Police initiative tackles crime in Milkstone and Deeplish

PC Mark Elliot

Police officers in south Rochdale held a week of intense activity to tackle crime in the Milkstone and Deeplish area.

Officers from the Rochdale South Neighbourhood Policing Team were joined by representatives from Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing for the week long activity from Monday 29 November to Sunday 5 December.

It was designed to prevent and disrupt criminal activity while giving the community a chance to meet their area police. It resulted in 20 people being stopped and accounted and two people were arrested.

During the week visits were made to 10 licensed premises, including takeaways in a drive supported by the Rochdale Borough Council and the UK Border Agency. It was designed to ensure that local businesses abide by their license conditions and help and advice was offered where necessary. Eight people were detained by the UK Border Agency as a result.

Police Constable Mark Elliot for Rochdale South Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “The success that we have had this week is an excellent example of the positive results that can be achieved through good partnership working and the activity undertaken in the area so far has had a significant impact on the quality of residents’, businesses’ and visitors’ lives.

“We are confident that we can maintain this positive work and continue to prevent, detect and disrupt criminal activity, improve the local environment, offer public reassurance and further develop community pride in their surroundings.”

Andy Glover, consumer protection manager at Rochdale Borough Council said: “We have been absolutely focused in recent years on tackling crimes that most affect people's lives and we have a strong partnership in the borough that is doing just that. We remain determined to drive down crime and the levels of antisocial behaviour associated with the consumption of alcohol by juveniles, and the purchasing of alcohol by adults on behalf of children."