Community Priority for TOWN CENTRE - OP HIGHGATE

OP HIGHGATE seeks to combat on-going issues in BEDFORD TOWN CENTRE by using a combination of proactive and reactive Police enforcement tactics and partnership working. The main aims of are to increase public confidence, increase partnership working and reduce criminality and the associated anti-social behaviour.

JULY 25- SEPT 25

DRUGS and ASB in Conduit Road, Alexandra Road and Greyfriars has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, tthis has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025.

DRUGS and ASB will be the focus of the next 3 months.

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

Issued 31 July 2025

This priority has been agreed for a further 3 months.
This is an ongoing priority for Bedford Town Centre and will remain the priority throughout the year. Regular reviews are completed to identify any new and emerging trends.
So far the this year the team has;
- completed several warrants, one of which led to 7 arrests and another where 1000s of items of stolen property was recovered.
- several knife test purchasing operations have been completed with the Police Cadets to identify stores selling knives without checking ID. Locations that fail are referred to licensing.
- 2 Successful closure orders.
- Regular Project Servator deployments
- Regular high visibility patrols in the Town.
- Several Police Operations targeting nuisance vehicles.
- Bi-weekly partnership meetings
- Regular days of action.
- 3 Police Surgeries a week at the Bus Station Hub.

Actioned 31 July 2025

Community Priority for QUEENS PARK

JULY 25- SEPT 25

ASB in Westbourne Road Park and SPEEDING on Ford End Road and Old Ford End Road has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025.

ASB and SPEEDING will be the focus of the next 3 months.

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

Issued 31 July 2025

Priority extended, officers have conducted speed checks and are awaiting result of speed survey in order to get informed enforcement and work with local authority on designing the speed out of the roads

Actioned 12 October 2025

Community Priority for CASTLE

JULY 25- SEPT 25

SPEEDING has been identified as the community priority for this quarter, this has been agreed following a Priority setting meeting with local Councillors on 31/07/2025.

SPEEDING will be the focus of the next 3 months.

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

Issued 31 July 2025

Priority extended, officers have conducted speed checks and are awaiting result of speed survey in order to get informed enforcement and work with local authority on designing the speed out of the roads

Actioned 12 October 2025