Coventry residents have told us that anti-social behaviour in Coventry is their biggest concern, and it matters to us too. We want everyone who works, lives and spends time in our city to feel safe.
A growing concern is illegal and unsafe e-bikes, which breaches our Public Spaces Protection Order to help protect the public and maintain safe spaces.
Recently, we teamed up with West Midlands Police and the Coventry Business Improvement District (BID) for a joint day of action, focused on tackling retail crime and illegal e-bikes. During the operation, key areas of the city centre saw a strong presence of uniformed Police, Council and BID officers.
Our Community Warden, Sid, played a key part in the operation. Sid offers a reassuring presence in the city, helping to tackle anti-social behaviour and environmental crime. Through his work, he engages with the community to help its most vulnerable people, as well as being on hand to assist with any safety concerns.
The operation led to a number of successful arrests and several illegal e-bikes were seized.
The joint operation is part of our ongoing commitment to work with partners to share resource and information to respond to issues and keep Coventry safe.