Safer Neighbourhood Teams are a new approach to policing, with councils, community partners and volunteers working alongside police officers and police staff, to tackle your concerns around crime, anti-social behaviour and safety, and to make your community a safer place to live and work in. The key aims of Safer Neighbourhood Teams are:

- Listening to the public to identify their concerns

- Working with the public to tackle the issues that have been identified

- Keeping people informed of the progress that’s made. They will be out and about, and will listen and talk to you. They will want to know about the things that affect your quality of life – such as anti-social behaviour, graffiti, noisy neighbours or crime.

 

The police want to ensure you are safe and secure at all times and there are things you can do to look after yourself, such as:

- Use well-lit, busy roads and avoid shortcuts you are not familiar with.

- If you think you are being followed or feel threatened go to a shop or anywhere lots of people are and ask someone to call the police.

- Purchase a personal attack alarm from your local police station.

To report a crime you need to call in at a Police Station or telephone your local police force.

Always dial 999 if you need a police officer to attend straight away.

 

You can also report information anonymously (where you do not have to reveal your identity) to Crimestoppers.