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Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council
   
Criminal Damage (Vandalism)
 Criminal Damage is defined as non-accidental damage to property and accounts for a quarter of all crime in the Borough.

Drug and Alcohol Use
The problems associated with alcohol are more commonplace than those associated with drug misuse. Underage drinking and alcohol misuse are significant problems, and there is evidence that a culture of binge drinking is prevalent among young people which can lead to the risk of involvement in violence and disorder and an increased risk of sexual assault on young women.

Police have responded to this concern by becoming increasingly vigilant towards alcohol sales. Public drinking in Berwick town centre is now prohibited by a byelaw introduced by the Council, while schools now provide education on the dangers of alcohol misuse.

Robberies
Robbery is one of the current Home Office (national) priorities for crime reduction.
 

Mobile phone robberies
The serial number of your mobile phone

You can check your Mobile phone's serial number by keying in the following digits on your phone: *#06#

A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code.

Provided that the service is available in the country where the Mobile was stolen; they will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it cannot use/sell it either.

P.S. : This is true for all handsets regardless of make.

Arson and Deliberate Firesetting
 

Racist Crime and Harassment
 

Violent Crime
Violent Crime includes all kinds of assault, irrespective of the degree of injury sustained by the victim. The scope ranges from common assault to serious wounding.

Policing of the Borough
In 2001 Northumbria Police implemented the radical Problem-Solving Policing Model throughout the Force area, led by officers appointed as Community Beat Managers. Seven Community beat areas have been created in the Borough :

  • Berwick-upon-Tweed (town centre,Newfields/Highfields/Westfields), Spittal (including Eastcliffe and Highcliffe estates), Tweedmouth and Scremerston/rural perimeter)
  • Wooler area
  • Seahouses area

Community beat officers are high profile, and anecdotal feedback from the public suggests that people feel much more reassured by the new problem-solving model of policing, which focuses more on local consultation on crime issues with individuals and organisations, and addresses the underlying causes of crime which affect peoples’ quality of life. The Partnership fully supports the problem-solving policing model.

The Pubwatch Scheme, Door Registration Scheme and Shop Exclusion Scheme have been successfully implented to identify and remove persistent offenders from Pubs and Retail premises.

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