Community Priority for De Parys:

01st February 2026 to 01st August 2026.

During the priority setting meeting held on 31st January 2026 your local councillors met with your local policing team where the following priorities have been identified and agreed:

ASB and street drinking will be the focus of the next 6 months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk

Issued 01 February 2026

This priority has been agreed for 6 months from 01st February 2026:

The following has been completed so far within 2025;
- regular high visibility patrols
- arrests where criminal offences take place which include - Affray, Indecent exposure and possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
- stop searches where grounds permit.
- meetings with licensing to stop the sale of single cans of alcohol
- outreach work by the council
- days of action
- CPNWs/CPNS/FPNs issued

Actioned 01 February 2026

Policing Priorities for Harpur Ward.

01st February 2026 to 01st August 2026.

During the priority setting meeting held on 31st January 2026 your local councillors met with your local policing team where the following priorities have been identified and agreed:

ASB and drug misuse will be the focus of the next 6 months.
Particular areas which will be focus on will be Tavistock Street, Queens Street and Cobden Square.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk

Issued 01 February 2026

Drugs - High visibility and plain clothes patrols across the ward to detect and deter street level drug dealing. Working in partnership with internal departments and other partner agencies to identify offenders and bring them to justice.

ASB – Utilising high visibility patrol across the ward in order to deter ASB which is associated with street drinking and drug misuse. Utilising policing ASB powers, including with partner agencies who have delegated ASB powers.

Actioned 12 October 2025

Community Priority for Brickhill.

01st February 2026 to 01st August 2026.

During the priority setting meeting held on 31st January 2026 your local councillors met with your local policing team where the following priorities have been identified and agreed:

Nuisance motorcycles/off road bikes within Brickhill Country Park. This will be our focus over the next six months.

If you have any concerns regarding your local area, please contact your local officers via:
BedfordUrbanNPT@beds.police.uk

Issued 01 February 2026

Partnership working with internal departments and other agencies employing targeted operations and specialised tactics to crack down on the antisocial use of nuisance bikes, including off-road motorcycles, electric bikes (e-bikes), and quad bikes. Seizing vehicles, using forensic sprays, and increasing patrols.

Actioned 01 February 2026