Community Priority for Farley Drug Dealing/ Serious Youth Violence and Gangs

JULY 25 - NOV 25

Drug Dealing/ Serious Youth Violence and Gangs has been identified as the community priority for the next quarter, this has been identified from the Have Your Say Survey Results.

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

Issued 02 October 2025

The team have actively been patrolling in the local area ensuring they are completing their engagements and taskings. Parade bakery has been a key location for our team often setting up engagement workshops engaging with the members of public and our businesses offering a high visibility approach and crime prevention advice.

There have been several incidents of note where proactive policing has led to several arrests and stop searches.

Police have had a pursuit with a vehicle which was never located however, due to information received we were able to identify the vehicle. This led to locating the vehicle and subsequently seizing the vehicle. The vehicle transpired to be a stolen vehicle and within there was a substantial amount of drugs and knife recovered.

Two positive stop searches of key nominals known for drug dealing and gang affiliation. This led to one of the subjects being summonsed to court and the other arrested in custody for unrelated matters.

Officers were able to identify a key suspect who was outstanding wanted for burglary, theft of motor vehicle and theft from motor vehicle. Subject was identified wanted on several crime reports within Bedfordshire. Due to proactive policing, we were able to successfully arrest the subject for the offences.

12/07/25 - Attended Farley Food Festival

19/07/25 - Attended Stockwood Rugby Family Festival

24/07/25 - PCSO 7028 attended Parade Bakery Engagement

10/08/25 - Attended Stockwood Discovery Centre Craft Fair

15/08/25 - PCSO 7028 attended Parade Bakery Engagement

06/09/25 - Vehicle Pursuit and 1 x arrest for burglary and Theft of Motor Vehicle

08/09/25 - PCSO 7028 attended Parade Bakery Engagement

13/09/25 - 1 x arrest for domestic abuse offences, possession of drugs and criminal damage

05/10/25 - Stolen Car recovered from Farley Meadows

06/10/25 - PCSO 7028 attended Parade Bakery Engagement

10/10/25 - Playtime at St Margaret's of Scotland Primary School

15/10/25 - Attended Felmersham Court Coffee Morning

23/10/25 & 24/10/25 - South And East Community Team have completed a warrant with Serious Fraud Investigation Unit, Regional Organised Crime and Trading Standards targeting modern day slavery and licensing breaches. Several Illegal Vapes were seized from three locations where the investigation is being lead by Trading Standards.

27/10/25 - Speed Watch completed on Farley Hill
27/10/25 - Officers have identified a vehicle involved in Drug Supply and was travelling cross borders. Vehicle was stopped and a male has been arrested for Possession with intent to supply, driving otherwise in accordance with a license and no insurance. Drugs/Cash and vehicle was seized.

28/10/25 - PCSO 7028 attended The Big Draw engagement at Stockwood Park

29/10/25 - South and East Community Team have executed a S23 MDA warrant and located a cannabis factory which was dismantled and property secured
29/10/25 - Van seized for driving with no insurance in Farley Hill

02/11/25 - 6 persons and a vehicle searched under Misuse of Drugs Act following proactive patrols in Farley Hill

10/11/25 - ANPR camera successfully installed on Whipperley Way following bidding from S&E Community Team

Actioned 31 January 2026

Community Priorities for Stopsley & Wigmore - Drugs / Vehicle Nuisance / ASB

OCT 25 - JAN 26

Drugs, Vehicle Nuisance and ASB have been identified as the community priorities for the next quarter for Stopsley and Wigmore, this has been identified from the Lets Talk Forum.

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

Issued 02 October 2025

The team have actively been patrolling in the local area ensuring they are completing their engagements and taskings. Officers have attended Raynham Way Community Centre and Costa Coffee – giving out crime prevention advice and speaking to members of public speaking to Councillors.
Raynham Way Community Centre Craft Fair & Coffee Morning is one of our key locations where we listen to your concerns.

Officers have noted the issues and priorities and high visibility patrols are being conducted to tackle ASB and provide disruption. This has included gathering intelligence for active drugs lines, cannabis factories and storage of e-scooters and bikes.

We are aware of on going issues with e-bikes / Off-Road Bikes an ongoing operation is being conducted to tackle this under Operation Multigrain. We have days of action lined up to tackle the issue and this will be reviewed in due course.

03/09/25 - Arrest of a male wanted for recall to prison in Wigmore Ward

17/09/25 - Attended Raynham Way Community Centre engagement

18/09/25 - Cuppa with a Copper Costa Coffee Hitchin Road, attended Mixes Hill coffee morning

23/09/2025 - The South & East Team took part in Operation Spotlight which was targeting the Fatal Five traffic offences. This was set up on Hitchin Road by Butterfield Green, and in total 30 vehicles were stopped, 3 of which were issued Traffic Offence Reports

25/09/25 - Engagement at Iceland Wigmore Place, attended Mary Brash Court Event

04/10/25 - Engagement at Raynham Way Community Centre for Macmillan, attended Luton Bowls Club Open Day

06/10/25 - PCSO 7011 conducted visits to businesses and schools across Stopsley Village

24/10/25 - South and East Community Team attended a residents meeting about St Thomas Road ASB

03/11/25 - Cannabis factory located on Ashcroft road, one arrested for drug offences and property secured
03/11/25 - One vehicle seized and driver reported for driving with no licence and no insurance

12/11/25 - Cannabis factory located in Wigmore

18/11/25 - Operation Banked and Environmental Action Day on St Thomas' Road completed in partnership with Luton Borough Council, during which a large quantity of class A drugs were located inside a vehicle. Vehicle and drugs both seized. A firearm was located in another vehicle, firearm and vehicle both seized.

19/11/25 - PCSO 7008 attended engagements at Greggs and Iceland

21/11/25 - The South & East Neighbourhood Team joined with Herts Neighbourhood Team for Hitchin and Op Meteor officers on motorbikes to complete Operation Multigrain, targeting cross border criminality and vehicle crime through the use of ANPR cameras. During this operation, a vehicle was stopped by officers on Ashcroft Road, and the driver was arrested for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs, namely Cocaine.

Actioned 31 January 2026

Community Priorities for Vauxhall, Hart Hill & Round Green - Visible Policing / Speeding / ASB

OCT 25 - JAN 26

Visible Policing, Speeding and ASB have been identified as the community priorities for the next quarter for Vauxhall, Round Green and Hart Hill wards, this has been identified from the Lets Talk Forum.

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

Issued 02 October 2025

The team have actively been patrolling in the local area ensuring they are completing their engagements and taskings. Officers have attended H&H Café, and Silvjana's Café giving out crime prevention advice and speaking to members of public and speaking to Councillors.
H&H Café is one of our key locations where we listen to your concerns.

Officers have noted the issues and priorities and high visibility patrols are being conducted to tackle ASB and provide disruption. This has included working with housing to get problematic addresses shut down, as well as safeguarding vulnerable people in the community.

We are aware of on going issues with e-bikes / Off-Road Bikes an ongoing operation is being conducted to tackle this under Operation Multigrain integrated with other bordering wards. We have days of action lined up to tackle the issue and this will be reviewed in due course.

17/09/25 - Attended Silvjana's Café for an engagement

18/09/25 - Op Nola Welfare Check in the Vauxhall Ward

19/09/25 - Attended H&H Café for an engagement

06/10/25 - PCSO 7008 visited businesses and schools across Hart Hill, Vauxhall and Round Green

20/11/25 - Engagement at Silvjana's café, Hitchin Road, Luton
20/11/25 - Speed watch on Stockingstone Road, Luton with Speed Watch Volunteers

21/11/25 - Engagement at H&H Café, Eaton Green Road, Luton

Actioned 31 January 2026

Community Priorities for South Town and Park Town – Drugs / Vehicle Nuisance / Vehicle Related Crime

OCT 25 – JAN 26

Drugs, Vehicle Nuisance and Vehicle Related Crime have been identified as the community priorities for the next quarter for South Town and Park Town, this has been identified from the Lets Talk Forum.

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

Issued 02 October 2025

The team have actively been patrolling in the local area ensuring they are completing their engagements and taskings. Officers have conducted Operation Varenna targeting begging on Castle Street, and Operation Belleville targeting theft in the area. This has included giving out crime prevention advice, speaking to members of the public and councillors.

10/10/25 - Cannabis factory located and dismantled on Chequer Street, 1 x male arrested and remanded for Cultivation of Cannabis

17/10/25 - Attended St Pauls Church for the Friday Group

27/10/25 - Officers completed a plain clothes operation targeting Drugs and ASB in the area under OP BANKED. Alongside our plain clothes officers we had officers in marked vehicles available to proactively deal with drug dealing in the areas. Officers had completed 3 stop searches and generated several intelligence which is being developed.
Officers have identified a vehicle involved in Drug Supply and was travelling cross borders. Vehicle was stopped and a male has been arrested for Possession with intent to supply, driving otherwise in accordance with a license and no insurance. Drugs/Cash and vehicle was seized.

07/11/25 - Male arrested on Downs Road for rape, false imprisonment and ABH in relation to ongoing investigation

08/11/25 - Car stopped and seized for no insurance on Alton Road

13/11/25 - Section 8 Misuse of Drugs Act warning letter issued in Unity House, Stuart Street, Luton

20/11/25 - S8 PACE Warrant executed at an address on Kingsland Road, Luton. One report created for possession of cannabis, possession of cocaine and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place

Actioned 31 January 2026