A temporary CCTV camera used to combat high levels of anti-social behaviour (ASB) around the Jubilee Centre on Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke has been removed by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) after being in operation for just over six months. The camera’s installation, which took place on 18th June 2019, was requested by the local police team to support the
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Police issue warning following spate of patio door break-ins
Police are warning residents in Bradley Stoke and Patchway to report any individuals acting suspiciously and ensure their doors and property boundaries are secure, following a number of recent burglaries across these areas. A total of eight break-ins in properties across Bradley Stoke and Patchway have occurred between Wednesday 30th October and Friday 8th November. All of the incidents have
Continue readingCCTV zone set up near Jubilee Centre
South Gloucestershire Council has deployed a temporary CCTV camera on Savages Wood Road, near the Jubilee Centre. The camera’s installation was requested by the local police team to support the prevention and detection of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and to assist in the identification of anyone taking part in such activities. The move was supported by the police neighbourhood inspector and
Continue readingWorking group formed to tackle “spike” in ASB
Local organisations have formed a working group to coordinate a proactive approach to community concerns following a recent spike in anti-social behaviour, which has since reduced, and concerns regarding risk-taking behaviour in Bradley Stoke. Whilst levels of anti-social behaviour in Bradley Stoke are generally low, they do fluctuate and occasionally there is an increase which causes understandable concern and frustration.
Continue readingNew year starts without a single PCSO in the Stokes
Avon and Somerset Constabulary’s commitment to neighbourhood policing has once again been thrown into question with the news that 2019 has started without a single Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) on active duty in the Stokes. The diminishing number of PCSOs first came to light back in March 2018 when a meeting of the Stoke Gifford Community Engagement Forum was
Continue readingPolice issue alert and appeal after THREE incidents of indecent exposure
Police are asking for help to identify a man who has been following women and exposing himself to them in the Stoke Lodge and Little Stoke areas of north Bristol. The appeal comes after three such incidents were reported to police this week. The first was reported by a 22-year-old woman. It happened at about 3.40pm on Wednesday 19th December
Continue readingPolice appeal after stolen BMW found abandoned in Bradley Stoke
Police are appealing for information after a BMW car stolen in a residential burglary in Alveston was found abandoned in Bradley Stoke. Thieves broke into a house between 5pm and 9.15pm on Friday 26th October, smashing the back door. They stole car keys, two Samsung televisions and jewellery including a gold necklace with an ‘S’ pendant, two Pandora bracelets, a
Continue readingMajor police operation sees Eastville serious assault suspect arrested in Bradley Stoke
A wanted man arrested during a major police operation in Bradley Stoke last Friday (7th September) has appeared in court charged with a number of offences relating to a serious assault that took place at the Tesco Extra store in Eastville a week earlier. The 34-year-old, from Easton, appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on Saturday where he was charged with
Continue readingWitness appeal after man racially abused in Huckley Way underpass
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 29-year-old Asian man was subjected to racist abuse as he walked through an underpass that connects Bradley Stoke with Stoke Gifford. It happened at about 7.30pm on Thursday 5th July in the Winterbourne Road underpass, between Huckley Way and Oxbarton. A group of about seven young people were in the underpass and one
Continue readingCar and keys taken in burglaries at two homes in Bradley Stoke
Police are investigating after two burglaries were reported in Bradley Stoke this morning, Friday 8th June. Officers were called just after 9.30am by a householder who disturbed two people after the dog started barking. It’s believed the intruders gained access to the house off Hawkins Crescent through the ‘dog flap’. They made off immediately on realising someone was at home,
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