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| founded = 2003 |
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| founding location =[[Honicknowle]], [[Plymouth]] |
| founding location =[[Honicknowle]], [[Plymouth]] |
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| founded by = Nathan Danvers <ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/8203-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-honicknowle-defence-regiment/story-29891204-detail/story.html |title=The rise and fall of the Honicknowle Defence Regiment |date=November 14, 2016 |work=[[The Herald (Plymouth)|The Herald]] |access-date=2016-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115143803/http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/8203-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-honicknowle-defence-regiment/story-29891204-detail/story.html |archive-date=2016-11-15 |dead-url=yes}}</ref> |
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| years active = 2003–2011 |
| years active = 2003–2011 |
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| territory = Honicknowle, West Park, [[Whitleigh]], all in [[Plymouth]] |
| territory = Honicknowle, West Park, [[Whitleigh]], all in [[Plymouth]] |
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The HDR is thought to have first appeared in 2003. By 2004 the group had already committed hundreds of acts of vandalism around Honicknowle, as well as serious assault and robbery. At the time there was also sexual offences directed at the gang. |
The HDR is thought to have first appeared in 2003. By 2004 the group had already committed hundreds of acts of vandalism around Honicknowle, as well as serious assault and robbery. At the time there was also sexual offences directed at the gang. |
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They later met on a bridge to fight with a copycat group named The Whitleigh Mental Mafia. |
They later met on a bridge to fight with a copycat group named The Whitleigh Mental Mafia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornwalllive.com/rival-gangs-met-footbridge-fight/story-11499288-detail/story.html|title=Rival gangs 'met on a footbridge for a fight'|date=16 September 2009|website=Cornwalllive.com}}</ref> |
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There were also rumours that a rival, relatively unknown, albeit talented gang known as CCM chinned them all and was the reason for their disbanding. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornwalllive.com/rival-gangs-met-footbridge-fight/story-11499288-detail/story.html|title=Rival gangs 'met on a footbridge for a fight'|date=16 September 2009|website=Cornwalllive.com}}</ref> |
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==Disbanding== |
==Disbanding== |
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The group is the first criminal organization from Plymouth to be reported about in a national newspaper, being featured in ''[[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hoodie-ban-lifted-on-yobs-because-406551|title=Hoodie ban lifted on yobs because mum buys their clothes|first=Richard|last=Smith|date=14 July 2009|website=Mirror.co.uk}}</ref> and in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. The group also received quite extensive coverage from the ''[[BBC]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8005353.stm |title=Teenage gang face prison threat |date=2009-04-17 |work=BBC News |access-date=2019-07-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
The group is the first criminal organization from Plymouth to be reported about in a national newspaper, being featured in ''[[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hoodie-ban-lifted-on-yobs-because-406551|title=Hoodie ban lifted on yobs because mum buys their clothes|first=Richard|last=Smith|date=14 July 2009|website=Mirror.co.uk}}</ref> and in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. The group also received quite extensive coverage from the ''[[BBC]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8005353.stm |title=Teenage gang face prison threat |date=2009-04-17 |work=BBC News |access-date=2019-07-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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The infamous leader of the child gang, Nathan Danvers, was convicted In August 2016, homeless and dealing heroin to feed his own addiction, Danvers was jailed for three years and eight months for a brutal bottle attack on a cyclist. Danvers is currently residing in prison. |
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This child gang will be looked at as a group of youngsters who were steered in the wrong direction by someone older and just as much a delinquent. He has proved doing crime is not cool and merely causes a blight on the neighbourhood. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 04:10, 20 August 2019
| Founded | 2003 |
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| Founded by | Nathan Danvers [1] |
| Founding location | Honicknowle, Plymouth |
| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Territory | Honicknowle, West Park, Whitleigh, all in Plymouth |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Membership (est.) | 50 |
| Criminal activities | assault, robbery, shoplifting, car jacking, arson, vandalism, among others. |
The Honicknowle Defence Regiment (HDR) was a mid-2000s criminal gang from Honicknowle, Plymouth. At one point they were dubbed one of the most feared gangs in the United Kingdom.
History and founding
The HDR is thought to have first appeared in 2003. By 2004 the group had already committed hundreds of acts of vandalism around Honicknowle, as well as serious assault and robbery. At the time there was also sexual offences directed at the gang.
They later met on a bridge to fight with a copycat group named The Whitleigh Mental Mafia.[2]
Disbanding
Between 2008-2009 many senior members of the group were charged after an effort by the Police to try and disband the organization, which was reported as at the time as becoming a more sophisticated crime syndicate. The leader, Nathan Danvers was handed a prison sentence in 2008 and others received non prison sentences over the following months and years,[3] although many were later incarcerated for separate crimes. The last reported crime credited to the HDR was in 2011.
Legacy
Even though Honicknowle is now free of organized gang activities, houses in the area generally sell for less than other areas in Plymouth, even if these areas have much higher crime rates. In fact, there was no robbery reported in the area over the whole of 2016, which cannot be said for many of the other places in the area.[4]
The group is the first criminal organization from Plymouth to be reported about in a national newspaper, being featured in The Mirror[5] and in The Daily Telegraph. The group also received quite extensive coverage from the BBC.[6]
References
- ^ "The rise and fall of the Honicknowle Defence Regiment". The Herald. November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rival gangs 'met on a footbridge for a fight'". Cornwalllive.com. 16 September 2009.
- ^ Wardrop, Murray (2009-04-17). "Teenage gangsters responsible for more than 300 crimes are given Asbos". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ^ UKcrimestats. "Crime in Honicknowle and West Park". Ukcrimestats.com.
- ^ Smith, Richard (14 July 2009). "Hoodie ban lifted on yobs because mum buys their clothes". Mirror.co.uk.
- ^ "Teenage gang face prison threat". BBC News. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2019-07-16.