Crime and Community Safety

Community Safety covers a broad spread of issues for the local community, from reducing crime and anti-social behaviour to providing CCTV and security services at locations across the Borough.

The Communities Team works to address these issues in communities across Broxtowe.  The team also helps to run the South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership and works closely with other organisations such as the Police to plan a strategic approach that will help tackle community safety issues across the borough.

The main areas of work covered by the Communities Team include:

• Working with partners to reduce crime
• Supporting drug and alcohol awareness and diversionary activities
• Investigating and enforcing anti-social behaviour
• Raising awareness of and reducing hate crime
• Reducing risk and safeguarding vulnerable people
• Enforcement of environmental ASB
• Disruption of Serious Organised Crime

Securing your Bike

Bicycles are often targeted by thieves because they are left poorly secured or not secured at all. It takes just a few seconds for the opportunist thief to steal a bike that is left unsecured.

Around 3,000 bikes are stolen in Nottinghamshire every year.

Find our more from the booklet created by Nottinghamshire Police, with different ways to protect your bike from being stolen(Opens in a New Window) and to increase the chances of it being returned to you if it is stolen. 

For advice on dealing with specific types of crime, please visit Nottinghamshire Police's advice centre (Opens in a New Window).

View the Serious Organised Strategy 2023-2026(.pdf)(185KB)(Opens in a New Window)

E-Scooters and E-Bikes

Know the rules, ride considerably and help keep everyone safe in our town centres.

Beeston High Road – No Riding

You must not ride e-scooters or bicycles (including e-bikes) in the pedestrianised High Road/Beeston square area. This is a permanent pedestrian zone enforced by on street signage and local traffic orders. Please dismount and walk your bike or e-scooter through the area.

E-bikes – What’s legal

Most normal e-bikes are classed as electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs). They are legal on roads and cycle lanes if they meet all of the following:

• Rider is 14 +
• Pedal - assist only (motor wont propel without pedalling)
• Motor capped at 250W maximum continuous power
• Assistance cuts out at 15.5 mph (25 km/h) You don’t need tax, insurance or registration for an EAPC. Higher-powered e-bikes or those that can be throttle-only above walking speeds are treated as mopeds/motorcycles and must be registered, insured and licenced to be used on the road.

E-scooters – What's legal

•  Privately owned e-scooters cannot be used on public roads, pavements or cycle lanes anywhere in the UK.
• Trial rental e-scooters are legal only within approval trial zones (eg Nottingham City). They must be used on roads/cycle lanes – not pavements.
• Broxtowe Borough Council does not currently operate a hire e-scooter trial.

Note: While Broxtowe Borough Council does not operate a rental e-scooter trial, Lime e-bikes are available for hir

e in Beeston. These can be used like any other pedal cycle on roads and cycle lanes but must not be ridden in pedestrian zones such as Beeston high road.

Where you can and cant ride If your vehicle is legal

• Roads (observe the highway code and signals)
• Cycle lanes and shared paths that are signed for cycling

Not allowed

• Beeston high road/Beeston square pedestrian zone- dismount and walk.
• Pavements/footways that are not designated for cycling
• Any pedestrian-only areas or places signed “pedestrian Zone- no vehicles” during the time shown.

Safety and good conduct

• Ride at a slow, considerate speed around people; give way to pedestrians at crossings
• Use lights at night and a bell were fitted
• Never ride on pavements; where in doubt, dismount
• Keep batteries and chargers to the manufacturer’s specification; don’t use damaged or unofficial chargers

Enforcement and penalties

Police can stop and seize illegally used e-scooters. Riders may face fines, penalty points and potential prosecution. In pedestrian zones, council officers may also take enforcement action.

Useful Links and Further Information

Advice on using e-scooters (.pdf)(175kb)(Opens in a New Window)

Riding an electric bike: the rules (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules (Opens in a New Window)

Riding an electric scooter: the rules (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/electric-scooter-rules (Opens in a New Window)

E-scooter trials: guidance for users (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/e-scooter-trials-guidance-for-users (Opens in a New Window)

Statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-guidelines-on-lithium-ion-battery-safety-for-e-bikes (Opens in a New Window)

Government safety message on e-bikes and e-scooters (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-safety-message-on-e-bikes-and-e-scooters (Opens in a New Window)

Fires in e-bikes and e-scooters: 2022 and 2023 (GOV.UK): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fires-in-e-bikes-and-e-scooters/fires-in-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-2022-and-2023 (Opens in a New Window)