Issue - meetings

Inspector McInulty summarised the taxi-related reported crime figures for the period October - December, 2019 for the Chesterfield and the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire Policing sections, totalling 39 reports, which included 20 reports of making off without payment and 4 assaults. He confirmed that the Police were able to offer evening appointments to drivers when following up reported crimes.

He explained that arrangements for taxis picking up at the Stephenson Place / Holywell Street junction were working satisfactorily and it was noted that the street lighting was being improved in that area.

PC Palethrope and PC Smith explained that they were members of the recently formed town centre policing team, which was working to address issues of anti-social behaviour (ASB), drug use and rough sleeping in the town centre, including the use of dispersal orders where appropriate. They encouraged representatives to report any instances of ASB or drug use through the 101 phone line to provide evidence to enable dispersal orders to be authorised.

It was noted that the Council and the Community Safety Partnership had worked closely with the police and other partners to improve the situation in the town centre.

Following the meeting Inspector Nicholls submitted the reported crime figures for the period October - December, 2018 for the Chesterfield and the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire Policing sections, totalling 35 reports, which included:

20 – making off without payment, resulting in 2 charges and

4 restorative justice

  4 – criminal damage, resulting in 1 charge, 1 community

 resolution and 1 ongoing case

  2 – assaults (1 on taxi driver; 1 by taxi driver)

  7 – threats ( 6 to taxi driver, including 1 racially aggravated;

    1 by taxi driver), resulting in 1 charge

  2 – items left in taxi and not returned

In his absence Inspector Nicholls had submitted the reported crime figures for the period October - December, 2017 for the Chesterfield and the Bolsover and North East Derbyshire Policing sections, totalling 27 reports, which included:

23 – making off without payment

  1 – criminal damage

  2 – assault on driver

  1 – racially aggravated offence, where driver is victim

The outcomes from investigation of these reported crimes were:

12 – restorative justice

  7  - suspect identified (1 sentenced, 1 charged, 5 investigation ongoing)

  8 – undetected