 ASHBURTON NEIGHBOURHOOD REPORT - DECEMBER 2011 Over the last month we have had 78 incidents reported from Ashburton. 18 of these concerned the A38 and a further 12 were traffic related incidents in the town itself. One of these incidents involved a taxi crashing on Western Road in the early hours on 29th December whilst another related to flooding in Kingsbridge Lane on 12th December. We also received reports of obstructions on North Street following inconsiderate parking.
Throughout the month we only received 2 reports of anti-social behaviour in and around the town.
14 crimes were reported. They include 3 offences of theft, 1 of which related to the theft of lead from St Andrews church roof on 1st December. 4 offences of assault were reported to us, 1 of which occurred on Christmas Eve in the town centre. We have had only 1 burglary reported to us which was to a licensed premises in the town, but no property was stolen..
From Bickington we received 6 incident reports. 3 of these related to the A383 which were reports of a herd of cows on the road, a diesel spill and surface water making driving dangerous on December 17th.
1 crime was reported and a disqualified driver arrested at Goodstone on 2nd December.
From Widecombe we received 2 incidents reports and 1 crime. The crime related to the theft of over 50 christmas trees from Lower Cator on 9th December. I of the incidents related to a suspicious situation whereby a group of males were seen to be trying to herd a flock of sheep into a vehicle. Further enquiries established that no sheep appear to have been stolen and the owners of the vehicle have been spoken to. This is a very real issue for farmers and is often one that is hard to detect. If you see anything that you feel is suspicious please call us, ensuring that you make a note of all vehicle registrations and exact locations of the incident when it is happening. This will give us the best chance to try and respond quickly.
No incidents were reported to us from Buckland and Woodland and both areas remained crime free.
Our Christmas and New Year patrols were quiet, which was reassuring and it was noticeable that many of the pubs across the area appeared to be less busy that in the past.
Over the coming month we will be carrying out some community consultation events which we will use to set our policing priorities for the coming few months. If you see any of the team out and about please speak to them as your comments and concerns will have an impact on where we direct our resources. Please also contact us on the email address shown below or come along to one of the Police Surgeries.
Please report any suspicious activity or behaviour at the time on the new non-emergency telephone number of 101 – or use 999 in an emergency situation, ie if a crime is being committed.
My next Police surgery at the Ashburton Information Centre is from 10-11am on Wednesday 25th January.
I can be contacted at Ashburton Police Station via the Central no. 101 or via e-mail – Teignbridge@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
Alternatively the totally confidential Crimestoppers no.0800 555111 can be used to pass information to the Police.
PC 4486 Dudley
We can be contacted via the following methods;
- Online; www.devon-cornwall.police.uk
- Email; 101@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
- Telephone; 101 for non emergency issues.
The 999 system should still be used if you need an immediate police response, for example if it is an emergency or if an incident or crime is occurring or is likely to occur.
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