Your safer neighbourhood 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 Sergeant provides frontline leadership to coordinate neighbourhood team activity, and work with the community, partners and other colleagues, to deliver safer neighbourhoods. This includes directing problem solving and engagement activity, and being responsive to community needs.
The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline leadership to coordinate neighbourhood team activity, and work with the community, partners and other colleagues, to deliver safer neighbourhoods. This includes directing problem solving and engagement activity, and being responsive to community needs.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Youth Engagement Officers are Police Constables who engage with children and young people, building trust and confidence, whilst working closely with schools and partners. They seek to intervene early, where needed, and be responsive to community needs.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
Police Constables work in the community to tackle local issues and crimes. They provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, and are responsive to local needs. They take a problem solving approach to issues, work with partners, focus on engagement and target their activity where it is needed most.
PCSOs provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, using designated powers where needed, deterring and preventing crime, and tackling antisocial behaviour. They are problem solvers and work with partners, where needed, to address local issues.
PCSOs provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community, using designated powers where needed, deterring and preventing crime, and tackling antisocial behaviour. They are problem solvers and work with partners, where needed, to address local issues.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Shoplifting
Action taken:
Officers have been working to identify and charge shoplifters active in Ashford. In the last quarter, this included charging one of the area’s most active shoplifters with two counts of theft, one count of burglary and one count of assault. Another prolific shoplifter, who had stolen over £2,000 of goods in the last six months alone, was located, arrested and charged with over nine counts of theft.
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Violence against women and girls - VAWG
Action taken:
Local officers, are continuing to conducted high visibility patrols around the key areas identified by the team include Fordbridge Park, Clarendon Road, and surrounding roads near the train station. We are continuing to work with our partners to make it safer. We organise regular public engagement events and meetings to raise the public’s awareness of Violence Against Women and Girls and to give everyone an opportunity to talk to us about anything of concern.
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Action taken:
An individual, well known in the Ashford area, came to notice for anti-social behaviour in the area of Fordbridge Park. Officers located the individual, who was arrested for a breach of their Community Behaviour Order, which was dealt with at court. Officers will continue to monitor the situation for any further breaches.
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Drug Dealing in Ashford
Action taken:
Local PCSOs have been conducting house to house in the Ashford area and have uncovered drug dealing concerns. From this we have been speaking with local people to understand the ongoings. We have also been working with our partner agencies to resolve the drug dealings.
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Priority:
Parking A30
Action taken:
Local PCSOs have been out and about dealing with the A30 parking issues regarding dangerous parking. We are speaking to local business and places of worship about the dangerous parking. Local PCSOs and officers will continue to conduct high visible patrols around the area.