Neighbourhood Blues

Looking inside the grassroots fight against crime, and getting an insight into the everyday problems that blight people's lives.

The team visits the home of a couple believed to be the owners of a banned dog; forced to seize the animal, tests then prove the pet to be a pitbull-type, meaning the family face the devastating choice of having the dog killed or saved in court.

Several tip offs about a man cultivating cannabis at home see the police give him a rude awakening; a pair of burly bailiffs get banged up by a disgruntled shop owner who has seen the credit crunch cause him to fall behind with his rent.

We see how CCTV is used in Hull and two neighborhood officers use restorative justice to mend relations.

The Humberside Neighbourhood Police Team mount a city-wide missing persons search for a popular local man who has gone missing after a night out with his friends.

The team launch a dawn raid and uncover a cannabis farm hiding behind the chintz curtains of an executive mansion; the RCPCA and the police join forces to visit the home of a woman banned from owning dogs.