Liverpool Street NPT Team Welcome from the Liverpool Street NPT Sergeant Page 1 Problem Solving Plan Success Page 2

January – March 2012

Liverpool Street Station Neighbourhood Policing Team

Operation Spiderweb Theft of Passenger Property Operation Page 3

Welcome to the Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter for Liverpool Street Station covering the period from January to March 2012. Since our last Newsletter the Neighbourhood Policing Team at Liverpool Street has been focussing very much on three specifically identified policing issues which were raised in our Police And Community Together (PACT) Meeting – full details of our work around these policing issues can be found on Page 2 of this Newsletter.

Introduction to PACT Meetings and our current Problem Solving Plans Page 4

The 2011-2012 policing year for the British Transport Police is soon approaching its conclusion. Over this policing year the Neighbourhood Policing Team at Liverpool Street Station has worked hard to meet both the National Policing Plan objectives set, in addition to the policing needs of our community.

Upcoming Events Page 5

As a Neighbourhood Policing Team our aim is to provide a premier and bespoke policing service to our community – the key aim being to both prevent and detect crime in the station and reassure the travelling public, making them feel safer. Our joined up working, in conjunction with our high profile and proactive policing of the station has led to some excellent results in both detection and reductions in crime.

Keep in Touch Page 5

The new 2012-2013 policing year brings a number of new challenges for our Team at Liverpool Street but we will continue to work with you, our community, to keep Liverpool Street Station one of the safest stations in London. You can contact us via e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (0207 295 2933). However, we are not a 24-hour response team, so if it is an emergency please call 999.

Sergeant James Tyrrell Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant Liverpool Street Station

Problem Solving Plan Success At our Police And Community Together (PACT) Meeting on 17 February 2012 members of our community and the Liverpool Street Neighbourhood Policing Team looked at 3 ongoing key issues which are currently being focussed – these included: 1) Cycle Theft Reduction (Platform 10 and Bishopsgate Cycle Racks), 2) Increasing Awareness of Theft of Passenger Property at Liverpool Street London Underground (platform and on train) and 3) Reassurance to LUL Staff and deterring Antisocial Behaviour at Liverpool Street London Underground (late evenings)

We did: In relation to these Problem Solving Plans (PSP’s) Officers from the Liverpool Street NPT held regular crime reduction events with joint agencies, in order to raise awareness of theft and crime reduction. We worked in partnership with Network Rail and the City of London Police to proactively patrol in and around Liverpool Street Station. The aim of these patrols was to provide an increased visible deterrent. We also conducted a number of plain clothed patrols to work in conjunction with our patrol strategies. 1. Cycle Theft Reduction Result: This PSP was reviewed at the PACT Meeting on 17 February 2012 and closed accordingly. The objective of this PSP was to strive towards a 25% reduction in the number of recorded cycle thefts from the peak spike of 9 offences recorded in the summer period of June. This was the month that sparked the commencement of this PSP. Since the commencement of this PSP we have seen a reduction in recorded cycle thefts by an overall average of 77% over 4 months.

2. Increasing Awareness of Theft of Passenger Property at Liverpool Street London Underground Result: This PSP was reviewed at the PACT Meeting on 17 February 2012 and closed accordingly. On comparing the recorded crimes for the previous year to date we have recorded 12 less offences of theft – this equates to a 13% reduction in this crime type. The measurement of success for this PSP was set at reducing theft offences by 10% - as such a result of 13% has exceeded this.

3. Reassurance to LUL Staff and deterring Antisocial Behaviour at Liverpool Street London Underground Result: This PSP was reviewed at the PACT Meeting on 17 February 2012 and closed accordingly. Since the last update of this of this PSP there have been no staff assaults and no recorded incidents of ASB. Checks of the “police book” which was introduced to capture staff views highlight continued satisfaction. We have established an LUL member of staff who acts a liaison officer who has also highlighted improved relations and communication.

Operation Spiderweb Between 2 and 22 March the Liverpool Street Neighbourhood Policing Team joined forces with their colleagues from the London Underground Area and took part in pan-London Crime Awareness Events in relation to theft of passenger property – named Operation Spiderweb As part of Operation Spiderweb, we ran a crime reduction stands on the main concourse and Officers were on hand to offer crime reduction advice. In addition to this leaflets with crime reduction advice were distributed Sergeant James Tyrrell, Neighbourhood Policing Team Sergeant at Liverpool Street, said “The events were well received by our travelling public. The aim of this event was to promote crime reduction of theft of passenger property offences and to highlight the support we can offer”.

Jail for thief who picked the wrong victim A man who attempted to pickpocket a woman of her mobile phone has landed himself a ten week prison sentence after he was caught by the Liverpool Street NPT. Nicolae Ionita (55), originally of Romania, picked the wrong victim on 6 March when he attempted to steal the phone of a female victim as they were getting off a train at Liverpool Street. The woman, who happened to hold a black belt in karate, felt Ionita push into her and take her phone from her pocket. She stopped him and kept him on the concourse until officers arrived and arrested him. Ionita was charged and remanded in custody until he appeared at City of London Magistrates’ Court where he received 10 weeks’ imprisonment. PC Cat Ross said “This is a great example of partnership working with London Underground which has led to the arrest. In this case the victim and London Underground Staff acted swiftly and this assisted us in getting such a positive outcome.”

PACT (Police and Community Together) Meetings What is PACT? Police and Communities Together - known as PACT Meetings – gives passengers, visitors and people who work at Liverpool Street Station the chance to regularly meet with their local NPT Sergeant and Officers to discuss policing issues affecting Liverpool Street Station. It also provides a way that officers can be tasked by the communities they serve to tackle issues raised. When are PACT Meetings and what are happens at them? PACT Meetings are held every six week and anyone can attend a meeting. Details of the date, time and location of these meetings are shown on our external internet page – •

www.btp.police.uk/neighbourhood_policing/london_north/liverpool_street_npt.aspx

The key aims of PACT Meetings are to: 1. Assess local community issues identified through NPT engagement activity and those issues become “Neighbourhood Priorities”. Usually, each neighbourhood will have no more than three priorities. 2. Monitor actions taken to address those priorities. 3. Decide when a priority has been successfully dealt with. These meetings are attended by sufficient key members of the local community who can make informed decisions about the community. The attendees should, as appropriate for the neighbourhood, represent the following groups: • • • • • •

British Transport Police (usually the local NPT Sergeant) City of London Police (usually the local Safer Wards Sergeant) Train Operating Company - National Express Network Rail Station Staff (local management) Retail staff (local management) Passengers/Local Community and Business Members

The priorities agreed by the PACT partners are the starting point for Problem Solving Plans (PSPs). Actions from PSPs can be for any PACT partners, not just the British Transport Police. The PACT meeting is what drives Neighbourhood Policing. It identifies priorities and makes sure that they are tackled. Our current PSP’s are for:

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Antisocial Behaviour in Public Toilets

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Integration of "Making Travel Safer" Officer’s Patrolling Barrier Lines with NPT Officer's

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Operation Spider Web joint operations with BTP London Underground and City of London Police (Reduction in Theft of Passenger Property)

We look forward to seeing you at our next PACT Meeting!

Upcoming Events at Liverpool Street Station Police And Community Together (PACT) Meeting Thursday 19 April 2012 at 10am, Ashbee House, Platform 10, Liverpool Street Railway Station You are invited to attend a public meeting that will shape problem solving and influence the way we police your neighbourhood in the future. Your opinions are important to us, please let us know what is important to you in your neighbourhood. Ashbee House is located in a non-public part of the station should you wish to attend please visit Station Reception on Platform 10 before the meeting and an Officer from the Neighbourhood Policing Team will take you to the location.

Keep in Touch Your views are very important to us and assist us in our delivery of service to you. We would like to hear from you in regards to any feedback, issues you may have around the station and/or good news stories. Please write to us here at the station, email or call – contact details are as follows: Liverpool Street NPT, c/o City of London Police, Bishopsgate Police Station, 182 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4NP Telephone: 020 7295 2933 E mail - [email protected] Alternatively, please feel free to visit us at our office (sited next to Platform 10 at Liverpool Street Station) and speak to us in person, or speak to our officers on patrol. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our next NPT Newsletter will be available in June

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