Wisbech

Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we have set the below as the things your local neighbourhood policing teams in Wisbech will prioritise for July - September 2026:

1) Drug supply, possession and associated anti-social behaviour in the Wisbech town area.

2) Homelessness and associated anti-social behaviour, including street drinking, in the Wisbech town area.

3) Anti-social behaviour surrounding car meets – targeted activity directed towards dangerous and antisocial driving in and around Wisbech.

1) Drug supply, possession and associated anti-social behaviour in the Wisbech town area.

In the last quarter, the Wisbech NPT have made huge gains in reducing supply, use and ASB in the town centre with a notable decrease in reports of drug use and supply.

Oscillating tactics, previously unused tactics and a robust policing strategy has seen numerous arrests for supply and possession offences and a stop and search success rate far exceeding the national average. Monthly stop searches are up by more than 1000% and arrests have increased across the board.

We will be working to capitalise on this success, employ new strategies and tactics to target higher level offenders within the drugs supply framework to make Wisbech an inhospitable place for drug dealers to operate.

2) Homelessness and associated anti-social behaviour (ASB), including street drinking, in the Wisbech town area.

This priority continues to be worked on. Officers are targeting ASB, street drinking and homelessness. Partner agencies have commented in a notable reduction in the issues. This and the previous priority often have a crossover in terms of offenders, intelligence, locations and public perspective. This is an ongoing partnership matter that will see incremental change as the operation progresses.

3) Anti-social behaviour surrounding car meets – targeted activity directed towards dangerous and antisocial driving in and around Wisbech.

Neighbourhood officers have conducted numerous engagements with enthusiasts from the car meet community.

Now that Section 59 of the Police Reform Act has changed, officers will be conducting robust enforcement on selected days within the Wisbech area. People driving in a manner that could cause alarm, distress or annoyance can expect their vehicles to be seized without warning for acts such as backfiring exhausts, heavy revving, wheel spinning, burnouts, wheelies and such anti-social behaviour. Where evidence exists, offenders will also be prosecuted for offences.

Drug supply, possession and associated anti-social behaviour in the Wisbech town area.

Homelessness and associated anti-social behaviour (ASB), including street drinking, in the Wisbech town area.