Grangefield

Drug use and supply

In Central Stockton we have continued to target drug dealing, particularly where it involves the exploitation of vulnerable persons, including children. We have made several positive interventions and the below is a summary of just some of them. We will continue to act on the intelligence the public provides us and will use powers such as stop search and premises closure to reduce the harm that drug dealing causes in our communities.

January 2025
- Hardwick
male arrested and remanded in custody for possession with intent to supply £40,000 of Heroin

- Fairfield
Male and female arrested for importation of controlled drugs Value £14,000

February 2025
- Ropner
1 male 2 females arrested for supply of class A drugs 40 wraps of Crack cocaine recovered street value £760 Closure order in progress

April 2025
- Ropner
Sec23 MDA warrant - 2 males 2 females arrested Concerned in the supply of class A &B drugs. Closure order in progress

– Operation Laguna saw 9 people arrested for being concerned in the Supply of class A drugs- arrests conducted over several ward areas within Stockton.

Off road bikes

We understand the ongoing issue with offroad and Electric Motorcycles which are a local and national issue. The neighbourhood policing teams are actively engaging with the younger members of the community and parents to educate them on the dangers and legal status of riding what some see as toys without a valid license and insurance which is required.

We continue to run Operation Endurance to target and seize problematic offroad/Electric motorcycles. This enforcement approach has led to successful seizures and ultimately the confiscation and crushing of many vehicle over the least few months.

Antisocial behaviour

We constantly monitor call levels and speak to the public to identify areas where anti-social behaviour is taking place. Where required we adopt a problem-solving approach, working with partners agencies including community safety from the local authority. Over the past 3 months we have used powers including premises closure orders and dispersal orders in areas where there were issues.

In total calls for anti-social behaviour over the three-month period is 545 incidents recorded; this is an increase of 13.1% against the same period last year. Whilst we would always like to see figures going down, we are encouraged that the public are reporting incidents to Police and partners that in the past they may not have. We do use this information to base problem solving and enforcement strategies and direct our resources. we continue to ask incidents are reported.