Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
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 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.
The Neighbourhood Inspector has overall responsibility for the entire neighbourhood policing team of Sergeants, Police Constables, PCSOs and police staff. They are responsible for delivering on neighbourhood policing strategies, directing the deployment of the team and developing relationships with partners and key stakeholders to enable the neighbourhood policing team to work effectively.
Community and Diversity Officers (CADOs) provide crucial support to help local areas improve their engagement with diverse communities. They play a key role in helping to promote community cohesion, breaking down cultural barriers and assist in reducing fear of crime.
Crimes and priorities
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Action taken:
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There have been an increase in reporting of persons sitting outside the shops and asking for money.
People have raised that they feel intimidated by this behaviourAction taken:
Three Community Protection Warnings have been issued so far to parties involved.
Patrols have been increased at relevant times to discourage this behaviour.
We are liaising with the Parks Trust who own the land where the shops are situated, as well as staff within the affected stores, in order to understand the impact on customers and to obtain CCTV footage where applicable to assist with identification -
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Repeated calls for service regarding the smell of cannabis in communal areas of blocks of flats on Brahaman Way and Antolian Avenue in Whitehouse
Action taken:
Cannabis warning letters were issued to a number of flats to remind residents that possession of cannabis is illegal and that the smell of cannabis smoke is classed as anti-social behaviour.
Key locations are being regularly patrolled by Neighbourhood units in order to identify specific flats involved.
Community Protection Warning notices have been issued to the residents in 2 flats in order to minimise this behaviour which is having an impact on the local residents -
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Concerns raised by residents in Whitehouse around an increase recently in dwelling burglaries
Action taken:
We have attended 2 community meetings to share information and provide reassurance about ongoing investigations which our Priority Crime Team are actively dealing with.
We have arranged Street Surgeries to provide more specific security advice.
Operation Darknight begins in October which is focussed patrols identifying vulnerable properties and using social media to enable residents to target harden their properties and thereby deter offenders