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ST MATTHEWS This page now covers the whole of St. Matthews
ST. MATHEWS 1T ST. MATHEWS 3T/4T (these cover the history of these areas up untill January2007)
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Area actions for May
Robin Street and Thompson Street High visibility patrols are continuing in the area. Several youths have been identified and signed up to Acceptable Behaviour Contracts to place restrictions on their poor behaviour. Porter Street and Graham Street High visibility patrols have been conducted in the area and are set to continue. Partnership working with Gateway has resulted in further evictions and positive progress is still being made to move the problem causers from the area Prostitutes hanging around the Fletcher Road and St. Mary’s Street areas causing a nuisance to residents, businesses and passers by This issue has become a divisional problem with a specific officer working from Preston Operating Centre on the strategy for tackling the problem
April
LONG TERM
• Prostitution. Continued feedback from Police and Street Pastors.
SHORT TERM
Drug Dealing & ASB in area of the train bridge on Castleton Rd High visibility patrols have been conducted in the area and are set to continue. Partnership working with Gateway has resulted in further evictions and positive progress is still being made to move the problem causers from the area.
Asb and damage in Robin Street & Thompson Street High visibility patrols of the area have been greatly increased. We are currently working with Gateway to work with the offenders and stop this issue. A Day of Action has been arranged for 6th May to have a positive impact on the appearance of the area.
Prostitutes hanging around the Fletcher Road and St. Mary's Street areas. This issue has become a divisional problem with a specific officer working from Preston Operating Centre on the strategy for tackling the problem
March
LONG TERM Prostitution. Continued feedback from Police and Street Pastors. A long term partnership approach to this problem is being adopted SHORT TERM Drug Dealing & ASB in area of the train bridge on Castleton Rd High visibility patrols have been conducted in the area and a set to continue. Partnership working with Gateway is still resulting in evictions being made and the long term issue being addressed Asb and damage in Robin Street & Thompson Street High visibility patrols of the area have been greatly increased. We are currently working with Gateway to work with the offenders and stop this issue
February
LONG TERM Prostitution. Continued feedback from Police and Street Pastors.
SHORT TERM Peel Hall St. Porter St. Graham St. and Golbourne ST Drug dealing and high level of ASB
• Traffic and parking issues. Ribbleton Ave. infants school and St Josephs Primary School Rigby Street .
January
LONG TERM Prostitution. Continued feedback from Police and Street Pastors.
SHORT TERM
Wilbraham Street/Geoffrey Street criminal damage. Robin Street – Police will regularly patrol. Traffic and parking issues.
December
Long term
Prostitution
Short term
1. Wilbraham Street & Robin Street– Criminal Damage & Juvenile Nuisance 2. Traffic issues Maitland Street , Newhall Lane , Longworth Street and Dickson Avenue
November
Long term Prostitution Porter Street/Peelhall Street.
Short term Shakespeare Road juvenile nuisance Traffic issues Maitland Street, Newhall Lane, and Longworth Street. Firework nusiance
October
1. Prostitution 2. Drug dealers 3. Traffic Issues ‘Street pastors here for the residents as well as the prostitutes. Please approach and talk to street pastors who will hopefully attend at these PACT meetings.’
DRUG DEALERS Over all the area has been tidied up. It’s still going on not on streets but it’s still going on. Targeting problem of people buying drugs who are knocking on resident’s window thinking it is where drugs are supplied.
Shakespeare Rd. Problem in alleyway. Drug dealing and football nuisance. Also raised on street audit. No local support given at the time. Street audits explained. An area will be looked at during the day and at night. Leaf problem at Shakespeare Road. Traffic issues, main routes Longworth St., Dixon Ave. Mini audit planned for Longworth Street. – Noon and 330 ‘peak times’ for no entry violations. Maitland Street HGV’s using narrow lanes. Resident had firework thrown at him earlier in the day in this area. Can this issue be fed back to the next meeting? Yes it will. Around Stretford Court venue there is football nuisance up until midnight. This is under investigation, feedback to next meeting.
September Prostitution Further girls have been arrested. Girls have moved onto other areas. There will be at least one operation disperse a month on St Matthews and also on St. Georges/Town.
The ‘Street pastors’ are not to do with the police. They are there for the Girl’s to talk to. They will have disruptive effect as they wear jackets.
There was a recent attack of a street worker. This concerned the police. One male has been arrested. Hopefully this will be isolated incident.
Prostitution should still be a PACT issue as it is an ongoing issue. Concern with Thorn Street and street workers going there. Extra patrols to go around the above street. It was mention that there is ‘no street prostitution in Blackpool’ There are other issues with brothels etc. Castleton Road disused Railway bridge. Deepdale CBM is in contact with Network Rail. They will be doing some work on this bridge. Network Rail will want some monitoring of the bridge after work is done. Can people keep an eye on the bridge once work is done. Report issues to Prime focus or Unity. It was mentioned ‘For the amount of people who use it can it not be demolished’ Network Rail will probably not spend the money to demolish it.
Drug dealing. Major problems in Peel Hall St. area. ‘It’s got out of hand’ (Around Peel Hall Street, Pole Street and Graham Street.) People have been kicked out of this area. Problem with people taking over other peoples tenancy agreements. Needles have been found in the areas. A lot of things go on but people are scared of been labelled as a ‘grass’. Problems with people banging on windows of houses thinking drugs are been dealt from there. Things are been done but it will take time as the problem is chipped away at. The area has lots of one bedroom flats so lots of people who move on a lot move into them.
High visibility patrols
August
Prostitution. Drug dealing around Porter Street/ Peel Hall street High visibility patrols
July
Prostitution. Parking issues main routes High visibility patrols
June May
Prostitution. Another dispersal operation was conducted over three days. Resulted in. 19 prostitute cautions, and 5 are on their last warning. The cautions are recorded locally and can be used in evidence. Outreach workers have noticed fewer prostitutes about but they may have been pushed to other areas such as St. Paul’s Road.
Effort will be required in this area as it is often a circle of crime, arrest, fine, back out and then starts again. An ASBO could work in this situation but there are a lot of guidelines for police and judges to follow. A lot of prostitutes and their clients are not from Preston. Gillette St. residents have raised concerns. A general discussion on prostitution followed. Letters to ‘kerb crawlers’ have been sent out.
Parking Issues – further patrols have been done. Hairdressers shop manageress has been spoken to. A joint patrol with Parkwise is happening on 3rd July 12.00-15.00.
High Visibility Patrols – these are ongoing.
Peel Hall St/Lincoln St/Goldbourne St. Drug dealing around the flats/Vehicles driving at speed/ASB in flats.
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Lea Ribbleton Town Centre Riversway Preston Rural East Preston Rural North
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Contact numbers Local C.B.MS. Or P.C.S.O.S. 01772 209542 |