Cranford

Anti Social Behaviour in Avenue Park
- Targeted patrols tackling excessive drinking causing Anti-Social behaviour and nuisance to park users.
- Drug use and related activity within Avenue Park impacting community safety and well-being.
- Vehicle driving offences in car park located by the park.
- Targeted high-visibility patrols to deter general anti-social behaviour offending and provide reassurance to the local community

Issued 01 August 2026

• Provide high visibility and plain clothed patrols.
• Joined operation with internal and external partners to reduce it.
• Conduct street briefing about VAWG and gave out hand out in regards to how to stay safe

Actioned 01 October 2026

Violence against women and girls
- High-visibility patrols targeting violence against women and girls, including harassment, stalking and intimidation within the ward
- Improving the safety of women and girls in public spaces through high-visibility patrols and targeted engagement
- Identifying and addressing locations where women and girls report feeling unsafe
- Working with partners and community to prevent VAWG offences and increase reporting.

Issued 01 August 2026

• Regular and joint patrols with local neighborhood groups to be more visible.
• Conducting plain clothed operation in the area.
• Increase patrols in the area
• Identify and prosecute offenders
• Work in partnership with internal and external agencies/ departments

Actioned 01 October 2026

Street Drinking
- Targeted high-visibility patrols and engagement to deter street drinking
- Congregations of individuals consuming alcohol in public spaces
- Alcohol-related anti-social behaviour linked to street drinking across the ward

Issued 01 August 2026

- Regular patrols
- Targested time period patrols from information from residents
- Work with the councill to discuss lighting and CCTV

Actioned 01 October 2026

Violence related priorities - ASB in subway on Windsor Road, Avenue Park and surrounding areas. People drink alcohol and use drugs.

Issued 20 July 2025

• Provide hi visibility and plain clothes patrols.
• Joined operation with internal and external partners to reduce it.
• Conduct street briefing about VAWG and gave out hand out in regards to how to stay safe

Actioned 20 July 2025

Anti-Social Behavior Street drinking - Tackling ASB issues related to street drinking around High Street

Issued 20 July 2025

• Targeting areas where street drinking is a constant problem.
• Working with local council enforcements agencies to patrol affected areas for street drinking. Issue regular street drinkers ASB notices.
• Carrying out regular patrols in drug related crime hotspots – sometimes they are the same as street drinking hotspots.

Actioned 20 October 2025

VAWG (Violence Against Women & Girls) related priority -"VAWG refers to acts of violence that are disproportionately or exclusively experienced by women and girls, including but not limited to domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking, harassment, honour-based abuse, and coercive control."

Issued 20 July 2025

• Regular and joint patrols with local neighborhood groups to be more visible.
• Conducting plain close operation in the area.
• Increase patrols in the area
• Identify and prosecute offenders
• Work in partnership with internal and external agencies/ departments

Actioned 20 October 2025