New inspector role created in Prevention Hub

We are bolstering our commitment to keeping people safe by investing in the county-wide Prevention Hub.

Working alongside our partners, the officers and staff at the hub will provide a range of services that aim to prevent crime from happening across the county.  

These include offering advice to those at risk from fraud; helping residents and businesses prevent burglary; and issuing closure orders against outlets that are trading illegally.

The new post-holder will begin in September which complements the existing team of dedicated officers, police staff and volunteers all delivering on our prevention strategy. The Prevention hub will be supported by a large number of partners including Lincolnshire County Council, National Probation Service, trading standards and all district councils.

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Davison said: “Prevention plays a huge role in keeping people safe throughout the county and this new post demonstrates our commitment to it.

“There are many valuable functions that the Hub provides: crime prevention, work to prevent anti-social behaviour, and support for those suffering domestic abuse.

“Our Integrated Offender Management unit also plays a key role, managing and diverting high-risk offenders who are most at risk of re-offending.

“In the most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics we saw an overall reduction in crime in Lincolnshire and reductions in 16 of the 20 recognised crime types. Keeping people safe requires policing in a variety of ways, and we know that prevention is always better than cure.

“That’s why the hub remains a real focus for us as a Force, and these roles are only strengthened by the excellent relationships we have with our partners.”

As a result of the formation of this new prevention post, we have made a change to our existing neighbourhood policing teams.

From September, the east coast inspector will also assume responsibility for the Wolds, with the existing Wolds inspector role being disestablished. Numbers of Sergeants and PCs will remain unchanged, and the move will bring this area in line with other parts of the county.

All of our neighbourhood policing teams are supported by specialist officers, including the Roads Policing Team, Rural Crime Action Team, and Response, and this will remain unchanged.

The Wolds area will also benefit from a dedicated Integrated Offender Manager, a crime prevention tactical advisor and a domestic abuse tactical advisor, with a dedicated problem-solving officer based at Louth Police station our neighbourhood teams will be supported in tackling persistent and complex anti-social behaviour (and crime) issues within our communities.

Five new posts have also been recruited into the team that works specifically with schools, ensuring preventative education visits to every secondary school and the vast majority of primary schools in the county.