How neighbourhood teams in Hyde work with partners to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour

Officers regularly work with partners to tackle criminality in the community – but what exactly can that look like?

In Hyde, your local neighbourhood officers will work regularly with various agencies – charities, housing providers, mental health services, and more to ensure that a broad range of services come together to assist with both offenders and victims in the community.

In recent weeks, officers had heard of issues with off-road bikes within a couple of streets in the town, causing a nuisance to neighbours.

Officers subsequently visited several houses in conjunction with housing providers to simply warn them that continued criminality and anti-social behaviour could result in arrests, fines, or eventual eviction should the problems continue.

If certain homes or houses are causing continued problems for those in their area, they can be hit with stringent conditions, such as noise or party bans, before further action which could see them have to move.

While there, officers can gather further intelligence: what people currently live at the property? Do they have any previous offences related to the reason for the visit? Do any occupants need further help with issues?

By combining these visits with housing providers, officers can provide solutions to problems straightaway. In just a couple of hours, officers:

• Visited a family with housing to assess their latest needs. They reminded the tenants of the zero-tolerance drugs policy, and began to explore the possibilities of housing adaptations. They additionally were able to chat to occupants with mental health needs about how they were doing and whether anything further was required.
• Spoke to a man with health issues who has reported being the victim of theft. They were able to update him on the proceedings and plan a further visit in the coming weeks.
• Visited several homes reported to be involved in anti-social behaviour to discuss issues that had been raised. This enabled the building of intelligence and to provide a visible policing presence – warning people that officers were aware and monitoring.

Officers across Tameside - and indeed Greater Manchester - are committed to tackling off-road bikes, and partner visits are just one strand of the work that local teams can undertake. For further information on work tackling anti-social off-road bikes, read more here: A new operation has been launched targeting anti-social behaviour on motorbikes, e-bikes and quadbikes | Greater Manchester Police (gmp.police.uk)

PC Craig Hill, from GMP’s Tameside district, said: “We regularly work with local partners to ensure that not only do we tackle criminality, but provide a service to vulnerable people who may have complex needs.

“Whether that’s through direct enforcement of people being involved in criminal or nuisance behaviour, or helping people who need it, we will work with whoever is necessary to provide the best service for people across Hyde and Tameside.

“If you have any information about anti-social behaviour that you would like to share with us, please contact us on 101, or report information anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers.”