign for a week but the standard that the county can expect for the future. We are totally committed to making Herefordshire as burglary-free and burglar-free as possible. With the help of all the communities in the county playing their part, we can really make that happen."

House burglaries in Herefordshire have been halved in

the past five years. There is now less than one a day across the whole county. 

Help us reduce the number of burglaries further by:-

 Herefordshire Division is committed to reducing fear

of crime and to driving burglary from the county.

To encourage this we are offering a free

 

HOME SECURITY SURVEY 

to anyone who still feels at risk from burglary.

We also pledge that a member of staff will

carry out the survey within 28 days.

 

Those surveyed who are found to be vulnerable

will be given a free SmartWater property marking kit,

as well as sound advice and help on how to reduce

the already low risk to your property.

 

For your own free Safe & Secure

home security information pack or to arrange

 a home security survey, please contact

the Public Service Desk at Hereford Police Station direct on 01432 347306.