At this evening’s Cheadle Area Committee we had an update from PC Jim Wilson on the issues in the Oak Road Area.  The news from the police was positive, so I’m particularly keen to hear from residents to see if this matches their experiences over the last week or so.

• Police have met one particular resident to agree an action plan to deal with problems in the area.
• Many of the problems seemed to stem from one particular address on Oak Road where a young man was living, with visitors at all hours and drug activity. Stockport Homes and the Police are working on an eviction.  The tenant has been served with an eviction notice and has two weeks to appeal.  The earliest court date that’s been secured is 23rd May.
• The property was recently boarded up when the resident was in hospital for two weeks.  When the resident returned, the house was unboarded.  However, the Police say they are unaware of any further problems in the last few days  and the tenant may be staying elsewhere.
• More Special Constables are patrolling in the Oak Road area, and more night patrols have been requested.
• A mobile police station is in Oak Road roughly one day a week, with patrols from the station.  Residents are encouraged to drop by and share any concerns they have.
• Patrolling officers are looking to identify youths and, where there are problems, will look at further measures such as acceptable behaviour contracts.
• On a couple of evenings, Section 60 powers have been approved, giving officers the power to conduct searches without normal grounds of suspicion.  A couple of arrests have resulted.
• A young man is on bail, having been arrested in relation to the vandalism of cars in Whitegates and the south end of Ashfield Road.