East Yorkshire's Police Commissioner says the "Clear Hold Build" programme in Bridlington will continue.
Jonathan Evison says the first phase of the crime reduction scheme worked well and has made a significant impact on crime in the town.
The "Clear, Hold, Build" project launched in mid October it sees the police work with other agencies to tackle drug related crime in the town.
‘Clear, Hold, Build’ is a multi-agency partnership tactic, designed by the Home Office and endorsed by the Policing Inspectorate, to rescue areas of the country most blighted by organised crime.
However, the Commissioner says that the Clear Hold Build crime reduction programme in Bridlington is about more than just making arrests.
Jonathan Evison says a raft of arrests last year has had an impact on crime levels in the area, and now the programme will expand to provide new ways to tackle anti-social behaviour.
The Home Office announced in January last year that Police forces in England and Wales will adopt the new tactic for tackling serious and organised crime, after early signs of success by pilot forces.
The tactic will see police forces ruthlessly pursue gang members to clear an area, maintain a hold over the location to prevent another gang from taking control, and then work with communities to build resilience in an area so it is less susceptible to the draw of crime groups.
Around £2 million will be invested to support the roll-out of ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ in the highest-harm hot-spot areas in England and Wales to include new organised crime co-ordinators to work with regional organised crime units and forces.
The programme has already been piloted by 7 police forces since 2020 to positive effect, improving community resilience to serious and organised crime but also showing the potential to impact wider crime reduction.
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