781 - Town Centre

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.

North Urban

Ian Bevis-Mott

Police Community Support Officer

Beth Bociek

Police Community Support Officer

Daniela Ciobanu

Police Community Support Officer

Donna Donnelly

Police Community Support Officer

Sam Franklin

Police Constable

Jennifer Grindley

Police Community Support Officer

Mark Hancock

Police Constable

Lauren Holt

Police Sergeant

Charlie Jarvis-Banks

Police Community Support Officer

Slav Konopka

Police Sergeant

Dan Lambert

Police Constable

Frazer Little

Police Constable

Ryan Mitchel

Police Constable

Ian Munday

Police Constable

Peter Murphy

Police Constable

Ionela Nicola

Police Constable

Clarke Parkinson

Police Constable

Dave Parr

Police Constable

Sam Robinson

Police Constable

Owen Scognamiglio

Police Constable

Vicky Stoughton

North Urban Community Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Community Priority for TOWN CENTRE - OP HIGHGATE OP HIGHGATE seeks to combat on-going issues in BEDFORD TOWN CENTRE by using a combination of proactive and reactive Police enforcement tactics and partnership working. The main aims of are to increase public confidence, increase partnership working and reduce criminality and the associated anti-social behaviour. JULY 25- SEPT 25 DRUGS and ASB in Conduit Road, Alexandra Road and Greyfriars has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, tthis has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025. DRUGS and 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: BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk Issued 31 July 2025	This priority has been agreed for a further 3 months. This is an ongoing priority for Bedford Town Centre and will remain the priority throughout the year. Regular reviews are completed to identify any new and emerging trends. So far the this year the team has; - completed several warrants, one of which led to 7 arrests and another where 1000s of items of stolen property was recovered. - several knife test purchasing operations have been completed with the Police Cadets to identify stores selling knives without checking ID. Locations that fail are referred to licensing. - 2 Successful closure orders. - Regular Project Servator deployments - Regular high visibility patrols in the Town. - Several Police Operations targeting nuisance vehicles. - Bi-weekly partnership meetings - Regular days of action. - 3 Police Surgeries a week at the Bus Station Hub. Actioned 31 July 2025
Community Priority for QUEENS PARK JULY 25- SEPT 25 ASB in Westbourne Road Park and SPEEDING on Ford End Road and Old Ford End Road has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025. ASB and SPEEDING will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk Issued 31 July 2025	No action
Community Priority for CASTLE JULY 25- SEPT 25 SPEEDING has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025. SPEEDING will be the focus of the next 3 months. If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via: BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk Issued 31 July 2025	No action

Priority

Action taken

Community Priority for TOWN CENTRE - OP HIGHGATE

OP HIGHGATE seeks to combat on-going issues in BEDFORD TOWN CENTRE by using a combination of proactive and reactive Police enforcement tactics and partnership working. The main aims of are to increase public confidence, increase partnership working and reduce criminality and the associated anti-social behaviour.

JULY 25- SEPT 25

DRUGS and ASB in Conduit Road, Alexandra Road and Greyfriars has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, tthis has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025.

DRUGS and 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:
BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk

Issued 31 July 2025

This priority has been agreed for a further 3 months.
This is an ongoing priority for Bedford Town Centre and will remain the priority throughout the year. Regular reviews are completed to identify any new and emerging trends.
So far the this year the team has;
- completed several warrants, one of which led to 7 arrests and another where 1000s of items of stolen property was recovered.
- several knife test purchasing operations have been completed with the Police Cadets to identify stores selling knives without checking ID. Locations that fail are referred to licensing.
- 2 Successful closure orders.
- Regular Project Servator deployments
- Regular high visibility patrols in the Town.
- Several Police Operations targeting nuisance vehicles.
- Bi-weekly partnership meetings
- Regular days of action.
- 3 Police Surgeries a week at the Bus Station Hub.

Actioned 31 July 2025

Community Priority for QUEENS PARK

JULY 25- SEPT 25

ASB in Westbourne Road Park and SPEEDING on Ford End Road and Old Ford End Road has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025.

ASB and SPEEDING will be the focus of the next 3 months.

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

Issued 31 July 2025

No action

Community Priority for CASTLE

JULY 25- SEPT 25

SPEEDING has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025.

SPEEDING will be the focus of the next 3 months.

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

Issued 31 July 2025

No action

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