Welcome to the February edition of your Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter.

Our team continue to work hard to keep our community safe, connected, and informed.

If you have any concerns or issues you can report them to us online - Report | Cumbria Police or on 101.

You can find out your local area priorities and who your local officers are here - Allerdale | Cumbria Police select 'Your area', then 'On the team'. 

Inspector Adrian Dobson - Allerdale Neighbourhood Policing Team

All 5 quad bikes stolen in February now recovered. Further stolen property including a dumper and an ATV buggy have also been recovered by Police.

The Bad...

Four premises have been targeted in West Cumbria this year, and whilst the stolen quads have been recovered, some have sustained significant damage. We recognise the direct impact this has on the victims, and also the wider community.

The Ugly...

Seven males from West Cumbria have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary, and released on bail with conditions whilst investigations continue. These arrests relate to a burglary series in February last year in Allerdale and Eden, and a burglary series across Allerdale and Copeland this month.

We've had significant support from the rural communities across West Cumbria who've provided vital intelligence to aid our investigation. We're extremely grateful, and encourage people to continue to report suspicious activity.

On 25 February, PCSO Clare Parker visited Fairfield school mini police to discussed the importance of Road Safety to the mini police.

They engaged well asking lots of interesting questions.

They did a great job learning about staying safe near roads and will now be able to deliver this message to the rest of the school.

Well done to you all!

Police urge public to raise threat of phone fraud with vulnerable friends and relatives

Phone fraudsters continue to target vulnerable people in Cumbria – and officers are asking people to raise the issue with friends and relatives.

People such as older members of the community can often be the victim of crimes where people use phones, often landlines, to pose as officials to get at their cash.

This scam often fits the pattern of fraudsters pretending to be officials, such as bank fraud teams, police officers or HMRC officials.  

The fraudsters often request bank details, money to be sent electronically, cash to be withdrawn at the bank for collection by a courier or expensive items to be bought for collection at a later time.

The key advice

Your bank, other agencies and the police would:

• Never ask you for your bank account details or PIN number over the phone. 
• Never ask you to withdraw money and send it to them via someone calling at your house – such as a courier or taxi – or by bank transfer or by any other means.
• Never ask you to send your bank cards or any other personal property to them via courier, taxi or by any other means.
• If you have any doubts about the identity of the person that you are speaking with, put the phone down and attend the bank or police station in person, wherever possible, to discuss the call you have received, or call a trusted number for the bank or police using a different telephone than the one that you have been contacted on.
• It’s recommended you wait at least five minutes and make sure you can hear a dialling tone before you call, as there have been cases of fraudsters keeping the line open after a victim has hung up.

If you think you have been the victim of a fraud you can report this to police on 101. Always use 999 in an emergency.

Officers continue to tackle anti-social behaviour in Allerdale

Officers continued to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Allerdale as part of Operation Enhance.

Between 1 August 2025 and 31 January 2026, ASB across all 15 hotspots in the county dropped by 21.4%. However, the two Allerdale hotspots have seen a rise in anti-social behaviour, with an extra 20 reports compared to the same period the year before. Police are placed where they are most needed and reporting is essential this – local Officers are continuing to patrol these hotspots to reduce these figures to keep our communities safe. Thank you to everyone that has reported, please continue to do so – it makes a big difference to tackling anti-social behaviour and crime. To keep up to date about what local officers are up to, follow our Allerdale Police Facebook page for videos of us out on patrol.

The extra patrols are also having a positive effect on other crime types. Across the 15 hotspots, shoplifting has reduced by 12.8%. In the Allerdale hotspots, this has fallen by 7.8% with eight less reports of shoplifting compared to the same period in 2024/25.

The Operation has been made possible thanks to £1 million of extra funding secured by David Allen, Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner from the Government’s Hotspot Response Fund.

As part of the operation, the public is encouraged to report anti-social behaviour by visiting the constabulary’s website Report antisocial behaviour | Cumbria Police or our non-emergency number 101. In an emergency always call 999. Information and intelligence from the public is vital so we can work together to tackle issues in their communities.

Find out more about Operation Enhance: Op Enhance | Cumbria Police