(GB5) Hitchin Priory Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area. They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department).

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Stacie Peacock below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Alan Clarke

Sergeant

James Lant

Inspector

Stacie Peacock

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Tackle speeding on London Road B656 Issued 12 January 2026	Patrol and speed enforcement activity will take place in and around the location to address the issue of speeding vehicles. Actioned 12 January 2026
The unlawful use of E-scooters throughout Hitchin Urban Issued 12 January 2026	The use of E-scooters on public land is not allowed, and can present a danger to pedestrians and other road users alike. The Neighbourhood Policing Team have undertaken patrols looking for e-scooters being used illegally. Users will be spoken to to address this issue including education and, where necessary and appropriate, enforcement of relevant legislation. Actioned 26 January 2026
Checks on LGVs and waste carrying vehicles in Hitchin Urban Issued 12 January 2026	The issue of some LGVs and waste carrying vehicles using Hitchin Urban road network whilst contravening relevant road traffic and related waste carrier legislation has been raised as an issue. During January your local team conducted stop checks to make sure that vehicles using local roads to transport waste were doing so safely with secure loads and in accordance with the law. Actioned 26 January 2026

Priority

Action taken

Tackle speeding on London Road B656

Issued 12 January 2026

Patrol and speed enforcement activity will take place in and around the location to address the issue of speeding vehicles.

Actioned 12 January 2026

The unlawful use of E-scooters throughout Hitchin Urban

Issued 12 January 2026

The use of E-scooters on public land is not allowed, and can present a danger to pedestrians and other road users alike. The Neighbourhood Policing Team have undertaken patrols looking for e-scooters being used illegally. Users will be spoken to to address this issue including education and, where necessary and appropriate, enforcement of relevant legislation.

Actioned 26 January 2026

Checks on LGVs and waste carrying vehicles in Hitchin Urban

Issued 12 January 2026

The issue of some LGVs and waste carrying vehicles using Hitchin Urban road network whilst contravening relevant road traffic and related waste carrier legislation has been raised as an issue. During January your local team conducted stop checks to make sure that vehicles using local roads to transport waste were doing so safely with secure loads and in accordance with the law.

Actioned 26 January 2026

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