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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Priority:
YOU SAID
Road Safety - parking issues around St. James' Infant & Junior Schools, Whitehaven
Information from PACT surveys and calls for serviceAction taken:
WE DID
omplaints from local residents as well as parents about parking issues outside both St. James' Infant and Junior Schools in Whitehaven during drop-off and pick up time periods. Namely parking on yellow lines, pavement parking and obstructing junctions.Proposed actions:
- parking advisory letter to be sent to parents/guardians of school pupils.
- patrols by Police and Council officers.
- enforcement by way of fixed penalties for any offending vehicles/drivers.
- road safety educational input for pupils. -
Priority:
YOU SAID
Road Safety - speeding vehicles and parking issues on Loop Road North, Whitehaven.
Information from PACT surveys, Calls for service and local residentsAction taken:
Complaints received about speeding on Loop Road North as well as vehicles parked blocking pavement, yellow lines and junctions.
Proposed actions:
- placement of TDU (traffic data unit) on road to ascertain extent of issue, average speeds and most prevalent times.
- speed checks conducted by NPT officers with laser speed gun, enforcement and/or education where necessary.
- request deployment of safety camera van dependent on TDU findings.
- patrols by Police and Council to tackle parking issues.