Get to know your local officers as we kick off Neighbourhood Policing Week

Dear Resident,

This week marks ‘Neighbourhood Policing Week’, where we highlight the great work that our neighbourhood officers do in your area.

To kick off the week, we wanted to share more information about what neighbourhood policing is, and how you can get involved.

What is neighbourhood policing?

Fenland is split into different sectors, and each one is covered by a different team comprised of a sergeant, police officers, and Police Community Support Officers:

Our March Neighbourhood Policing Team cover: March, Doddington, Wimblington, Whittlesey, Eastrea, Coates, Benwick, Turves, Chatteris, and Manea.

Our Wisbech Neighbourhood Policing Team cover: Wisbech, Wisbech St Mary, Parson Drove, Newton, Foul Anchor, Tydd St Giles, Elm, Friday Bridge, Coldham, Christchurch, Leverington, Tydd Gote, Guyhirn, Murrow, Gorefield, Rings End, and Throckenholt

They are dedicated to patrolling their specific areas and community engagement is at the heart of what they do. The teams focus on the issues that matter most to you, whether that be anti-social behaviour, road safety, drug use or retail crime.

From coffee mornings to nursery visits, they take the time to connect with people of all ages and listen to their views. This information is used to identify problems and take action through a range of measures, such as closure orders.

We also have a Neighbourhood Support Team, which is dedicated to dealing with:

• County lines development and enforcement
• Visiting properties vulnerable to cuckooing
• Dealing with individuals who carry knives
• The exploitation of children and adults

From carrying out safeguarding visits to the most vulnerable members of the community, to stop-searching individuals in key areas for drug dealing and violence, they are always busy tackling your concerns – although you may not always see it as they predominantly operate in plain clothes.

How to get involved
There are dedicated neighbourhood policing teams across Cambridgeshire working in your local area every day, tackling issues that matter most to your community and building strong relationships with residents and partners.

Want to find out more about what your local team has been up to? 
 

From patrols and community events to crime prevention work and partnership initiatives, there is plenty happening near you.

Head to our website to explore the latest updates, find out more about your local team and see what’s going on in your area.

You can also stay connected and never miss an update by following your local neighbourhood teams on Facebook, where we regularly share news, appeals, events and advice: Policing Fenland

Community meeting
The next community meetings are coming up!

During the online meeting you will get the opportunity to meet your neighbourhood policing team, hear what they have been working on over the past three months and help set the priorities for the coming quarter.

The March neighbourhood community policing meeting takes place on 16 June, from 7pm until 8.30pm.

The Wisbech neighbourhood community policing meeting takes place on 30 June, from 7pm until 8pm.

If you are interested in joining us, email ‘March’ or ‘Wisbech’ to communitymeeting@cambs.police.uk and you will be sent a Teams invite.

Local priorities: 

Using a combination of your feedback and our own data, we set the top three things your local neighbourhood policing teams across Fenland will prioritise over a three month period:

March:

• Tackling vehicle-related anti-social behaviour and traffic offences in March, Whittlesey, and Chatteris town centres
• Proactive targeting of known drug dealing and drug use hotspots, within March, Whittlesey, and Chatteris town centres, with a focus on disrupting criminal networks and safeguarding young people at risk of exploitation
• Provide a visible policing presence in town centres and other public spaces to offer community reassurance and address safety concerns. This priority follows engagement with young people

Wisbech:

• Tackling anti-social behaviour in the town centre
• Working with partner agencies to tackle street drinking
• Working with the business community to combat retail crime and ASB

If you see any of our officers out and about this week, please do say hello! 

Kind regards,