Castlethorpe Village

This section has links to Thames Valley Police (including links to the crime statistics for the neighbourhood), the Neighbourhood Action Group and information published by Safer MK.

The Minutes of the Neighbourhood Action Group are available in the Public Papers and Forms section of this website.

The Neighbourhood Police Report for August is now available.

Details of the local team and reports for previous months can be found on the TVP Rural West website

The June SaferMK Newsletter can be downloaded here.

Castlethorpe Parish Councillor Philip Ayles is the representative for Milton Keynes Rural Parish and Town Councils on the ‘Responsible Authorities Group’ which is the statutory body responsible for multi-organisational initiatives to make Milton Keynes safer by reducing crime and anti-social behaviour and tackling drug and alcohol misuse and the fear of crime.

The Responsible Authorities are Thames Valley Police, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, Thames Valley Probation Service, Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust, Thames Valley Police Authority and Milton Keynes Council.

NB The Newsletter has been saved as a Adobe PDF file for which there is a free reader available from Adobe

On March 1st 2010, SaferMK launched an innovative online Community Safety Mapping website. The site provides a comprehensive crime and anti-social behaviour statistical breakdown for every estate, town or village across Milton Keynes.

The SaferMK Community Safety Mapping, which has been created by Milton Keynes based company Zubed, is ground breaking in terms of the depth of information provided. Figures are released each month, and users of the website will be able to simply type in their postcode or click on their estate or village on the website map to access visually crime and anti-social behaviour statistics relevant to their communities.

The website, accessed via SaferMK, allows members of the public to view 27 different categories of crime and anti-social behaviour data within their neighbourhood and estate. These include burglary, robbery, rowdy inconsiderate behaviour and deliberate firesetting.

Richard Solly, SaferMK manager said: “By providing these 27 categories SaferMK is offering the public a clear depiction of crime and anti-social behaviour data. Other similar sites have combined different levels of crime ranging from minor to very serious crime under one banner which can lead to confusion.

“By breaking the categories down this information is put into perspective. Through visiting SaferMK the public will also be able to access advice on being safe and reducing the chances of becoming a victim of crime.“

SaferMK Community Safety Mapping uses data provided by Thames Valley Police, Milton Keynes Council & Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue service.

The website will be updated monthly to provide data from the previous month.

Castlethorpe is part of the ‘Rural West’ neighbourhood which also includes Hanslope and Haversham. More information can be found at the Thames Valley Police website for Rural West

A monthly update from the neighbourhood police team can also be found on the Rural West website.

Crime statistics for Rural West can be found at the Thames Valley Police Local Crime Mapping website

The Rural West Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) has been concerned about a number of parking problems and has asked that Thames Valley Police take some action.

Patients are asked not to park on the road opposite the surgery as this causes an obstruction especially if the vehicle is parked partially on the pavement.

If the surgery car park is full, Hanslope Parish Council has made the car park at the Recreation Ground available which is only 200m away.

I am writing to let you know that as from August 24th 2009 we will have a new Inspector based at Newport Pagnell Police Station. His name is Roy Stringer.

Sue Usher will be moving over to Milton Keynes to become the Custody Inspector. Sue has asked me to thank you all for your help and support over the last few years.

Debbie Leonard C8939
Station Duty Officer
Newport Pagnell Police Station
124 High Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8EH

Non emergency telephone number:
0845 8 505505

One of the three priorities of the Rural West Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG), as identified by the village communities themselves, is dog fouling.

To tackle the issue the NAG has decided that both education and enforcement should be explored.

In terms of education we say;

If you own a dog, it’s up to you to clean up after it.

Fact: Dog faeces may contain worms that can cause serious eye disorders in adults and children.

Fact: Worms can be reduced by regularly worming your dog.

Fact: Children won’t want to visit parks and open spaces if it’s a dumping ground for dog mess.

Remember

BAG IT, TIE IT, BIN IT!

To aid you in this task, unpleasant though it is, your Parish Council can, for a limited period, supply free ‘dog waste bags’ while stocks last. Bags are available from outside the shop.

Please take used bags home to dispose – don’t leave them by the roadside as this is litter.

However, by way of enforcement, Milton Keynes Council wardens, who are working as part of the NAG will be patrolling certain areas within the neighbourhood and will be issuing fixed penalty notices to dog owners who do not clear up after their dogs as required under the ‘Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996’.

In summary, dog fouling has been raised by the community as a ‘neighbourhood priority’ and the NAG has obtained ‘dog waste. bags’ for use to reduce and eliminate the problem. They have also given advice about the legislation and have asked the enforcement officers to patrol and take appropriate action.

In essence, if caught, you have been warned – The penalties are £50 by way of fixed penalty notice and up to £1000 if taken to court!