923 - Watling

Our community policing teams are dedicated to proactively tackling issues that matter most to our communities and address the core root of a problem, finding a long term solution. Split across local hubs, as well as an airport community team and the Community Enforcement team, officers have a visible presence in our communities engaging with the local public and prioritising activity based on the needs of the local people.

Partnership working is the key to community policing success and teams work closely with other organisations to maintain good networks and monitor community needs, working together to fully understand a problem and tailor the response to get the best results.

Dunstable CPT

Elaine Downes

Police Constable

Chris Farmer

Police Constable

Jim Goldsmith

Chief Inspector

Stuart Hopkins

Sergeant

Grant Maxted

Inspector

Asif Sabir

Police Constable

Ruma Suleiman

Police Community Support Officer

Danielle Taylor

Police Constable

Laura Tuck

Police Community Support Officer

Elliot Weedon

Police Community Support Officer

Callum White

Police Constable

Juliet Wright

Watch Coordinator

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Community Priority for WHIPSNADE JULY 25- SEPT 25 BURGLARIES has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data. BURGLARIES will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Management Package 836/25 Issued 01 July 2025	Since the beginning of July there has been one residential burglary within the Studham/Whipsnade area of Bedfordshire. Our priority was to reduce burglaries and to improve the confidence that residents have in the police. We have engaged with residents regularly to offer security advice and to refer vulnerable residents, if necessary for support. We have also engaged with local councillors and empowered residents by looking into to set up a Neighbourhood watch scheme, however this was already in place. We patrolled the area regularly and held numerous engagements in the area to offer support and advice and for residents to air their concerns. We have also put up posters to deter suspects in areas that are vulnerable. Burglaries have dramatically reduced and we will continue to support and engage with residents. Actioned 13 August 2025
PCommunity Priority for CADDINGTON JULY 25- SEPT 25 DRUG OFFENCES has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data. DRUG OFFENCES will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Management Package 853/25 Issued 01 July 2025	20/07/25 - Further Patrols conducted. 1 Person stopped in order. 04/07/25 - New reports of nuisance bikes possibly linked to this issue. Patrols Conducted Actioned 01 July 2025
Community Priority for DUNSTABLE JULY 25- SEPT 25 ASB has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data. ASB will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk Issued 01 July 2025	No action
Community Priority for KENSWORTH JULY 25- SEPT 25 DRUG OFFENCES has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data. DRUG OFFENCES will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Solving Package 828/25 Issued 01 July 2025	No update available Actioned 01 July 2025
Community Priority for SLIPEND JULY 25- SEPT 25 VEHICLE RELATED CRIME has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data. VEHICLE RELATED CRIME will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Solving Package 869/25 Issued 01 July 2025	No update available Actioned 01 July 2025

Priority

Action taken

Community Priority for WHIPSNADE

JULY 25- SEPT 25

BURGLARIES has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data.

BURGLARIES will be the focus of the next 3 months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Management Package 836/25

Issued 01 July 2025

Since the beginning of July there has been one residential burglary within the Studham/Whipsnade area of Bedfordshire. Our priority was to reduce burglaries and to improve the confidence that residents have in the police. We have engaged with residents regularly to offer security advice and to refer vulnerable residents, if necessary for support. We have also engaged with local councillors and empowered residents by looking into to set up a Neighbourhood watch scheme, however this was already in place. We patrolled the area regularly and held numerous engagements in the area to offer support and advice and for residents to air their concerns. We have also put up posters to deter suspects in areas that are vulnerable. Burglaries have dramatically reduced and we will continue to support and engage with residents.

Actioned 13 August 2025

PCommunity Priority for CADDINGTON

JULY 25- SEPT 25

DRUG OFFENCES has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data.

DRUG OFFENCES will be the focus of the next 3 months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Management Package 853/25

Issued 01 July 2025

20/07/25 - Further Patrols conducted. 1 Person stopped in order.

04/07/25 - New reports of nuisance bikes possibly linked to this issue. Patrols Conducted

Actioned 01 July 2025

Community Priority for DUNSTABLE

JULY 25- SEPT 25

ASB has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data.

ASB will be the focus of the next 3 months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk

Issued 01 July 2025

No action

Community Priority for KENSWORTH

JULY 25- SEPT 25

DRUG OFFENCES has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data.

DRUG OFFENCES will be the focus of the next 3 months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Solving Package 828/25

Issued 01 July 2025

No update available

Actioned 01 July 2025

Community Priority for SLIPEND

JULY 25- SEPT 25

VEHICLE RELATED CRIME has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been identified from the Bedfordshire Talking Survey, and crime data.

VEHICLE RELATED CRIME will be the focus of the next 3 months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
DunstableCPT@beds.police.uk referencing Problem Solving Package 869/25

Issued 01 July 2025

No update available

Actioned 01 July 2025

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