Bridlington South will be the focus of a new crackdown on drug crime later this year.
Humberside Police have selected the area to be their focus for a new government initiative called "Clear, Hold, Build".
Inspector Andrew Beadman says the operation takes a new multi agency approach and will get underway in October.
The "Clear, Hold, Build" project will launch in mid October and see the police work with other agencies to tackle drug related crime in the town.
‘Clear, Hold, Build’ is a multi-agency partnership tactic, designed by the Home Office and endorsed by the Policing Inspectorate, to rescue areas of the country most blighted by organised crime.
Inspector Beadman says the idea is to bring together skills from different organisations to tackle the issues.
The programme has already been tried in other parts of the country, where Inspector Beadman says the multi agency approach has been show to be effective.
Inspector Beadman says people living in the town will see an increase in activity later in the year and says the local community will be able to get involved.
The Home Office announced in January that Police forces in England and Wales will adopt the new tactic for tackling serious and organised crime, after early signs of success by pilot forces.
The tactic will see police forces ruthlessly pursue gang members to clear an area, maintain a hold over the location to prevent another gang from taking control, and then work with communities to build resilience in an area so it is less susceptible to the draw of crime groups.
Around £2 million will be invested to support the roll-out of ‘Clear, Hold, Build’ in the highest-harm hot-spot areas in England and Wales to include new organised crime co-ordinators to work with regional organised crime units and forces.
The programme has already been piloted by 7 police forces since 2020 to positive effect, improving community resilience to serious and organised crime but also showing the potential to impact wider crime reduction.
According to Merseyside Police, between August and October last year, the programme yielded a significant increase in operational outcomes in high-harm areas including 420 arrests, 11 firearms and 90 vehicle seizures, and 78 warrants executed.
There were also several crime reductions within the pilot site in West Yorkshire including a 57% reduction in burglary, 27% reduction in drug offences and 38% reduction in antisocial behaviour.
Commenting on the announcement, National Police Chiefs’ Council Lead for Serious and Organised Crime, Chief Constable Steve Jupp, said:
"The rollout of Clear, Hold, Build across policing is an important step in tackling and preventing serious and organised crime.
This approach will see police forces and Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) work more closely with local partners to build resilience in communities and prevent those at risk from being drawn into crime.
The support for this system-wide approach, alongside significant investment into ROCUs, has enabled us to maximise our efforts and effectiveness against high harm offenders alongside our law enforcement partners. Extending and maintaining this support across the country will help to ensure a strong response across the entirety of policing."
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