Sergeant Mike Sizer
East Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods Team
The East Cowes team comprises:
- Sergeant Mike Sizer
- PC Dave Cooper
- PCSO Steve Anker
- PCSO Derek Howard
PC Dave Cooper PCSO Derek Howard
PCSO Steve Anker
Your local priorities
Locally, we work with your community to find out what matters most where you live. We will work with you and our partner agencies to agree the main priorities for the area and how we will work together to tackle them.
The top three priorities for East Cowes are:
(Updated: August 17, 2010)
- Reduce traffic congestion at the ferry terminal.
- Improve progress in the town’s development.
- Deal with anti-social behaviour involving children and teenagers.
These are the priorities that people in your local area have agreed with the Safer Neighbourhoods team. You can influence these priorities by contacting your team, attending a meeting or speaking to members of the team when you see them out and about.
How to change the priorities
Visit this link for details of community meetings in the East Cowes area
Police beat newsletters
Please click on the link below to read the latest newsletter from your local Safer Neighbourhoods team:
East Cowes beat newsletter.pdf
You can read monthly updates about the work of your local Safer Neighbourhoods team in the Isle of Wight Beacon magazine. Go to: http://www.iwbeacon.com/2010.aspx
Action we have taken in relation to your priorities
(Updated: August 16, 2010)
You said: Tackle anti-social behaviour
We did: Police were called to investigate a suspected arson attack at the allotments behind Vectis Road in March 2010. A large area had been set alight causing damage to trees and other areas inhabited by wildlife. The community provided invaluable information that led to the arrest and charging of a 17-year-old local youth. Residents of Acorn Gardens contacted police to provide us with details of anti-social behaviour and drugs activity. We acted on this information by increasing patrols in the area and executing a search warrant at a local address. We are also responding to reports of anti-social behaviour in Link Road where teenagers are accused of causing problems outside a local youth club. Inquiries are continuing to identify offenders.
You said: Reduce traffic congestion at the ferry terminal.
We did: We informed ferry operator Red Funnel, Isle of Wight Council and East Cowes Town Council. Police can direct traffic, but only in the event of an emergency.
You said: Improve progress in the town’s development
We did: We informed East Cowes Town Council, Isle of Wight Council and the South-East England Development Agency (SEEDA).
Action we have taken in relation to your priorities
(2009)
You said....Reduce traffic congestion at the ferry terminal.
We did....We informed ferry operator Red Funnel, Isle of Wight Council and East Cowes Town Council. Police can direct traffic, but only in the event of an emergency.
You said....Improve progress in the town’s development.
We did....We informed East Cowes Town Council, Isle of Wight Council and the South-East England Development Agency (SEEDA).
You said....Deal with problems caused by groups of children and teenagers
We did....Police met with residents, licensees, representatives from Isle of Wight Council and the East Cowes Town Mayor to draw up an action plan. Extra patrols are taking place at times when residents have reported problems. Criminal damage suspects have been identified, targeted and arrested by officers on these patrols. A 15-year-old East Cowes boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with criminal damage in December 2009.
Police continue regular visits to schools and youth clubs in East Cowes to support positive activities that help children and teenagers avoid becoming involved in crime.sss Officers and PCSOs attended a Safer Communities Day at Osborne Middle School in June 2009. The event was organised by Isle of Wight Council Environment and Neighbourhood Officer Gill Mulcahy, one of the key people with whom we work regularly. The day carried messages on personal responsibility, how the community expects children to behave with respect for others, and the consequences of not following those expectations. Magistrates were there to host a mock court case, marking a centenary of youth justice. They demonstrated how the system had evolved for the better as pupils found out what it used to be like in the stocks! The Fire Service had an interactive display with pupils blindfolded, trying to find their way out of a building safely. Isle of Wight Council’s Road Safety Team staged a mock road collision scene, and the Council’s Get Sorted team organised a workshop on the dangers of alcohol. Education on all these topics also demonstrated how each individual can contribute to their community, help others, and by supporting one another, strengthen their community, making it a safer and better place. This is a priority for police this summer as part of our campaign to prevent anti-social behaviour involving all ages.
How you can take action
You can visit this link for details of community meetings in the area. If you would like to speak to an officer about a particular issue or if you would like to invite a member of the team to attend your neighbourhood watch, residents association or other local meeting to talk about crime and anti-social behaviour, just drop a line on email or give the team a call using the contact details below. Phone 101 or 0845 045 45 45 or e-mail eastcowes.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Come and tell us what is important to you in your neighbourhood, and play your part in setting local priorities.
Click here to complete the East Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods survey
East Cowes SNT survey
Send your completed survey via e-mail to eastcowes.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk or by post to Cowes Police Station, Birmingham Road, Cowes, PO31 7BH
You could also volunteer to help the teams working in your local area and make a real difference to your neighbourhood. Click here for more information about police support volunteers.
Crime mapping and local performance information
Hampshire Constabulary has joined with partner agencies in the two counties to provide you with local information about crime and disorder, using a system called CADDIE. On the bottom left hand side of this page, you can enter your postcode into CADDIE to view information about your local area.
You can also see how we are performing against a key set of criteria: Link to East Cowes Neighbourhood Performance page
How to contact Sergeant Mike Sizer and the East Cowes Safer Neighbourhoods Team (SNT)
Cowes Police Station, Birmingham Road, Cowes, PO31 7BH.
Phone: 101 or 0845 045 45 45. E-mail: eastcowes.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
Online links for partner organisations in the East Cowes area:
East Cowes Town Council
http://www.iwight.com/parishcouncils/parishcouncilsdetail.aspx?id=8
Whippingham Parish Council
http://www.iwight.com/parishcouncils/parishcouncilsdetail.aspx?id=33
Medina Housing Association
http://www.spinnakergroup.co.uk/Medina/
