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In this months newsletter you will read about some of the things the team have been doing this month.
We continue to see extra patrols targeting anti-social behaviour and serious violence as part of Operation Enhance.
As of the end of February, the 18 hotspot areas have seen an average reduction in anti-social behaviour of around 36 per cent.
These are extra patrols funded by money secured by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner to target anti-social behaviour and violence in hotspot areas.
Inspector Pete Aiston
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Keswick foot patrols
On 7 March, Community Beat Officer for Keswick PC Emma Fearon was on foot patrol around Keswick Town centre.
If you see us out on patrol feel free to stop and chat.
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Do you know where your child is?
On 2 March, PCSO Clare Parker has been patrolling the area of High Sand Lane and Waterloo Street, Cockermouth during the weekend in relation to several complaints of anti-social behaviour.
Young people have been causing a nuisance knocking on doors and running off and throwing eggs at a property. This behaviour is unacceptable.
Please think twice, would you like this behaviour done to yourself?
This area will continue to be regularly patrolled.
Camera Registry Programme
Residents across Cumbria are being encouraged to register their CCTV or doorbell camera so officers can accelerate investigative enquiries and bring more criminals to justice.
Connect Cumbria enables officers to access a map detailing pre-registered CCTV or doorbell cameras in a location of a crime.
When a crime takes place, officers can look on the Fusus by Axon portal and see immediately which businesses and residential properties close to the scene have CCTV or doorbell cameras, and therefore may have vital evidence.
To register your CCTV or doorbell camera, please visit: Home - Connect Cumbria
If you are having problems registering your address, you can view the privacy FAQ's for the solution here: Privacy FAQs - Connect Cumbria
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School visit
PC Ellie Barrow recently attended Borrowdale School to talk about the job role of a police officer and what they get up to on a daily basis as Borrowdale school are currently learning about emergency services and how they help the community.
Some great questions were asked by the students.
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On 25 February, PCSO Clare Parker has been into Broughton Moor school to speak to some of the year 5 & 6 students about Bullying, on and offline.
We discussed the effects of bullying and how it can make people feel.
The facts of bullying and malicious communications.
Who I can speak to that can help.
What we can do about it.
Challenge any bullying behaviour and please be kind.
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Domestic abuse and coercive & controlling behaviour can have an effect on wellbeing and mental health, which may cause people to consider harming themselves.
If you or someone you know is suffering such abuse, please reach out for help.
You can access support services regardless of whether you have reported a crime to the police.
To access support services independently, contact Victim Support 24/7 on 0808 1689 111 – or go to: https://orlo.uk/ruzeF
Or via Every Life Matters - https://orlo.uk/j2wHy
If you have been the victim of domestic abuse, or are concerned for someone who is, you can report this by calling 101.
Always dial 999 in an emergency.
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Community engagement
On 18 February, PCSO Clare Parker has visited the T'Gether Knit & Natter group in the afternoon.
It was so nice to have a chat with all the lovely ladies there, what a friendly welcoming environment.
Thank you for having me.
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StreetSafe is a service that allows you to report safety concerns in public places without giving us your name.
This includes issues like poorly lit streets, abandoned buildings, or vandalism, as well as instances where you feel unsafe due to someone following or verbally abusing you.
Report an issue here: StreetSafe | Cumbria Police
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Upcoming community
police events 🚓
📌 Keswick Library
📆 Wed 26 March 2025
⏰ 10:00AM - 11:00AM
📆 Thu 24 April 2025
⏰ 2:00PM - 3:00PM
📌 Cockermouth library
📆 Mon 31 March 2025
⏰ 1:00PM - 2:00PM
📆 Tue 29 April 2025
⏰ 2:00PM - 3:00PM
📆Thu 29 May 2025
⏰ 3:00PM - 4:00PM
For more information, please visit our website and enter your postcode in the Your Area section.
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Your local officers
Want to know who your local officers are?
Simply go to our website - www.cumbria.police.uk
Scroll down the home page and you can browse different areas to see who your local team are - or enter your postcode.
Not only will you be able to find out who your named local officers and PCSOs are, you will also be able to view our local policing priorities and details of any meetings or events we will be attending.
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Have you ever thought about being a police officer?
You could make a real difference to people in Cumbria and help keep them safe.
Not sure if policing is for you?
This short quiz should be able to help ⬇️
RECRUITMENT OPEN EVENINGS
We are hosting both in person and online open evenings for you to find out more about joining Cumbria Police.
You can find out more about the role of a police officer and the application process – we will have officers from across the force attending who will be able to share their experiences with you.
The open evenings are not just for police officer recruitment, you can learn more about our PCSOs, police staff roles and volunteering with us as well.
The in person open evenings are Wednesday 2nd April 2025 with two sessions, either 4pm – 5.30pm or 5.30pm – 7pm.
They are hosted across the county, with the same timings at the below locations –
 Barrow Station (Andrews Way, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2UE)
Kendal Station (Busher Walk, Kendal LA9 4RJ)
Penrith Headquarters (LDC Building, Carleton Ave, Penrith CA10 2AU)
Carlisle Station (Brunel Way, Carlisle CA1 3NQ)
Workington Station, (West Area Headquarters, Hall Brow, Workington CA14 4AP)
Please register using this form, selecting which time slot you will be attending
The online event will be hosted on Thursday 3rd April 2025 6.30pm-7.30pm.
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Which route is right for you?
⚪ Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
Did you know you can join Cumbria Constabulary as a degree apprentice and work towards a degree whilst serving as a student officer with active frontline duties?
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⚪Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP)
This is a two year programme which gives a blend of practical on-the-job experience and classroom-based learning.
Once you leave training school, you will then go onto to your allocated station then eventually go onto independent patrols and will be assessed for the remainder of the two-year programme.
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⚪Professional Policing Degree Graduate (PPD)
To be eligible to apply, you will need to have taken a three-year BSc professional policing programme offered by universities that are licensed and validated to deliver the degree by the College of Policing.
For more information about the entry route and the role visit: Job profile
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⚪PCEP DC pathway
Our Detective entry programme (PCEP DC) is open for applications.
The two year programme is designed to equip you with all the skills and training necessary to ensure that on completion you will be a highly competent detective constable.
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⚪Transferees
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We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people to apply now to join us.
For more information on police officer entry routes and staff roles, please visit www.cumbria.police.uk/careers.
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Independent Advisory Group (IAG) Cumbria Police
Cumbria Constabulary are now recruiting for Independent Advisory Group (IAG) members from all communities that live and work within Cumbria. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute towards improving policing and wider service delivery throughout Cumbria.
This is a voluntary role and we welcome applications from all members of communities within Cumbria to contribute to providing, constructive and impartial advice that will enhance our service delivery.
To apply fill out the form here: Apply to join an Independent Advisory Group (IAG) | Cumbria Police
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Operation Enhance Update: A dozen arrests made by officers targeting ASB and violence on dedicated extra patrols
Officers on dedicated Operation Enhance hotspot patrols made a dozen arrests whilst working to reduce anti-social behaviour and serious violence around the county.
Operation Enhance sees extra police patrols in areas identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour and/or serious violence across the county.
The operation has been made possible thanks to £1 million of extra funding secured by Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner from the Government’s Hotspot Response Fund to target anti-social behaviour (ASB) and serious violence in hotspot areas across the county.
The operation sees extra patrols in 18 areas identified by statistical analysis as the county's hotspot areas of anti-social behaviour and serious violence. These areas include areas of Carlisle, Barrow, Workington, Whitehaven, Kendal, Penrith, Maryport, Cleator Moor, Ulverston and Bowness-on-Windermere.
As of the end of February, the 18 hotspot areas have seen an average reduction in anti-social behaviour of around 36 per cent.
Chief Superintendent Andy Wilkinson said: “The data around the impact of these extra, high-visibility patrols is under constant review and is showing a consistent trend of reduction in reports of anti-social behaviour in the hotspot areas.
“The presence of the officers is having a positive effect, whilst it is also encouraging to see officers not hesitating to act when incidents occur whilst they are out on patrol, with 12 arrests recorded by patrol officers in February alone.”
Those arrests included:
- The arrest of three youths on 7 February on suspicion of burglary following a report of a break-in at a shop in Dalton Road, Carlisle.
- The arrest of a man in Workington on 9 February on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a police officer.
- The arrest of a man in Penrith town centre on 8 February on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug and possession of an offensive weapon.
- The arrest of a woman in Ulverston on 11 February who was wanted for breach of a court order.
- The arrest of a man on 20 February on suspicion of shoplifting and being in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from the store.
In addition to the arrests, Operation Enhance officers also recorded 33 traffic offences and 39 stop searches, as well as having received 46 intelligence submissions. Read more here.
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Cannabis plants worth £550,000 seized in operation targeting serious and organised crime
Police in Cumbria seized nearly 700 cannabis plants with a street value of about £550,000 in their latest operation targeting serious and organised crime.
The plants were confiscated as warrants were executed over three days of action in recent weeks to crack down on commercial industrial-level cultivation.
The activity formed part of a nationally coordinated operation targeting cannabis grows – Operation Mille – and falls under the umbrella of Cumbria Constabulary’s overarching response to serious and organised crime – Operation Alliance.
This national operation has seen forces and regional crime units carry out search warrants aimed at stopping the work of organised crime groups.
Seizures were made at towns and places including Workington and Seascale. Read more here.
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Man from Keswick sentenced to over 14 years in prison for historic child sex offences
A man from Keswick has been sentenced today to over 14 years in prison for historic sex offences committed more than four decades ago.
Raymond Harrison, aged 73,of Keswick, was sentenced today (18 February) at Carlisle Crown Court after a month-long trial where a jury found him guilty,
unanimously, of:
- Four counts of rape
- Two counts of indecency with a child
- Four counts of indecent assault
A jury had previously found Harrison guilty of three counts indecent assault.
The offences were committed against two schoolgirls in the Keswick area between 1979 and 1982. They were reported to police in 2017. Read more here.
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Please report any incidents of crime or anti-social behaviour to us, to help us keep Cumbria safe.
If a crime is in progress always call 999.
You can report online at https://www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it
Our online Live Chat function is a new service giving you an alternative way to communicate with a Police Officer in real time. More here.
You can also phone on 101.
Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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