Gamesley and St Johns

Nuisance youths
Dangerous driving
Drug dealing

Nuisance youths/teenagers: Many Gamesley residents highlight their frustrations with nuisance youths, particularly around Winster Mews.
Action to date:
- Identified the updated dynamics and the different groups
- Identified who is associated with which nuisance behaviour
- Identified key locations, blocking access where possible
- Attending schools to provide educational inputs on behaviours and consequences
Upcoming action:
- Work directly with the youths involved to provide education and further measures where appropriate.
- Continue to engage with residents to understand what happens outside of the police presence.
- Maintain a visible presence through high visibility foot patrols and spot checks on key locations.
- Engage with partners to aid redirection of the youths’ attention.

Dangerous driving/nuisance bikes: Residents of Gamesley and St Johns are continuing to highlight the impact of dangerous driving within the area, from cars and vans to sur-rons and e-bikes.
Action to date:
- Following a number of reports about nuisance bikes on the Long Lane entrance to the Gamesley Woods Trail, we have taken steps to make this safe for the intended users.
- Increased patrols to decrease usage
- Car seizures
Upcoming action:
- Regular high visibility patrols in known hotspot areas
- Continue listening to your intelligence to guide actions
- Proactive team enforcement measures using PCSO and PC powers
- Share updates through Derbyshire Alert and Facebook We are supporting Speed Watch – please contact us if you would like to be involved Through our community engagement and priority surveys, there has been an increasing mention of drug usage within the area, so we are basing a new priority on your concerns.
Upcoming action:
- Community engagement and active patrols to gather intelligence
- Identify hot spot areas
- Identify any high risk addresses
- Track intelligence across the area including vehicles used and key dates and times
- Use stop/search and vehicle stop powers where powers exist