Research has identified that hotspot policing can reduce crime and disorder.  Warwickshire Police have received Home Office funding under OP RESOLVE to take action in town centres, through ‘hexagons’ on maps, known as hotspots for anti-social behaviour and violent crime.

The main aim of this operation is therefore, to be highly visible and engage with the community to prevent anti-social behaviour in these key locations where we know there is crime and disorder.

Officers will be conducting high visibility patrols in the following area on the date given.  If you see us on patrol, please say hello and stop for a chat.

Date of Patrol:  24/11/2024

Location of Patrol:  Leamington Spa town centre

How were the hotspots in Warwickshire chosen?

To identify key locations in Warwickshire, we used geofencing to analyse 2023 crime data, looking at ASB, Public Order Offences, Criminal Damage Offences, Robbery, Violence Against the Person and Possession of Weapons.

The locations are identified in the form of equal-sized hexagons to ensure consistent areas to patrol and to monitor change. We were able to link the majority of hotspots to areas most commonly associated with the night time economy (NTE) such as pubs, bars and nightclubs, and used temporal analysis to identify 'hot times' within the hotspots, finding an increase in anti-social and violent criminality as we move into the afternoon and evening hours and weekends.

See below link:

https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/police-forces/warwickshire-police/areas/warwickshire-police/campaigns/campaigns/2024/op-resolve/what-is-hotspot-policing/