1. Violence Against Women and Girls, ENTE & Licensing

• Increase police visibility in the evening and night time economy (ENTE) - early evening engagement Friday and Saturday evenings by Neighbourhood Officers.
• Improve engagement with licensed premises to develop intelligence and partnership working
• Continue our partnership work around Project NightEye based intelligence, with early use of civil orders or Sexual Risk Orders. This targets our most prolific offenders within the night-time economy area.

Issued 01 October 2026

Every Friday and Saturday evening we stand up our Nightime Economy Policing Operation. This includes officers being deployed on foot in the Barbican, Mutley Plain and Union Street area. There will also be licensed premise visits as well as plain clothes patrols in areas of concern.

Actioned 31 December 2026

2. Drugs and Serious Organised Crime
To identify areas where drug use occurs, and identify those involved in both the supply and use of illegal drugs.
To support our communities by providing high visibility reassurance patrols and engage with our communities to identify their concerns and gain intelligence.
To engage with our schools and other learning establishments to provide support to them and their pupils.
To work with our Police colleagues, councils and other organisations to identify specific areas or persons of concerns and have a proactive response to preventing offending.
To undertake regular pro-active work in the form of plain-clothes patrols and Misuse of Drugs act Warrants.

This work ties in with the current Clear-Hold-Build project being conducted in Stonehouse.

Issued 01 October 2026

The local neighbourhood team are conducting pro-active patrols in response to community intelligence. This is both overt and covert and is aimed at targeting drug supply in the Stonehouse area.

Actioned 31 December 2026

Anti-Social driving and noisy vehicles will be targeted in the Stonehouse area.

Issued 01 October 2026

The Community have raised concerns over speeding vehicles on MILLBAY ROAD, and noisy exhausts from cars and motorcycles late at night. The Neighbourhood Policing Team will work with our Roads Policing Colleagues, DVSA and the Camera Safety Partnership to deal with motorists speeding and enforce any Construction and Use offences.

Actioned 31 December 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour Associated with the George Hostel

Reduce anti-social behaviour, criminality, and community harm associated with individuals congregating in and around the George Hostel and surrounding locality through a combination of engagement, enforcement, and partnership problem-solving.

Issued 01 October 2026

Conduct targeted high-visibility patrols during identified peak demand periods.
Work closely with hostel management to identify repeat offenders, emerging issues, and safeguarding concerns.
Develop collaborative problem-solving plans with the local authority, outreach services, housing providers, and support agencies.
Identify and manage prolific offenders using proportionate enforcement and offender management tactics.
Utilise available ASB legislation and enforcement powers where appropriate.
Increase engagement with local residents and businesses to gather intelligence and provide reassurance.
Refer vulnerable individuals to appropriate support services to address underlying causes of offending and ASB.
Regularly review incident data and intelligence to identify trends and assess effectiveness.

Actioned 31 December 2026