Beverley has a new police inspector as Rob Danby – who was born and raised in the area – has taken over from Paul Gladstone.
Based at Beverley police station, Insp Danby is looking forward to meeting new people from across the area and helping tackle any issues they may have.
His patch includes the towns of Beverley, Cottingham, Willerby, Hessle and Brough, as well as rural areas surrounding Leven, Middleton-on-the-Wolds, South Cave and Newbald.
“I was born and raised in the area, so I know it well,” said Insp Danby.
“I therefore have that extra drive to work even harder to do the best I can for what is also my own community.
The area itself is a great place to live and work and has relatively low levels of crime.
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“I have been a police officer for more than 21 years and have worked in nearly all of the main policing areas during that time, including Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Hull and Beverley.
“Nearly all of my career has been spent in front-line, public-facing roles, including in incident response, patrol and neighbourhood policing.
“Working as the Chief Constable’s staff officer for a brief period in 2020, my eyes were opened to the wider and often hidden parts of the organisation that make it all come together.”
His career has been varied, but Insp Danby said neighbourhood policing has been one of his favourite areas.
“I like the reward of improving things,” he continued.
“This will be a tough thing to do in Beverley and Haltemprice, not because there are lots of problems, but because Insp Gladstone forged a well-established team with bags of experience and local knowledge.
“There are some well-embedded processes already in place.
“The area itself is a great place to live and work and has relatively low levels of crime.
“However, this brings about its own challenges in our efforts in keeping it that way.
“I will learn from the current team and hopefully bring some of my own experience to them so that we can all benefit and make improvements where they are identified.
“Ultimately, I want to make a positive difference to the staff and the community across the area.”
Outlining his priorities, Insp Danby said: “We have to work with the wider policing family to tackle crimes that affect people in our communities.
“This doesn’t mean we focus solely on burglary, theft and anti-social behaviour.
“We have to take into account online crime and fraud to help protect those most vulnerable in our community who, without the support of others, can sometimes be silent victims.
“Anti-social behaviour is an issue in communities across the country and ours is no different.
“To combat this, I want the team to not only address the offending behaviour after the event, but to tackle it proactively by working with colleagues within and outside the police to address the root causes of their offending and prevent further issues.
“I am already aware of ASB-related issues around the Flemingate area of Beverley.
“As I arrived in the post, the team were already well on the way towards addressing this issue and, in just a couple of weeks, I have seen massive improvements.
“It is this sort of prompt response I want to see regarding emerging issues – wherever they may be.”
Insp Danby said he wants to wrok with the community, getting local residents and groups involved in his attempts to combat issues in the area’s towns and villages.
“I would ask residents to talk to us and tell us what issues are affecting them,” he added.
“My team and I will be working hard every day to ensure our communities’ wishes are listened to, but sometimes we don’t know what they are as they go unreported.
“Everyone has busy lives, but I would encourage people to speak to us.
“I want to increase engagement opportunities and awareness with more of the community so that we are on top of issues before they become a bigger problem.”
