Tackling anti-social behaviour in Potters Bar is the town's Safer Neighbourhood Team's top priority over the coming months.

Following input from the public, Hertsmere’s Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs) have set out their policing priorities.

The SNTs are responsible for fixing short and long-term neighbourhood issues such as anti-social behaviour (ASB) and they work with partners, including the local council, to ensure that the borough remains a safe place to live and work.

A dedicated team of PCs and PCSOs from the Potters Bar and Shenley SNT will be addressing anti-social behaviour at McDonald’s in Darkes Lane for the next three months.

Officers are working with McDonald's to tackle ASB that is taking place outside the food chain.

The team is also targeting those responsible for anti-social behaviour in the Highview Close area of Potters Bar.

Safer Neighbourhood Inspector Rachael Robertson said: “Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide their feedback on what they think we should be focusing on via our online public feedback service echo.

“While we do our best to speak to as many of you as possible while out on patrols and at engagements events, your online feedback is essential to ensure we’re focusing on the issues that are directly affecting you.

“We are working with partners, such as Hertsmere Borough Council, to install additional CCTV cameras in problem areas as well as increasing patrols and providing bespoke crime prevention advice to tackle the issues you have raised.

“Throughout the next three months we will track our progress to ensure we’re making a real difference.

“In the meantime, you can continue to provide us with feedback using echo. Simply go to bit.ly/police-hm and have your say.

"It’s important to note that some comments we receive are about things that aren’t police matters, such as parking, lighting and litter, however we do pass these comments to our partner agencies, such as Hertsmere Borough Council and Herts County Council, so that they are aware and can look to tackle them.”

 

Elsewhere in Hertsmere, the following priorities have been set:

Borehamwood and Elstree:

• ASB at Meadow Park in Borehamwood 

• Shoplifting and ASB at the Boulevard Retail Park in Borehamwood

Radlett: 

• Working to combat theft of catalytic converters from vehicles

Bushey:

• ASB in the Moatfield Park and Harcourt Road areas.

 

You can follow @Hertsmerepolice on Twitter and ‘Hertsmere Police’ on Facebook for regular updates from the Safer Neighbourhood Teams.

You can report information online at herts.police.uk/report, speak to an operator in the Force Communications Room via online web chat at herts.police.uk/contact or call our non-emergency number 101.

If a crime is in progress or someone’s life is in danger, call 999 immediately.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or report information online at crimestoppers-uk.org