Kenley’s Ward Panel met on 10th October at Rokewood Court Care Home to discuss and agree its community safety priorities.
It was great to see new attendees, including two 17 and 18 year olds from Riddlesdown Collegiate who live in the Ward. With so many people in attendance we had lively discussions on a wide-range of issues and the police provided a report on the community safety priorities for the last quarter. A report on the priorities agreed for the last quarter is available at Kenley Ward Panel Report 31st July 2023 | Croydon Conservatives
- Violence against the person. This is a borough wide priority. There had been a total of 23 offences reported: Three stalking, seven common assaults, four malicious communications, five ABH, one incident with school children, two incidents with dangerous dogs.
- Burglaries. There had been an increase in burglaries, including theft of parcels. There had been five thefts from communal areas/porches, one from an outbuilding, two attempted burglaries and three offences when victims were away from their homes.
- Vehicles offences. There were five stolen cars and one stolen motorbike and one stolen car hire and two of these were recovered. Five cars had been interfered with, two with insecure MV and one VRM and set of wheels.
The police also outlined some of the actions that they had taken relating to the community safety priorities:
- Burglaries. The SNT team provided prevention advice and visited people after the burglaries. They also made sure that they were a visible presence.
- Vehicle theft. The team visited residents after a stolen car incident. They have also undertaken several speed checks, vehicle number plate and insurance checks.
- Violence against the person. The team had visited many public amenities and asked owners/managers to put up posters about domestic abuse.
The Panel discussed which community safety priorities should be agreed for the next quarter and agreed:
- Violence against the person
- Burglary offences
- vehicles offences
The date of the next meeting will be circulated in due course.
Please see below for the Kenley Police October newsletter.
