Area Committee NPT Update – Hambleton (Thirsk and Easingwold)

The Hambleton Neighbourhood Team is led by Inspector Rory Sadler, Sergeant Lucy Mawer (Thirsk, Easingwold, Bedale), Sergeant Chris Hughes (Northallerton) & Sergeant Carl Lawson (Stokesley).

Thirsk and Easingwold

NPT UPDATE:

Inspector Rory Sadler

Sgt Lucy Mawer

Thirsk – 3 PC’s & 2 PCSO’s
Easingwold – 1 PC & 2 PCSO’s.

ASB and NTE – Last 90 Days

Thirsk - ASB

This consists of 24 ASB Reports recorded as the following:

ASB Personal 4

ASB Nuisance 20

ASB Environmental 0

Note: The NPT are currently working closely with licensing in relation to ASB in the areas around Thirsk Marketplace. NPT conduct regular patrols from Thirsk Marketplace Police Station at the key times highlighted above. Recent incidents have centred on primarily youths behaving in an anti-social manner both in the Marketplace and in the area around Thirsk Leisure Centre. The NPT take proactive action in identifying these youths, working with Thirsk School to do so, as well as attending pastoral meetings. Youths that are identified are referred into the Hambleton Community Safety Hub who look to divert the youths away from this behaviour and look at long-term problem solving with the youths themselves in order to prevent repeats.

Officers also work closely with Licencing to address any behaviour linked to the nighttime economy, working with licensees and PubWatch members to prevent disorder and prevent drug dealing.

Sowerby - ASB

Recent incidents have centred on primarily youths behaving in an anti-social manner both in the Marketplace and in the area around Thirsk Leisure Centre. The NPT take proactive action in identifying these youths, working with Thirsk School to do so, as well as attending pastoral meetings. Youths that are identified are referred into the Hambleton Community Safety Hub who look to divert the youths away from this behaviour and look at long-term problem solving with the youths themselves in order to prevent repeats.

Easingwold – ASB

This consists of 14 ASB Reports recorded as the following:

ASB Personal 5

ASB Nuisance 6

ASB Environmental 3

There is no set geographical pattern to the ASB in Easingwold. In latter 2025 there was an increase in ASB around Marketplace but this was disrupted by NPT through targeted, timely police patrols and increased CCTV. There has been no recurrence of this. Easingwold NPT conduct proactive work if any ASB incidents come to note.

Shipton/Stillington/Topcliffe/White Horse/Helperby/Whitestonecliffe/Huby & Sutton/Thorntons/Tollerton – ASB (grouped together due to low levels of ASB)

This consists of 19

ASB Reports recorded as the following ASB Personal: 10

ASB Nuisance: 7

ASB Environmental: 2

Shipton – 6
Stillington – 6
Topcliffe – 3
White Horse – 2
Helperby – 1
Whitestonecliffe – 1
Huby & Sutton – 0
Thorntons – 0
Tollerton – 0

The majority of reports are personal in nature and tend to stem more from neighbour disputes than what may be perceived as ‘typical’ anti-social behaviour.

Child Exploitation CSE / CCE

Within the Hambleton policing area covered in this ACC there is a very small number of young people who are either at risk of or are perpetrators of CSE/CCE. These perpetrators are graded at medium and low risk and are managed locally by the NPT. Disruption to these perpetrators is conducted by the team, intelligence gathered, and potential victims identified and safeguarded through multi agency referrals.

The management of the perpetrators is a priority for the NPT, with weekly meetings held to discuss risk and interventions required.

Current PSPs & Operations 

Op Monsoon (Rural burglaries)

Was created in December 2025 to tackle rural burglaries and quad bike thefts. These offences primarily occur in the very north of the Hambleton district however there has on occasion been offences committed in rural areas near to Thirsk. Proactive policing operations take place on a nightly basis according to emerging intelligence and crime patterns. This is the priority for Hambleton NPT currently. Preventative work also takes place in terms of target hardening and crime prevention advice for farmers including drop-in sessions near to hotspot areas. These are currently in the north of the district but should higher levels of crime be seen in the areas covered in this ACC then these will be moved according to need.

Retail Crime

Hambleton NPT take a preventative and proactive approach to retail crime. A prolific retail crime offender committed multiple offences across Northallerton and Thirsk. A Criminal Behaviour Order was granted by the court preventing him from attending the towns.

Op Respond

A county wide operation to target burglaries involving hi Vis and covert patrols in and around affected areas.

Op Sceptre / OP Divan

Knife crime is a national concern particularly with youths. Our NPT teams often work with our school liaison officers to produce and deliver crime and safeguarding education at our local schools and colleges. We have a knife amnesty bin in Thirsk that is emptied weekly removing potential future risks.

Cuckoo / Vulnerable Victims

Our teams regularly conduct impromptu welfare checks on some or very vulnerable potential “Cuckoo” victims in company with Housing staff and the Community Safety Partnership Hub to ensure they get the support that they need and are as protected as well as much as is possible.

Tackling Drug Supply

NPT work in a variety of ways to tackle drug supply in the area. This includes gathering community intelligence and the execution of warrants. Community engagement is key to gathering this intelligence which is conducted through events such as drop-ins which are publicised on the force website. County Lines drug dealing is a priority for the team who work to identify persons responsible and those who may be at risk of exploitation from those running County Lines.