Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
The Inspector is in command of the neighbourhood Policing Team and is responsible for the overall policing of the neighbourhood. They lead, manage and co-ordinate the team and also work with the community and other agencies, in ensuring an appropriate and timely response to incidents and issues affecting the community.
The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline management to support and co-ordinate the activity of the neighbourhood policing team. They work with key partners and stakeholders to problem solve issues and develop innovative ways to identify and safeguard vulnerable people within the community.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community. They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Neighbourhood Administrators are key members of police staff who provide fundamental support to the local Neighbourhood Policing Team to make neighbourhoods safer and build closer relationships with local communities.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
People are more concerned about drug dealing within the public realm. Specifically, in the underpasses at the west end of the High Street
Action taken:
We completed a plain clothes operation with a focus on drug dealing in service yards and underpasses around the town centre. No such activity was detected but we will continue to take action at different times of the day/night/week
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People are concerned about reports of people riding devices too fast, inside shops and recklessly around the town centre, specifically within The Lexicon and near Waitrose
Action taken:
We have incorporated targeting e-bikes and e-scooters into other operations and, during one last week, seized an e-scooter being ridden around The Lexicon. We plan on doing this as part of our wider ranging operations.
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People report loud, inconsiderate, reckless driving around The Ring and Market Street
Action taken:
We are increasing the amount of speed gun trained staff on the team to run speed enforcement operations. We conducted patrols and intervened in offences around ignoring traffic signs, children not wearing seatbelts and construction and use offences.