Neighbourhood policing team
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team is a group of Cumbria Police officers dedicated to serving your community by focusing on local crime, disorder and quality of life issues.
We work closely with local authorities, partner agencies, community leaders and residents to decide on policing priorities for your neighbourhood through the Local Focus Hubs.
By working together we aim to find solutions to longstanding local problems while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Cumbria.
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Crimes and priorities
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Complaints of speeding through villages including Birkby, Crosby, Prospect and Dearham
Profile first adopted on 1st August and remains an active priority
Action taken:
1. High visibility patrols and use of Speed Enforcement Cameras
2. Numerous motorists prosecuted for speeding and vehicle defect offences
3. Speed camera vans to be deployed in the area
4. Speed Indication Device (SID) deployed in Crosby during April 2026. Average speeds were found to be well below the speed limit, however a minority of vehicles were travelling at excess speeds
5. Further speeding enforcement activity planned. -
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Police have received increased reports of ASB use of motorcycles in Maryport and Flimby
Action taken:
1. High Visibility Patrols
2. Use of Drone technology to trace and provide evidence illegal and antisocial use of Motorcycles.
3. Use of Section 59 powers to warn drivers and seize vehicles being used in an antisocial manner