1. Walkden—Youths causing ASB, thefts and damage

Actions

• Directed uniformed and plain clothes patrols to location to detect and deter offender’s. Local friends of Walkden station group and station staff liaised with to reassure and gather further intelligence from.  GMP advised and patrol strategies adapted to assist with reducing incidents.

2. Rochdale tresspass and line of route offences - Children tresspassing at Newbold St Area

Actions

• Location identified and fencing reports submitted to Network rail.

• Motor cycle officer’s carrying out patrols to the area and GMP liaised with.

3. City Centre - Oxford Road, Beggers

Actions

• Two separate beggars have been reported at location.

• Patrols have taken place at this location and liaison with station staff have resulted in reduced calls to the area. Suspected offenders have been identified and a Case Intervention Group meeting is being attended with GMP homeless unit and ASB team to provide a long term solution to this problem.

• The Big Issue office has also been liaised with to advise sellers of un authorised selling on the station,as Intel suggests an offender may be associated with them..

4. Knutsford - ASB on trains between Altricham and Knutsford by school pupils

Actions

• Partnership working with the school & train operator has led to implementing a restorative justice “Yellow Card Scheme”, this is an educational mechanism rather than using criminal justice measures. To date in excess of 30 pupils have received “Yellow Cards”, with only 2 repeat offenders receiving red cards and subject to the full judicial process.

• Under the banner of Operation Portcullis, a knife arch and passive drugs dog operation was deployed to Altrincham to target end of year school ASB. This was carried out in conjunction with GMP, Metrolink and Northern  revenue staff. As a result, 5 offenders were dealt with for drugs offences  and 60 people were reported by the revenue staff for having no ticket. The final results of the yellow card scheme ,is that there has been a reduction in ASB by 73% and revenue increase by over £34,000 per annum

5. Glossop  and Hadfield – Youth causing ASB

• Partnership working with Derbyshire Police & the local PACT team.

• A property marking scheme was carried out to deter thefts of mobile phones and a passive drugs dog operation was carried out at both locations and within the town centres, with several offenders being detected for drugs offences.

• A yellow card restorative justice scheme has now been agreed with Derbyshire police and will look to be implemented for the next school year