Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Team
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.
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.
The Sergeant is next in command and also assists the Inspector. In addition they provide leadership in the development and supervision of the Constables and PCSOs. They too work with the community and other agencies to ensure that the concerns of the community are dealt with by the Neighbourhood Team.
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.
This officer is a Police Community Support Officer. While having no power of arrest, the officer can attend incidents, patrol and reassure, tackle ASB and parking issues, and in Thames Valley will be deployed to deliver our Crime Attendance policy of attending to provide follow up support and contact. They too are also responsible for tackling the concerns of the community.
This officer is a Police Community Support Officer. While having no power of arrest, the officer can attend incidents, patrol and reassure, tackle ASB and parking issues, and in Thames Valley will be deployed to deliver our Crime Attendance policy of attending to provide follow up support and contact. They too are also responsible for tackling the concerns of the community.
This officer is a Police Community Support Officer. While having no power of arrest, the officer can attend incidents, patrol and reassure, tackle ASB and parking issues, and in Thames Valley will be deployed to deliver our Crime Attendance policy of attending to provide follow up support and contact. They too are also responsible for tackling the concerns 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 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.
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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.
Crimes and priorities
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Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Botley and the surrounding villages
Action taken:
The team have been working with local bars and pubs to raise awareness of violence against women and girls in these areas. There is work being completed and operations planned to help make public spaces a safe and fun environment for all to enjoy. The team have worked with the community safety partnership and working towards the winter season several operations in this area will take place with other departments to help prevent any crimes against women and girls
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Retail theft and financial scams in Botley and surrounding villages
Action taken:
The Neighbourhood Team are working with the retail crime team to bring repeat offenders of shoplifting to justice. Tescos and Iceland in West Way Botley are shops that are companies that the team are working with to help reduce shopliftings and patrols have increased to prevent crimes in the area. The Oxfordshire retail crime team and now working closely with the team to help identify and assist in the prevention of shoplifting and apprehension of offenders in a more timely manner.
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Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Botley and Abingdon Outer Villages
Action taken:
The team have been patrolling the outer villages of Abingdon and in the last month we have seen a 14% decrease in ASB in the outer areas. We are aware of some individuals that are riding motorbikes in the Sutton Courtenay area, we are working on to Identify them and potentially issue section 59. The team worked in partnership with the local council and Football club in Drayton in regard to the unauthorised emcampment. There will be target hardening completed on the ground to help prvent and deter any future incidents. Over the coming months the team will be working with the rural crime team to help prevent and catch any offenders of hare coursing and other rural crime offences.