Epsom & Ewell North

ASB. Anti-Social behaviour, including that associated with the use of Motorbikes and E-bikes. The ASB riders are often wearing balaclavas with no helmets and involved in further criminality.

Addressing offences involving e-bike and motorbike users, as well as associated youth groups, including related thefts, burglaries, and anti-social behaviour in the Watersedge, Longmead, and surrounding areas.

Epsom SNT are continuing target the motorbikes including:
• Utilising specialist teams both overtly and covertly.
• Introducing new tactics to stop the bikes.
• multi-agency approach including housing to target alleged offenders.
• Targeting suspects utilising other laws and ASB powers.
• Targeting the wider network of criminality.
• With EEBC making use of the new County Wide PSPO.

Retail Crime. Shoplifting and offences against retailers within Epsom & Ewell.

The Epsom Safer Neighbourhood Team has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards retail crime across the Borough, resulting in a significant reduction of local offenders within the Town Centre. This approach includes:
• Immediate investigation of known offenders by the Safer Neighbourhood Team, leading faster arrests and allowing response units to focus elsewhere.
• Direct collaboration with stores and remote CCTV providers, which has enabled arrests even before stores have reported incidents.
• Increased presence of both high-visibility and covert officers patrolling the area.
• Joint funding with Epsom BID to provide private security within the Town Centre.
• Partnership with support agencies to engage offenders who may be coerced into offending, aiming to prevent repeat crimes.
• All stores have access to the ‘DISC’ system for improved information sharing, crime reporting, and management of known offenders. Anyone caught stealing from one store will be banned from the entire Town.
• We will relentlessly pursue persistent offenders, thorough investigation of hidden or unreported crimes, and the use of custody time to charge and remand offenders rather than granting bail.
• Use of the Anti-Social Behaviour Legislation to prevent offenders coming to the area.

Work with retailers to deter offenders and improve the security of stores.

Theft From Motor Vehicles. In recent months there has been an increase in thefts from motor vehicles. Reports made to Police confirm sightings of unknown offenders trying multiple door handles and targeting insecure vehicles.

Increased proactive patrols by the Safer Neighbourhood Team and additional overnight patrols from the Neighbourhood Policing Team (Response). Crime prevention advice has been circulated via social media.