Andy Dunbobbin sets out policing priorities for north Wales

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00:00So what's included in the Police and Crime Plan is we have three strategic priorities,

00:06so it's Local Neighbourhood Police and Presence, supporting victims, communities and businesses

00:13and a fair and effective criminal justice system. So that Local Neighbourhood Police and Presence

00:17about improving visibility because we'd all like to see that traditional bobby on the beat.

00:23When you look at the work that's gone on in Buckley that I visited just a couple of

00:29weeks ago, they have the Operation Restore, which has seen a significant increase in the

00:36number of foot patrols patrolling the shopping precinct in Buckley and the surrounding area,

00:43and that's seen a great reduction in the number of anti-social behaviour activity taking place.

00:49So when we look at Rail and the great work that's gone on there with the Operation Renew,

00:55that's part of the Clear Hope Build strategy. When we look at the efforts that have gone on there

01:02and the positive impact it's having on the lovely community of Rail, it's becoming harder for

01:10drug users to find drugs. They need that support as well and I also know there's been a lot of

01:20work going on with the Salvation Army in that regard and things to try and develop a programme

01:27with an organisation called Kaleidoscope as well. So it's about sort of supporting

01:32those who have that need and that addiction, they do need support and if you provide

01:39the right appropriate level of support as well we will find that they will have an impact on

01:44the type of criminality taking place. We're really fortunate in North Wales to have such a dedicated

01:50rural crime team. In North Wales we're over 70% rural. Farms, as well as the work that they do

02:00in farming their land and producing food for our communities, they're homes as well and I sometimes

02:07feel that that gets missed on occasions. It's important for us to have that really strong relationship with them.