Gorton South — Neighbourhood Policing Team

E-bike Enabled Theft, Robbery and Drugs and Knife Crime Offences

•Conducting high-visibility and plain-clothes patrols in hotspot locations identified through crime pattern analysis. •Working with our Neighbourhood Tasking Team, CCTV operators and local officers to identify, track and intercept e-bike enabled offenders. •Targeting known offenders through home visits, warrants and intelligence-led activity. •Seizing illegally modified e-bikes and taking enforcement action for associated traffic and drugs offences. •Engaging with local businesses and delivery riders to provide crime-prevention advice and encourage reporting of suspicious activity.

Set: 2026-06-04

Begging

•Joint patrols with partner agencies including the Local Authority Outreach Team, Rough Sleeper Team and commissioned support services. •Offering immediate support pathways including accommodation referrals, substance-misuse support, and safeguarding interventions. •Using problem-solving patrol plans around persistent begging hotspots. •Taking proportionate enforcement action where individuals refuse support and continue to cause harassment, alarm, or distress, including use of Community Protection Warnings/Notices where appropriate.

Set: 2026-06-04

Anti-Social Behaviour involving youths and individuals suspected to be under the influence

•Intelligence-led patrols, early intervention, and coordinated multi-agency problem solving. •Safeguard vulnerable individuals by facilitating timely referrals to housing, health, mental health, and addiction recovery services. •Focus activity on identified hotspot locations, informed by demand data, partner intelligence, and community feedback. •Use case management and problem-solving forums to address root causes, reduce repeat ASB, and prevent escalation. •Proportionate Use of Civil Powers - All enforcement decisions will be made with due regard to vulnerability, safeguarding duties, and equality considerations.

Set: 2026-06-04