Yuletide season is upon us

The countdown is on, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Santa Claus is not the only one preparing for his busiest time of year.

Humberside Police officers and staff are also gearing up for our busiest time of year as the festive season gets into full swing and certain offences do tend to increase.

Throughout December and into early January, you can expect to see an increased police presence as we look to spread some festive cheer, engage with the public, and keep everyone on the right side of Santa’s list.

As part of this, we will also be supporting the Home Office initiative, Winter of Action, which is a continuum of the Safer Streets Summer Initiative shining a spotlight on the teams that sit at the very core of policing.

This summer of intensified activity saw our Neighbourhood Policing Officers patrol over 5800 miles – that’s the equivalent of walking top to bottom of the United Kingdom 10 times! Or, if you imagine 4143 Humber Bridges side by side, that’s the distance they travelled, spending 3299 hours out and about from June to September alone.

As a result of this activity, we have seen a 26.4% reduction in ASB incidents over the last three months compared to September, October and November 2024. And their work doesn’t stop here.

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