Six more bobbies on the beat coming to Workington, Maryport, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Egremont Six more community beat officers for Workington, Maryport, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Egremont
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The police commissioner has said where Cumbria's 26 new beat officers are going. Six are for West Cumbria: two in Workington, and one each in Maryport, Cleator Moor, Egremont and south Whitehaven.
This one's for anybody who's been saying we never see a copper round here, especially in Workington, Maryport, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Egremont.
Cumbria Police said this month they'd moved 16 officers back onto neighbourhood work and made 10 new jobs, so community beat officers go from 58 to 84 across the county. That's up 44.8 per cent, paid for by Home Office money for neighbourhood policing.
Now the police commissioner, David Allen, has said where they're going. Workington gets two extra and Maryport gets one. On the Copeland side, Cleator Moor, Egremont and south Whitehaven get one each. The rest go to Wigton, Keswick, Eden, the Kendal area, Barrow, Carlisle and Brampton.
He said all this on a walk round Workington town centre with the MP, Josh MacAlister. Workington is one of six trouble hotspots in Operation Enhance, the extra patrols that are into their third year. Mr Allen said anti-social behaviour reports in Whitehaven are down 46 per cent on the year before, but Workington's went up by 11.
He said: "I'm not complacent though, there is more to do, Workington shows that, we've had a reduction everywhere but Workington so that shows there is still more to do here."
For Egremont, he said the extra officer takes them from one beat officer to two, and they'll have two PCSOs instead of one, so the team there doubles.
Mr MacAlister said: "In lots of places, the hotspot policing has been really effective, building confidence with the public that when they report something, things will happen."
What you can do: report anti-social behaviour to Cumbria Police online or on 101, and 999 if it's an emergency. The police website tells you who your named local officers are.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner David Allen has set out where Cumbria's 26 new community beat officers will work. West Cumbria gets six: two in Workington and one each in Maryport, Cleator Moor, Egremont and south Whitehaven.
This is for anyone in West Cumbria who has wanted to see more police on their own streets, especially in Workington, Maryport, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Egremont.
Cumbria Constabulary said this month that it had moved 16 officers back into frontline neighbourhood roles and created 10 more posts, taking its community beat officers from 58 to 84. That is a rise of 44.8 per cent, paid for through the Home Office's Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee funding.
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner David Allen has now said where they will go. In the Allerdale area, Workington gets two extra officers and Maryport one. In Copeland, Cleator Moor, Egremont and south Whitehaven get one each. The rest go to Wigton, Keswick, Eden, the Kendal area, Barrow, Carlisle and Brampton.
Mr Allen gave the details on a visit to Workington town centre with Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister. Workington is one of six anti-social behaviour hotspots in Operation Enhance, the high-visibility patrol scheme now in its third year. Mr Allen said Whitehaven's anti-social behaviour reports were down 46 per cent on the year before, but Workington's had risen by 11 reports.
He said: "I'm not complacent though, there is more to do, Workington shows that, we've had a reduction everywhere but Workington so that shows there is still more to do here."
On Egremont, he said the extra officer doubles the number of community beat officers there from one to two, and that the town will have two police community support officers rather than one.
Mr MacAlister said: "In lots of places, the hotspot policing has been really effective, building confidence with the public that when they report something, things will happen."
What you can do: report anti-social behaviour to Cumbria Police online or on 101, or 999 in an emergency. The force's website lists the named officers for each neighbourhood.