Crime crackdown on Hucknall estate
Ashfield District Council is working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police to disrupt crime and antisocial behaviour on a Hucknall estate.
Action began today (Monday 25 March 2024) on a crackdown targeted at drug dealing and other criminality in the town’s Broomhill Road area.
The move will see robust enforcement action followed by increased police patrols and efforts to build a strong community network and further enhance community safety.
It is part of a pioneering national programme – Clear, Hold, Build - replicated successfully across other parts of the country.
Hucknall’s Broomhill Road and Butler’s Hill area has been chosen to address residents concerns about drug-related crime and anti-social behaviour, disrupt cross-border criminal activity from Nottingham and Bulwell, and bring additional resources to the area.
Speaking after the first raid at an address on the estate this morning (Monday 25 March) Inspector Chris Boylin, Nottinghamshire Police’s district commander for Ashfield, said:
“Organised crime has a corrosive effect on our communities. But the good news is that thanks to the Clear, Hold, Build initiative, residents are now in a much better position to strike back and remove this type of offending from their community.
“We’ve got a lot of activity planned for the next few weeks and I want local drug dealers and other criminals to know they are very much in our sights.”
Cllr John Wilmott, Executive Lead for Community Safety and Crime Reduction at Ashfield District Council, said:
“We’re working closely with Nottinghamshire Police and other local partners to make Ashfield a safer place to live, work and visit. This action illustrates our determination to rid our communities of crime and antisocial behaviour and I’m confident the overwhelming majority of law-abiding people who live on the Broomfield Road and Butler’s Hill estate will join me in welcoming it.”
Additional police resources will be made available in the area to execute warrants, patrol hot-spots, and engage with the community, while local officers will also be reaching out to schools and a youth centre to raise awareness with young people and give the scheme a visual identity.
Chief Inspector Christopher Sutcliffe, from Nottinghamshire Police, added:
“Over the coming weeks and months residents will notice many more police in the Broomhill Road area as we carry out a wide range of enforcement activity and proactive patrols. I urge them speak to those officers in person or to call us in confidence to report their concerns to us."
“This is a great community full of hard-working people who really care about where they live. Unfortunately, it is also an area that is being targeted and exploited by organised criminals, with all the problems that brings."
To report issues to the local policing team, residents can call 101. You can also report online by visiting the Ashfield Police Facebook page or by email: ashfieldNPT@notts.police.uk, or reach out in person to local officers.
