Singleton East

Catapults.

Officers continue to work with partner organisations to tackle catapult-related antisocial behaviour in Singleton Lakes and surrounding areas. Regular patrols are carried out in hotspot locations to deter offending, identify those responsible and provide reassurance to residents. This work has resulted in arrests, catapults being seized and removed from use, and the use of measures such as Acceptable Behaviour Agreements to help prevent further incidents. An Acceptable Behaviour Agreement is a voluntary agreement between a young person, their family and partner agencies that sets out clear expectations for future behaviour. Officers also continue to provide education and support to young people and work with the community to reduce offending and protect local residents and wildlife.

Road safety issues.

We have completed a number of speed enforcement checks across Singleton, Stanhope, Washford Farm and the Beaver area. During these proactive checks, Traffic offence reports have been issued to drivers and roadside education where appropriate to do so. A young person on an e-scooter riding on a road, posing a risk to himself and other road users in Singleton was also given diversionary advice and the e-scooter was seized.

Nuisance motorcycles.

Following the seizure of several motorbikes being ridden antisocially in the Stanhope and Cuckoo woods area, we have seen a reduction of incidents reported. We continue to proactively patrol the area and have dedicated days of action within the wards with the Roads Safety Unit and act on the feedback from the public via My Community Voice and other reporting methods.