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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 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.
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.
Vehicle – No specific location
Youth - Back Alley area
Issued 28 June 2026
The Neighbourhood team will continue to patrol in vehicles and on foot across the Chipping Norton area. Vehicles seen acting in a an Anti-Social manner will be stopped and the drivers will be engaged with. If appropriate the team will be able to issue S59 notices or consider other powers under the road traffic act.
The team will patrol the area of Back Alley and engage with any persons seen. The team are already engaging with the schools in the area in relation to this issue to identify persons responsible and to educate year groups on the consequences of ASB.
Please let us know if there are any specific area’s that you feel are affected by ASB and we will target out patrols in these locations.
Actioned 28 June 2026
Stores within the town centre seeing increase in shop lifting
Issued 28 June 2026
Neighbourhood team will do regular high visibility patrols of the town to disrupt and deter offending. They will engage with store staff and customers to obtain up to date information of possible issues. We will encourage reporting of offending.
Actioned 28 June 2026
Chipping Norton – no specific location
Issued 28 June 2026
The survey shows the community are concerned about drugs use across Chipping Norton. We will continue to complete high visibility patrols across our Neighbourhood and utilise our stop and search powers were we have the appropriate grounds. If Drugs are found we will deal robustly with the offenders.
We would encourage the community to report any activities which concern them either directly to officers on patrol, via 101 / webform or Crime Stoppers. We rely on intelligence to assist us in targeting our patrols in the areas of concerns and dealing with those who break the law.
Actioned 28 June 2026