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20of hours or illegally eg. fly tipping of household or building waste. Veolia, Westminster City Council%u2019s waste management contractors, work extremely hard to keep our streets clean. This usually begins by opening dumped bags or boxes LAW AND ORDER REPORTAnne Wright and Frances BloisCrime Statistics for our Designated Joint Knightsbridge and Belgravia and Brompton and Hans Town Metropolitan Police Ward Panel TeamsTop 10 Crime Statistics in Knightsbridge and BelgraviaFebruary %u2013 October 2024AS/03 Nuisance %u2013 43 (3.46%)046/00 Shoplifting %u2013 54 (4.35%)149/00 Criminal damage residential %u2013 55 (4.43%)034/01 Robbery of personal property 55(4.43%)NC/08 Crime related incident %u2013 98 (7.73%)105/01 Assault without injury %u2013 97 (7.81%)045/10 Theft from a motor vehicle %u2013 175 (14.09%)039/00 Theft from the person %u2013 395 (31.8%)049/10 Other theft %u2013 238 (19.16%)NC/11 Domestic %u2013 34 (2.74%)%u2022 THEFTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES Our Police teams have been carrying out successful plainclothes and high visibility uniformed patrols, mounted patrols and regular leafleting advising and raising awareness amongst residents which has had the effect of bringing down thefts by two thirds in the last three months.and searching for evidence. In one recent case, the KA gathers that the landlord of a problem property was surprised to receive a call from a council enforcement officer on their mobile phone overseas. Westminster%u2019s food waste recycling scheme is easy and highlights how much waste can come from food e.g. bones, peelings and tea bags. It is more fun than it sounds and %u2018offenders%u2019 are obvious when you see black or recycling bags split by foxes or other vermin and spread across the road on a Friday (or other) morning. Don%u2019t forget %u2013 please report it to FixMyStreet.com.Dog poo is a seemingly neverending problem so please report any evidence to the Council using the FixMyStreet website or ReportIt tool on Westminster%u2019s website. Westminster would like a description of the dog walker, type of dog and place and time of day i.e. to aid enforcement action. Failure to clean up after your dog in a public area is an offence which can result in an on-the-spot %u00a3100 fixed penalty or prosecution and a fine of up to %u00a31,000. Pretending or actually looking at your phone while letting your dog loiter (for you know what) is no defense in law. Please warn your dog walker if you have one.%u2022 THEFTS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES The highest incidents of thefts from motor vehicles occurred in March and April this year but were significantly down in the last three months by 46% due to a combination of plain-clothed Police operations deployed in the hotspots of Imperial College Princes Gardens, Lowndes Square and Hans Place and arrests made. %u2022 BURGLARY The highest incidents are found in the summer months of July and August although down by 35% in the last three months.%u2022 ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR (NON CRIME) The most common ASB in our area revolves around music, begging and illegal trading, the latter from in particular ice cream