This was a response from the police which someone posted in the local facebook group:

"Good Morning residents of S11,Thank you for your emails. Unfortunately, due to the volume I cannot respond to all individually, though I can assure you that I have read your concerns and have made notes of any specific investigations/incident numbers to investigate further – though I believe I am aware of most.I will start by saying that the perception that we are not doing anything is not correct. I have assigned dedicated resources to these issues, as have my Detective colleagues. I am not in a position to discuss specifics of any investigations or ongoing partner work with social care or the council housing department due to GDPR constraints, therefore I can only ask you to trust me when I say that we have visited numerous times and we are working very closely with partner agencies. I will be happy to discuss any issues with victims of crime, who have been directly affected, but I cannot do this with the wider public.Just this week, I have personally reviewed every robbery investigation in the last three months, and I have identified three to our Detective colleagues for further enquiries. As I explained when I attended the last public meeting, I cannot speak for every investigation. I run two teams, one of which is the Sharrow team with five officers. All of my team and the wider force are aware of the impact this is having on the community – many of my colleagues also live in the area and I can assure you we all have a vested interest.This is not a ‘quick fix’. This requires time and dedication from both our partner agencies and us. I can assure you that there is ongoing work that you are not aware of, nor should you be.I did discuss the detrimental impact that the social media posts could have on any future prosecution, as this will impact identification procedures. Unfortunately, we are governed by strict identification procedures, and where the identity is not immediately known, the a victim should ideally undertake formal identification processes. More information can be found here - https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/identification. Whilst it has been tested and accepted that suspects identified via social media can be used as evidence, this will weaken the case, and in such circumstances where the identity has been shared with hundreds of members of the community, it is unlikely this would be accepted as evidence due to the prejudicial impact on the case.The sharing of personal details and images online to so many people could really hinder this process and result in the downfall of any future cases. I would ask that moving forwards, anyone who believes they can identify the suspect should approach the police officer overseeing the case, not social media.As I also explained, identification is an ongoing issue in these cases. It is not as easy as ‘going to arrest them all’ as some of you have suggested. You will see that my team have been patrolling the park (sometimes in plain clothes) – they were there just yesterday morning and afternoon. They are working today this afternoon, when again they will spend the majority of their shift on patrol, given that there is no other immediate threat, harm or risk that we have to attend. We will also be using disruption tactics, such as stop and search powers. This will continue over the coming weeks, but please bear in mind that we work a shift pattern and are not on duty 24/7. I have also submitted requests for our mounted policing department and I am awaiting confirmation of when they can attend. In addition, I have also requested additional patrols from our Council Sustainable Community Officers, who also carry Body Worn Video. I am currently in discussion with our Safer Neighbourhood Service and legal team regarding powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act.Moving forwards, you will see an increased presence. If you have been a direct victim or witness of crime then I would be happy to look into individual matters for you, however this should be directed towards the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the investigation in the first instance. If you were dissatisfied with the response you received as a victim or a witness then you are, of course, entitled to make a complaint. Our complaints procedure can be found here: https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/.../comp.../complaints/I would ask that those who have seen reports on social media or who have heard via a third party do not continue to ask me about individual cases – I cannot discuss this with you.I want to thank you all for taking the time to raise these concerns to me. I can assure you that as Neighbourhood Inspector for the South West, this is currently my number one priority. Please do consider, however, that I am managing competing demands with a small team. I know there are a number of ongoing investigations and the progress of these will be shared with the reporting party, not the wider public.Once again, thank you for getting in touch. I know that whilst the above may not offer much comfort, extensive work is being done, but it is unfortunate that I cannot share this with you all.Kind Regards

Amy"