Your safer neighbourhood team
Neighbourhood policing within Surrey Police is delivered by Safer Neighbourhood Teams in each of the 11 districts and boroughs of the County. Each neighbourhood within the districts and boroughs is served by a dedicated team of officers and staff.
Neighbourhood Teams provide community engagement, targeted foot patrols and collaborative problem solving to tackle the issues that cause the greatest harm in our communities. Teams are made of sergeants, police officers and PCSOs, led by the Borough Commander, with further support provided by other team members - with specialisms in youth engagement, licensing and crime prevention.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Shoplifting and acquisitive crime
Action taken:
Shoplifting - Officers have been conducting regular foot patrols in Staines targeting Shoplifting and Antisocial Behaviour. Local PCSOs have also been visible in Staines and have worked closely with security officers in the town centre for crime prevention.
Acquisitive Crime – We continue to carry out various operations which have been targeting suspects utilising the travel networks with the aim of disrupting their offending. This has resulted in numerous successes including an arrest of a known suspect whilst working alongside our partners and following a pursuit. We have also been proactively targeting prolific offenders, resulting in charges and remands for robbery, as well as using court conditions to deter reoffending and limit their access in and around Staines.
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Priority:
Anti-social behaviour
Action taken:
There has been a 47% reduction in ASB between March and April 2026. Officers continue to provide some regular high visible foot patrols in Staines town centre. As we continue to work closely with our partners to help reduce the presence of large groups of youths.
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Priority:
Use of Bikes through the pedestrianised area area of the town and the Public Spaces Protection Order.
Action taken:
We have issued Section 59 warnings to individuals seen riding mopeds or motorcycles within the pedestrianised area. The council has introduced gates into the High Street in order to deter those from riding or driving. Cyclists using the pedestrian zone have been reminded of the restrictions and asked to dismount while travelling through the area.
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Priority:
Use of Catapults against property and wildlife
Action taken:
We continue to monitor Staines Town and Urban for any catapulting offences and shall deal with those identified robustly. The PSPO continues to be active for the locality of Staines so this will be pursued jointly by police and council as an extra measure to deter those looking to offend. We have been encouraging those unsure to report catapult offences to us at our meet the beats.
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Priority:
Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Action taken:
Re-introduction of StreetSafe, which is a platform to report anything that makes women unsafe. Businesses approached to distribute the QR code/link to the platform. Please, if possible, place the poster on the Surrey Police website/social media platforms.
High visibility and plain clothes patrols increased. Focus on Town centre, Staines Railway station and Bus Station.
Several “Meet the Beat” engagements organised and utilised as an opportunity to share VAWG relating concerns.