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Chief Superintendent Steve Hartley
Bolton Divisional Commander

Over the past few months, your Neighbourhood Policing Teams have been carrying out lots of activity to raise awareness of their work This is so you know who your dedicated local officers are that are there to deal with crime and anti-social behaviour issues in your community.

You will be hearing more regularly from your local teams in the future and by contacting them individually on their web page, you can register to receive email updates and newsletters, to keep you up to speed on what issues of crime and anti-social behaviour are currently being tackled in your neighbourhood.

Last year from April 2009 to March 2010, there were more than 5,300 fewer victims of crime in Bolton compared to the previous year. This is a huge reduction of 20 per cent and was the biggest decrease in the whole of Greater Manchester. During this time, there were 598 fewer burglaries, 1,801 fewer vehicle crimes, 111 fewer robberies and 57 fewer serious violent crimes in Bolton.

We are working hard to help reduce crime even further this year. Our current priorities are to tackle anti-social behaviour and also vehicle crime, following a recent increase in the number of cars being broken into.

A new dedicated vehicle crime unit has been set up, which is being successful in catching those responsible and ensuring that penalties are maximised for these offenders. Motorists can also help to stop this increase in car crime by taking all valuables, in particular sat navs, out of their vehicle when they leave it. More than half of all break-ins are due to people leaving valuable items on display, which offenders then smash the window to steal.

We are also continuing to focus our efforts on targeting drug suppliers. Over the past year, police in Bolton seized almost £600,000 worth of assets from criminals in the borough under the Proceeds of Crime Act, sending out a strong message that crime doesn’t pay.

Bolton is constantly improving and reducing the amount of people that are victims of crime. I hope that people will continue to work closely with us to make Bolton a safer and more pleasant place to live, work and visit.

The Government has set all police forces a target to raise public confidence that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter locally.

63.1% of people surveyed in Bolton agree that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area.

This is the result of a face to face survey that was conducted in this area which asked local people whether they agree that:

“The police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area”.

Care should be taken in making comparisons in local indicators that have used different survey techniques.

The survey is based on a random survey of people in the local area. The use of a random sample aims to ensure the results are statistically representative of the local population. Compared to other estimates of how the population is made up, the sample for this survey may under represent some subgroups.

Greater Manchester Police has conducted Neighbourhood Surveys with local residents since April 2008. Following national guidance we have now moved to a face to face survey which was introduced in October 2009 and involves a rolling programme of interviews carried out between PCSOs and local residents. The survey focuses on:

• Confidence in policing
• Perceptions of anti-social behaviour
• Neighbourhood Policing
• Local priorities

The results are used to improve the service provided by the police and our partners.

The Government has set all police forces a target to raise public confidence that the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter locally. Performance against this target is measured at a force level through the British Crime Survey but local progress is monitored through our Neighbourhood Surveys.

Local people were asked whether they agree that, “the police and local council are dealing with the anti-social behaviour and crime issues that matter in this area”. This is how people responded in Bolton during October 2009 to March 2010:

• 16.2% said they strongly agree
• 46.9% said they tend to agree
• 14.5% neither agreed or disagreed
• 6.1% said they tend to disagree
• 2.9% said they strongly disagree
• 13.4% said they don’t know

Click here to contact your local Community Relations Officer with regards to any hate crime you may have been subjected to. If you feel you cannot contact us at GMP, below is a list of alternative hate crime reporting centres in your area.

Click here to view more information on hate crime.

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Befriending Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Wesley Suite, Victoria Hall, 37-39 Knowsley Street
Bolton
BL1 2AS

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Bolton Council of Mosques
1 Vicarage Street
Bolton
BL3 5LE

(Contact: Inayat Omarji)

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Bolton Enquiries Centre
Bolton Market, Ashburner Street
Bolton
BL1 1TQ

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Bolton Hindu Forum
The Bolton Hub, Bold Street
Bolton
BL1 1LS

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Bolton Solidarity Community Association
192 Back Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5DP

(Contact: Ibrahim Ismail)

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Brightmet Neighbourhood Housing Office
39 Kentmere Road, Breightmet
Bolton
BL2 5JG

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Brownlow Way Neighbourhood Housing Office
123 Prince Street
Bolton
BL1 2ND

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Chorley Old Road Neighbourhood Housing Office
75 Johnson Fold Avenue
Bolton
BL1 5SF

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Deane Neighbourhood Housing Office
Pikes Lane, Primary Care Resource Centre, Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5HP

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Farnworth Neighbourhood Housing Office
100 - 106 George Street, Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 9RN

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Farnworth UCAN
The Corner House Urban Care Centre, 84 Campbell Street
Bolton
BL4 7HH

(Contact: Mandy Fairclough)

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Great Lever Neighbourhood Housing Office
54-56 Holmeswood Road, Great Lever
Bolton
BL3 5HS

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Hall I'th Wood UCAN
Pixmore Avenue
Bolton
BL1 8ST

(Contact: Christine Fitton)

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Halliwell UCAN
Hatfield Road, Halliwell
Bolton
BL1 3BU

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Oldhams UCAN
Mackenzie Street, Oldhams Estate
Bolton
BL1 6QP

(Contact: Margaret Miller)

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Tonge Fold UCAN
9-11 Dunstan Street
Bolton
BL2 6AT

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Tonge Moor Neighbourhood Housing Office
Old Tonge Moor Library, Tonge Moor Road, Tonge Moor
Bolton
BL2 2LE

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Victim Support and Witness Service
Keith Salt House, 31 Chorley Old Road
Bolton
BL1 3AD

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