D District Policing Plan 2009-2010 - Police Service of Northern Ireland

D District 

Policing Plan 2009-2010

CONTENTS 

Foreword by the District Commander 3 

Antrim 4 

Foreword of Antrim DPP Chairman 5 

Foreword of Antrim Area Commander 5 

Local Policing Plan 6 

Contact Details 8 

Map of Antrim 9 

Carrickfergus 10 

Foreword of Carrickfergus DPP Chairman 11 

Foreword of Carrickfergus Area Commander 11 



Map of Carrickfergus 15 

Lisburn 16 

Foreword of Lisburn DPP Chairman 17 

Foreword of Lisburn Area Commander 17 



Map of Lisburn 21 

Newtownabbey 22 

Foreword of Newtownabbey DPP Chairman 23 

Foreword of Newtownabbey Area Commander 23 



Map of Newtownabbey 27

Foreword by the District Commander 

I am pleased to endorse the four Area plans which combined outline the 

aims and objectives for D District in the coming year. I have reviewed 

them and they represent challenging targets for the District. The District 

continues to perform well and our efforts have had a significant impact on 

crime levels in the previous year which we hope to sustain in 09/10. 

The safety and security of our entire community remains paramount. Our 

officers strive daily to reduce crime and the fear of crime and we will 

continue in our efforts to perform more effectively to deliver a professional 

and efficient policing service for the people of D District. 

The local policing plans reflect the issues that you wish the PSNI to 

concentrate on and are the result of consultations between the PSNI and 

your representatives in the local District Policing Partnerships. The targets 

set are challenging but, with support from the local community, achievable. 

We will continue to build on our community partnerships in order to make 

D District a safer place for all. 

Henry Irvine 

Chief Superintendent 

District Commander 

‘D’ District 

Chief Superintendent Henry Irvine 

District Commander 


Lisburn PSNI Station 

0845 600 8000 

Superintendent Jonathon Kearney 

Community Safety Manager 



0845 600 8000 

Superintendent John McCaughan 

Operations Manager 



0845 600 8000 

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Antrim 

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Foreword by Antrim DPP Chairman 

The Members of Antrim District Policing Partnership have discussed and 

agreed the targets in this Local Policing Plan with the PSNI to ensure as far 

as possible that they reflect the priorities that the community in the Antrim 

Borough have identified to them. 

The DPP Members will monitor regularly how the local police perform 

against these targets over the 2009 - 2010 financial year. I would 

encourage the community to attend DPP Public Meetings to actively 

participate in monitoring their local policing service. By working together 

with the community to report crime, and also with the PSNI, the DPP can 

make the Antrim Borough a better place in which to live, work and invest. 

Cllr Drew Ritchie 

DPP Chairman 

Foreword by Antrim Area Commander 

The Local Policing Plan sets out the targets for police in Antrim Borough 

for the period from 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010. 

This Plan is the result of consultation between the District Policing 

Partnership and Police. It is the responsibility of both to ensure that the 

targets are meaningful and representative of the concerns of the Borough’s 

citizens. 

In the past year local Police have worked consistently hard to respond to a 

range of challenges on the basis of priority and community concern. 

The District Policing Partnership has monitored our performance in a 

helpful and robust way and I am grateful to them for this. I am equally 

grateful to those residents who choose to engage actively with police and 

assist us to deliver a better society locally. 

Every quarter the District Policing Partnership meets publicly. These 

meetings are an opportunity for local people to ask questions of their Area 

Commander and to be part of the process of monitoring police 

performance. I would encourage you to take up this opportunity to help 

continue deliver effective local policing. 

Policing should not be done in isolation from communities. Equally it will 

only be truly effective when it is informed and supported by local people. 

Simon Walls 

Chief Inspector 

Area Commander Antrim 

Antrim 

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Antrim Policing Plan 

Objective Performance Indicator Target 

1. In partnership with the 

community and other agencies, 

to make communities and 

neighbourhoods safe and feel 

safe 

1.4 The availability of illegal 

drugs. 

1.5 The number of incidents of 

anti-social behaviour 

1.4.1 To report to the DPP on 

the number of arrests, searches 

and seizures of illegal drugs 

1.5.2 To increase the number of 

non-offence reports issued by 

5% (1) 


alcohol seizures by 10%. (2) 

1.7 The number of people killed 

or seriously injured on the road. 

1.9 The level of domestic 

related violent crimes 

1.7.1 To reduce the number of 

persons killed or seriously 

injured on the roads and 

increase the number of 

preliminary breath tests 

administered by 5% (3) 


domestic related violent crimes 

by 5% (4, 5) 

1.10 The number of burglaries. 1.10.1 To reduce the number of 

burglaries (4) 

2. To continue to build, broaden 

and sustain confidence in the 

police 

2.1 The percentage of people 

who are confident in the police 

service’s ability to provide a 

professional day-to-day policing 

service for all the people of 

Northern Ireland. 


call backs made to members of 

the public by 25% (6) 

2.4 The percentage of recorded 

crimes cleared. 

2.4.1 To increase the clearance 

rate by 3% pts. 

3. To ensure that Policing with 

the Community is at the core of 

delivery of the policing service 

3.1 Implementation of the five 

principles of Policing with the 

Community: 

• Service delivery 

• Partnership 

• Problem solving 

• Empowerment 

• Accountability 

3.1.3 To ensure that 

Neighbourhood Officers work at 

least 80% of their duty hours on 

neighbourhood policing duties. 

3.1.4 To monitor the number of 

hours of beat patrols carried out 

by the Neighbourhood Policing 

Team members and establish a 

baseline for Quarter two. 

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Footnotes 

1. A ‘non-offence report’ is generated by police when they encounter anti-social 

behaviour. A baseline for non-offence reports has been established in the 2008/2009 

year and will be the point from which the 5% increase will be measured. 

2. One container refers to one seizure and base line against performance for the 

2007/2008 year. 

3. A base line for the number of preliminary breath tests will be drawn from the 

performance for the area in the 2007/2008 year. 

4. Targets will be measured against performance in 2008/09 

5. Domestic Related violent crime, includes assaults, harassment and sexual offences. 

6. A call back base line has been established from the performance in the 2008/2009 

year 

Antrim 

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Antrim Contact Details 

Chief Inspector Simon Walls 

Area Commander 

Antrim 

0845 600 8000 

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ANTRIM 

Antrim 

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Carrickfergus 

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Foreword by Carrickfergus DPP Chairman 

I am pleased to comment in the foreword of this publication of the Local Policing 

Plan for 2009 – 2010. 

The past year has remained a challenging one for Policing in the Borough on a 

number of fronts. Even though this summer saw an improvement in the serious 

public disorder observed in the previous period during which the lives of both the 

police and civilians were threatened, thankfully these instances appear to have 

diminished and I would call on all members of the community with influence to 

make sure that Carrickfergus is recognised for its many assets and help to build 

a safe community for us all. 

We welcomed Chief Inspector Natalie Wilson to Carrickfergus and look forward 

to a mutually beneficial working relationship with her and the rest of her team. 

This has also been a year where budgets are becoming increasingly tightened 

and Carrickfergus DPP working in partnership with the PSNI will continue to 

work hard to ensure that our local service is properly resourced. 

The District Policing Partnership engaged with a number of groups from across 

the community/voluntary/business and church sectors and we are always happy 

to perform our role as a conduit between the community and local policing. 

We will continue to welcome feedback and initiatives from the public that will 

make Carrickfergus a safer place to live, work and play. 

Working in Partnership we can achieve our goals. 

Councillor Mark S Cosgrove 

Chairman, Carrickfergus District Policing Partnership 

Foreword by Carrickfergus Area Commander 

This document sets out our Policing Plan for the coming financial year. It is 

effectively our commitment as to what we will be doing to make Carrickfergus 

Area a safer place. 

The District Policing Partnership and myself have engaged extensively with each 

other and with the community to help us identify the key issues of concern on 

which we will concentrate our resources. 

We remain dedicated to tackling anti social behaviour, burglary, violent crime 

and drugs. 

The aim of my team is to provide a high quality of service to all and work in 

partnership with local communities to tackle and reduce levels of crime. Our 

ultimate goal is to make Carrickfergus Borough a safer place for all who live, 

work and socialise in it. Without your assistance, your support and your 

co-operation we will be unable to achieve these goals. 

Natalie Wilson 


Area Commander Carrickfergus 

Carrickfergus 

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Carrickfergus Policing Plan 



community and other 

agencies, to make 

communities and 

neighbourhoods safe and 

feel safe 

2. To continue to build, 

broaden and sustain 

confidence in the police 

3. To ensure that Policing 

with the Community is at 

the core of delivery of the 

policing service 

1.1 The number of recorded 

crimes. 

1.2 The level of more 

serious violent crimes. 

1.3 The number of domestic 

burglaries. 


drugs. 

1.5 The number of incidents 

of anti-social behaviour. 

1.7 The number of people 

killed or seriously injured on 

the road. 

2.4 The percentage of 

recorded crimes cleared. 

3.1 Implementation of the 

five principles of Policing 

with the Community: 






1.1.1 To reduce the total 

number of crimes recorded 

in line with service targets 

(1) 

1.2.1 To reduce the level of 

more serious violent crime. 

(2) 

1.3.1 To reduce the total 

number of domestic 

burglaries in line with 

service targets (1) 

1.4.1 To increase the 

number of drugs seizures 

by 5% (2) 


volume of alcohol seizures 

by 10% (3) 

1.7.3 To reduce the number 

of persons killed or 

seriously injured on the 

roads and increase the 

number of preliminary 

breath tests administered 

by 5% (3) 


clearance rate by 3% 

points. 

3.1.3 To ensure the 

Neighbourhood Police 

officers work at least 80% 

of their duty hours on 

Neighbourhood Policing 

duties.(4) 


number of community 

meetings through 

community forums 

including (PACT) (5) 

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Footnotes 

1. Reductions will represent the Area’s contribution to the Service wide reduction and 

the annual milestone for this indicator will be confirmed when the 2008/09 crime 

statistics are released in June 2009. 

2. The reduction target will be based upon the total number at the end of 2008-2009. 

3. Targets will be measured against performance achieved at 31 March 2009. 

4. Priority will be given to officers working within their own sector. 

5. Measured locally through qualitative report to demonstrate our contribution to the 

establishment of community engagement meetings and reported to the DPP. 

Carrickfergus 

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Carrickfergus Contact Details 

Chief Inspector Natalie Wilson 


Carrickfergus 

0845 600 8000 

Carrickfergus District Policing Partnership 

Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre 

11 Antrim Street 

Carrickfergus 

BT38 7DG 

Tel: 028 9335 8000 

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CARRICKFERGUS 

Carrickfergus 






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Lisburn 

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Foreword by Lisburn DPP Chairman 

As Chairman of Lisburn DPP I am pleased to comment in the foreword of 

the Local Policing Plan for 2009-2010. The Plan has been developed in 

partnership with the police and I thank them for taking cognisance of the 

views of this Partnership when developing the priorities for policing in 

Lisburn. 

Throughout the past year Lisburn DPP consulted with the community to 

identify local issues relating to local policing. This Plan reflects those 

priorities identified by the community in the Lisburn Area Command. 

The focus remains on reducing crime, tackling anti-social behaviour and 

improving the clearance of crime. 

The DPP Members will monitor regularly police performance against these 

targets as well as the targets in the Northern Ireland Policing Plan over the 

2009-2010 financial year. I would encourage the community to attend 

DPP Public Meetings to participate in this monitoring process. 

Alderman Jim Dillon 

Chairman, Lisburn District Policing Partnership 

Foreword by Lisburn Area Commander 

Lisburn Police are part of one of the most accountable police services in 

the world, and one of the most important elements of our accountability 

mechanisms is developing this plan in consultation with the local 

community. I am very grateful for the work of Lisburn District Policing 

Partnership who have helped us shape demanding and relevant targets for 

the coming year. 

I am privileged to bear witness to the commitment, dedication and 

professionalism of the men and women who deliver the policing service to 

this city. The challenges which lie before us are clear; to continue to drive 

down crime and roll back the fear of it; to meet increasing expectations 

and demand from finite resources and to use those resources in the most 

effective way possible. We look forward to continued support from local 

communities to build on the good work already achieved and we remain 

committed to working with those communities to make the City of Lisburn 

safer for everyone. 

David Moore 

Chief Inspector, Area Commander Lisburn 

Lisburn 

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Lisburn Policing Plan 


1. In partnership with other 

agencies, to make communities 

and neighbourhoods safe and 

feel safe 


crimes. 

1.2 The level of more serious 

violent crimes. 


crimes recorded by 5% pts. (1) 

1.2.2 To reduce the level of 

violent crime by 10% pts. (1) 


drugs. 


drug seizures (1) 

1.4.3 To increase the value of 

money seized (1) 

1.4.4 To continue to increase 

the use of stop and searches. 

(1,2) 

1.5 The number of incidents of 

anti-social behaviour. 


alcohol seizures by 5%. (3) 

1.7 The number of people killed 

or seriously injured on the road. 


people killed or seriously injured 

on the road by increasing 

enforcement around the top 

causation factor. (1,4) 

1.9 The number of bail checks 1.9.1 To increase the number of 

detections of breach of court 

bail conditions by 8%. (2) 

1.10 The number of burglaries. 1.10.1 To reduce the number of 

domestic and commercial 

burglaries by 10% and 2% 

respectively, and to increase the 

number of detections of people 

going equipped (1) 

2. To continue to build, broaden 

and sustain confidence in the 

police 

2.4 The percentage of recorded 

crimes cleared. 

2.4.1 To increase the clearance 

rate by 3% pts. (1) 

3. To ensure that Policing with 

the Community is at the core of 

delivery of the policing service 

3.1 Implementation of the five 

principles of Policing with the 

Community: 






3.1.3 To ensure that 

Neighbourhood Officers work at 

least 80% of their duty hours on 

neighbourhood policing duties. 

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Footnotes 

1. Targets will be measured against performance achieved in 2008/09. 

2. The baseline figure will be obtained by recording detections in the last quarter in 

2008/09. 

3. The baseline figure will be obtained from statistics gathered from July 2008 to 31 

March 2009. 

4. The top causation factor of road traffic accidents in the Lisburn Area Command for 

2008/09 was young male drivers. 

5. Violent crime includes: offences against the person, sexual offences and robbery 

6. Priority will be given to officers working within their own sector 

Lisburn 

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Lisburn Contact Details 

Chief Inspector David Moore 


Lisburn 

0845 600 8000 

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LISBURN 

Lisburn 






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Newtownabbey 

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Foreword by Newtownabbey DPP Chairman 

The objectives and targets contained in this Local Policing Plan reflect the 

priorities identified by Newtownabbey District Policing Partnership through 

speaking with a broad section of people in the Borough. The DPP will be 

monitoring the performance of the local police in meeting the targets set. 

We will also be doing our outmost, with the support of the community, to 

help reduce the number of crimes in Newtownabbey through encouraging 

practical steps that can be taken to promote personal safety and 

safeguarding property. 

It is important for the DPP that it continues to listen to the needs, fears and 

expectation of the community and to relay these to the district commander 

so that issues of concern are raised at the earliest opportunity and 

appropriate action taken. 

It is vitally important for the police service to work in partnership with the 

community to develop a strong relationship that will inspire confidence and 

reduce the fear of crime. Accordingly I will endeavour, as chair of the DPP, 

to promote and encourage such a relationship. 

I commend this Local Policing Plan to you. 

Etta Mann 

Chairman 

Newtownabbey DPP 

Foreword by Newtownabbey Area Commander 

I am pleased to present the Newtownabbey Area Policing Plan, which sets 

out the main policing objectives for Newtownabbey for the period 1st April 

2009 to 31st March 2010. 

The Plan was developed following extensive consultation with 

Newtownabbey District Policing Partnership and takes cognisance of the 

findings of local surveys to ensure that the views of the Newtownabbey 

public are reflected in the targets that have been set. 

This plan continues to focus on crimes that impact on quality of life, 

improving service delivery and enhancing visibility on the streets thereby 

providing reassurance by proactive, community based policing. 

I look forward to continuing to work with statutory and voluntary Community 

Groups, public representatives and Newtownabbey District Policing 

Partnership to ensure that Newtownabbey is a safer place for everyone to 

work, visit and live in. 

Paula Hilman 


Area Commander Newtownabbey 

Newtownabbey 

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Newtownabbey Policing Plan 



community and other 

agencies, to make 

communities and 

neighbourhoods safe and 

feel safe 


crimes 

1.3 The Number of 

domestic burglaries 


drugs 


of crimes with a racial 

motivation. (1) 


of domestic burglaries in 

line with service targets. (2) 


number of drug searches. 

(1) 

1.5 The number of incidents 

of anti-social behaviour 

1.5.2 To continue to reduce 

the number of incidents of 

anti-social behaviour. .(3,4) 


incidents of criminal 

damage 


of crimes of criminal 

damage recorded in line 

with service targets. (2) 

1.7 The number of people 

killed or seriously injured on 

the road 

1.7.1 To contribute to 

reducing the number of 

people killed or seriously 

injured on the road. (1) 

2. To continue to build, 

broaden and sustain 

confidence in the police. 

2.4 The percentage of 

recorded crimes cleared. 


clearance rate by 3% points 

(1) 


clearance rate for sectarian 

crimes. (1) 

To increase the clearance 

rate for crimes with a 

domestic motivation. (1, 5) 

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Footnotes 

1. Targets will be measured against performance achieved during 2008/09. 

2. Reductions will represent the Area’s contribution to the service wide reduction and 

the annual milestone for this indicator will be confirmed when the 2008/09 crime 

statistics are released in May 2009. 

3. Target measured against 2007/08 data. 

4. Service target is to achieve a 15% reduction by 31/03/2011. 

5. A crime resulting from any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse 

(psychological, physical, verbal, sexual, financial or emotional) inflicted on one person 

by another where they are or have been intimate partners or family members, 

irrespective of gender or sexual orientation. 

Newtownabbey 

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Newtownabbey Contact Details 

Chief Inspector Paula Hilman 


Newtownabbey 

0845 600 8000 

Newtownabbey PSNI Station 

Newtownabbey@psni.pnn.police.uk 

Macedon Neighbourhood Team 

0845 600 8000 

NPTMacedon@psni.pnn.police.uk 

University Neighbourhood Team 

0845 600 8000 

NPTUniversity@psni.pnn.police.uk 

Glengormley PSNI Station 

Opening Hours 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 

7pm – 8pm 

Antrim Line Neighbourhood Team 

0845 600 8000 

NPTAntrimline@psni.pnn.police.uk 

Ballyclare PSNI Station 

0845 600 8000 

Ballyclare Neighbourhood Team 

0845 600 8000 

NPTBallyclare@psni.pnn.police 

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NEWTOWNABBEY 

Newtownabbey 






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