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Reporting Incidents to the Police
Non-emergency incidents can be reported online:
Online Reporting
(you will get an incident number emailed back to you)
or ring 101
or voicemail messages can be left at : 01282 472107
Obviously ring 999 if it is an emergency.
PC44 Nagina Ahmed and PCSO 7326 Mark Hill are assigned to Briercliffe.
(26th January)
Hi all, first off, apologies as this is a long post but one the Parish Council feels is needed.
We have had a few reports of theft and vandalism over the last couple of days and of course, there were a number of vehicles broken into during the last week.
We understand that very few of these incidents are ever or have been reported to the Police and that's why we hardly ever see them around the Parish. At the last Parish Council meeting, the report from the Police was that incidents are again low in our area and resources are always deployed to where reported incidents are higher.
Some of you will disagree with that statement above, as we all read what is posted on the various Facebook groups and it certainly looks to us, that Briercliffe is being targeted again. Unfortunately if you don't report it, it doesn't get in front of the powers that be at Lancashire Police (they don't monitor social media) and the Parish Council can't bring them to task over failing to act.
Please report all incidents to the Police so we can get them back up in our area. Obviously if it's an emergency dial 999, but for others take the time to call 101 (more staff have been taken on, so calls are being answered quicker) and ask for a reference number, or if you have a smartphone, tablet or computer, submit it online as you are guaranteed to get a reference number to prove it has been logged.
Online Reporting
This goes the same for Anti-social behaviour, if you have seen it then please report it. They might not be able to get up straight away but if reported, gives them data to work with of times, locations and numbers of people involved.
Thank you,
Cllr. Nick Higham
Briercliffe Parish Council.
Non-emergency incidents can be reported online:
Online Reporting
(you will get an incident number emailed back to you)
or ring 101
or voicemail messages can be left at : 01282 472107
Obviously ring 999 if it is an emergency.
PC44 Nagina Ahmed and PCSO 7326 Mark Hill are assigned to Briercliffe.
(26th January)
Hi all, first off, apologies as this is a long post but one the Parish Council feels is needed.
We have had a few reports of theft and vandalism over the last couple of days and of course, there were a number of vehicles broken into during the last week.
We understand that very few of these incidents are ever or have been reported to the Police and that's why we hardly ever see them around the Parish. At the last Parish Council meeting, the report from the Police was that incidents are again low in our area and resources are always deployed to where reported incidents are higher.
Some of you will disagree with that statement above, as we all read what is posted on the various Facebook groups and it certainly looks to us, that Briercliffe is being targeted again. Unfortunately if you don't report it, it doesn't get in front of the powers that be at Lancashire Police (they don't monitor social media) and the Parish Council can't bring them to task over failing to act.
Please report all incidents to the Police so we can get them back up in our area. Obviously if it's an emergency dial 999, but for others take the time to call 101 (more staff have been taken on, so calls are being answered quicker) and ask for a reference number, or if you have a smartphone, tablet or computer, submit it online as you are guaranteed to get a reference number to prove it has been logged.
Online Reporting
This goes the same for Anti-social behaviour, if you have seen it then please report it. They might not be able to get up straight away but if reported, gives them data to work with of times, locations and numbers of people involved.
Thank you,
Cllr. Nick Higham
Briercliffe Parish Council.
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Updated November 2019
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Updated November 2019
Policing in Briercliffe - communications update December 2019
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To: The Police and Police Commissioner From: BPC
On behalf of Briercliffe Parish Council I am writing as advocate representing the views of people contacting us with issues which could do with remedial investigation and action on the part of The Police. At Parish monthly meetings and through direct contact Councillors are constantly bombarded by complaints about the 101 reporting service. People are left waiting for inordinate amounts of time and simply hang up. I, other Parish Councillors, PC44 Nagina Ahmed, PCSO 7326 Mark Hill, County and Borough Councillors have advised people to report online, but a sizeable proportion of those affected by nuisance behaviour are elderly and do not have access or skills to use this facility. As a result the many and growing unacceptable occurrences instigated by large “gangs” of minors, currently happening in and around Briercliffe at night, and especially at weekends, is not accurately being reflected. As a result policing strategies become misinformed and therefore not able to be appropriately adapted to meet the needs of this increasing problem. Over successive weekends there have been large groups of children (between 20 and 30) in one crowd terrorising people (and yes I use this word intentionally) across the village with activities ranging from: goading by shouting at them through their letterboxes which has made people fearful, worried and ultimately scared in their own homes or conversely for others more likely to take matters into their own hands ; setting fire to builders skips outside houses (the Fire Brigade were in attendance); and pulling security gates and levelling fencing erected at the Queen and Kings Mill site intended to stop access to a potentially dangerous area due to possible building structural weaknesses and the danger of falling masonry. PC Ahkmed delivered a report of recorded reported incidents from PCSO Mark Hill at our September’s Parish Council Meeting which covered the period 16th July to 15th September: 22 nuisance logs mainly ASB, Queen Street a hotspot, Police have suspicions of those responsible and are checking CCTV; 7 personal logs including a skip fire, 3 youths have been put on Community Protection Notices following the tipping of a bin, residents asked to share CCTV images with the Police; 3 burglaries with 1 Domestic Violence related;4 thefts; 3 criminal damage; 6 vehicle crimes and number of parking issues. Thanks to PC Ahmed’s valuable presence and delivery… also to PCSO Mark Hill for their combined official report and efforts in the field – very much appreciated. Last month a (stolen) car was burnt out next to Parish Council garages and (possibly unrelated) the same secure garage compound was later that month targeted again resulting in doors needing fixing and tenants motorbikes being damaged… but thankfully due to an uncompromised perimeter fence and secured gate contents of the garages could not be removed. Drivers have been experiencing children riding up and down roads and paths on bikes and older children on trial motorbikes without regard for traffic or pedestrians or indeed themselves (no protective gear). Teenage car drivers have been racing on the main road all the way through the built up areas out into the countryside beyond, often with cars making intentionally high levels of noise. Harrison Street allotments and garages have been attacked mainly suffering vandalism, with one vintage car being “trashed.” A pensioner on Harrison Street has been subjected to a flasher at her window… The row of shops which includes the pharmacy/ takeaway and Spar has had multiple incidents of verbal abuse and some physical damage to buildings as well as cars being parked erratically – some at ninety degrees to the road/pavement not parallel to it. Also noted here is that there have been drugs sold from cars as well as at the Bus Turning Circle and out towards Thursdsen… A few months ago we had to deal with arson of a newly built community viewing platform…Thanks are extended to PC 6215 Dan Healey who investigated and (with PC44 Nagina Ahmed) interviewed suspects, but unfortunately these inquiries could not gather enough evidence to bring the (youth) perpetrators to justice. At the time a major campaign for “restorative justice” was undertaken by Community groups, (contact was made regarding this with the Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw). I recognise all of these instances are in themselves not the most serious “wrong-doings” the Police are being asked to deal with, but week in…week out, growing concerns are being magnified due to a regular build-up of relentless low level antisocial problems, with some comments on certain community Facebook sites alluding to sorting these problems out! Some individuals have had to install CCTV around their properties as they regularly get targeted being end houses on terraced rows…one such lady was very upset at a Parish Meeting as this constant barrage was making her feel ill in her own home and her pets terrified…. We are thankful and aware that Borough Councillors have been talking with “Supervision” to set in place revised and increased patrols and that a Policing Plan has been devised to prevent incidents, but this is inherently and effectively misinformed due to lack of reporting and therefore these new plans are not having the desired reduction in incidents. Is there any current initiative which could be worked on to combine Police/community effective efforts in identifying culprits through, for example, a community/ Police CCTV system at key flash points such as the Spar/ Queen Street down to the mills /Bus turning circle maybe? I have been asked: Do the work patterns/ hours of PC’s and PCSO’s assigned to Briercliffe match the times most major problems occur especially at night over the weekend and during weekday nights? Are there any other joint initiatives the local community and Police can work together on? Thank you for taking the time to digest and I hope respond with possible positive ways forward. We await eagerly your reply which will be shared at our Parish Meetings, in our Newsletter and through our Community Notice Boards and online. Kind regards, Russell Hawkes. (Chairman of Briercliffe Parish Council) |
To: BPC From: Inspector 205 Duncan Arthur
Mr Hawkes, Thank you again for your e-mail in relation to Policing in the Briercliffe ward in Burnley. In relation to one of your points, the issues around reporting via 101, I understand your concerns, and you may well already be aware of the investments made into our Control room. As you can appreciate, this is not an issue limited to Briercliffe, but one that affects residents across Lancashire, and efforts are continually being made to address it. I appreciate also that online reporting is not an option for everyone, however where possible (in non-emergency situations) it is often the quickest and most efficient method, and thank you for your own efforts to promote it. In terms of your general enquiry about the Policing of Briercliffe, as you aware the structure of Local Policing changed last year. You now have a local P.C.S.O. who you refer to and clearly have a constructive and positive relationship with. The area is also, falling in the East Burnley area, covered by two Community Beat Managers (along with other wards). Additionally, all areas are covered by response officers who provide the 24/7 Policing function. As you mentioned, for example, it was one of the response officers who led the investigation into the arson at the viewing platform. These officers work in conjunction with the P.C.S.O. and the Community Beat Managers to investigate incidents as well as working towards preventative measures and problem solving. We are delighted to work alongside you, the local residents, particularly in the problem solving element of our work, and we are happy to discuss further. As you mention, I have previously met with local Borough councillors to discuss issues also. As you can appreciate, resources have to be deployed according to risk, and whilst such things are always subject to review, I am happy that at this time, our officers are allocated appropriately. Certainly the rotas of P.C.S.Os and Community Beat Managers are devised according to analysis of various issues over a protracted period, and at present, I consider them to be appropriate, especially given the closer relationship now between response officers and the neighbourhood teams. I would add that as part of our monthly tasking process, Briercliffe has featured as one of our priority areas, in accordance with peaks in demand in the area. This has also been featured in multi-agency tasking, with numerous partner organisations working in the area. You may also be aware of the new Neighbourhood Task Force, additional officers who have joined the Burnley and Rossendale area who are supporting the local officers in the delivery of problem solving, engagement and targeting activity. Once again, thank you for your e-mail, and thank you for the positive comments about individual officers. Best regards, Duncan. Inspector 205 Duncan Arthur Burnley Police Inspector East Division |
