I will work to make sure we have safe and secure communities - raising your concerns with the police and the local council. I want to tackle crime head on with local initiatives and community policing.
Essex Police now has the highest headcount in its history and Hotspot Policing has reduced anti-social behaviour by more than 30% from 2023 to 2024.
As MP, I had quarterly meetings with Essex Police to discuss local policing matters such as anti-social behaviour, car crime, wildlife crime, and knife crime. Going forwards, I will do the same if I am lucky enough to be re-elected. If you have a concern, I will speak to the District Commanders about it.
We've had some recent successes with Government investment of £1.1 million in Hotspot Policing in Essex - introducing high-vis patrols and targetted intervention. As a result, there have been 592 extra hours of Essex Police patrols, 444 hours of Community Safety patrols, a community safety event and youth outreach work. All this has reduced anti-social behaviour in Basildon by over 30% year-on-year.
We've also increased police headcount increase dramatically. Essex Police now has the highest headcount than at any point in its 182-year history with over 900 new officers recruited since 2016. Nationally, we have met our 2019 Manifesto commitment to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers.
To combat car crime, Essex Police has set up its own Stolen Vehicle Intelligence Unit - carrying out large-scale operations into organised crime. Virtually every week, local police are finding stolen vehicles and securing convictions of dangerous criminals.
I will do everything I can to work with Essex Police and ensure that you feel safe on the streets and secure in your home.
Stephen Metcalfe MP welcomes a new initiative launching in September which will offer grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 to organisations working to help adults who are unemployed or inactive in the community into employment, learning or training.
Launching September 1st, CXK will offer grants o
Stephen Metcalfe has recently met with the new District Commander for Basildon Chief Inspector Chris Bradford to discuss his priorities and raise local concerns. A number of those will be addressed by the launch of 23 new Town Centre Policing Teams across Essex.
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has welcomed the Government’s commitment to bring forward legislation to place ‘Helen’s Law’ on the statue book.
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, joined fellow MP Mark Francois, Basildon Mayor, Councillors, veterans, Cadets and supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant to pay tribute to the Armed Forces across the weekend (29-30 June 2019).
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has joined children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives’ call on NHS England to keep its promise to protect the Children’s Hospice Grant – and go further by increasing it to £25million per year.
A new report
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, spent the weekend (15-16 June) celebrating the communities of East Tilbury and Pitsea.
The Heart of Pitsea Celebration & AGM on Saturday and the East Tilbury Fund Day on Sunday saw community and representatives come to
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, is joining with local charities and voluntary groups to celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2019.
11.8 million people formally volunteered once a month last year.
Stephen Metcalfe, Member of Parliament for South Basildon and East Thurrock, welcomed the Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Vange last week to support Conservative Council Candidate Yetunde Adeshile who received 478 votes, just 2% short of victory.
While in Basildon, the Home Secretary confirmed the la
Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Mangan have joined forces this March to ask people to wear a Marie Curie daffodil pin to help fund vital care and support for people living with a terminal illness, and their families.
It was very difficult to understand how someone could choose to leave this country and join an organisation who’s aims are to destroy our values and then cite them as a means to return.
