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Meet the Neighbourhood Policing
Team Inspector

Inspector Keith Priest

Inspector Keith Priest has been a Police Officer for 15 years and is now Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for St Ann's and Sneinton.

He was previously involved in the Civil Engineering industry, a job he had always wanted to do prior to leaving school.

He said: “I worked as a draughtman at various companies involved in numerous projects all over the country. My police career started in uniform at Beeston in 1994 when, like my predecessor, I was one of the more ‘mature’ joinees.

“I initially worked in patrol and response roles. I was then transferred to a station in  Stapleford where I made up a small team of proactive police officers, who were the forerunner to neighbourhood policing as we see it now.

I really enjoyed interacting with local people and getting to know the community.

“My interest in intelligence and crime developed and I continued my career as a Field Intelligence Officer covering Beeston, Stapleford and Wollaton, where I had to deal with intelligence-led crime and local problems targeting crimes having the most impact on local communites.

I joined CID at Beeston as a reactive detective, transferring to the Central Intelligence Unit. Between 2000 and 2005 I was part of the very successful team Operation  Stealth, a team of detectives set up to tackle gun and drug crime.

“In 2005 I was promoted to a Detective Sergeant and transferred to Radford Road, where  I made links with local partners and communites who assisted my role.

After two years, I moved to Operation Vanguard, which tackles organised crime groups. We had recent successes by cracking down on drug dealers, which have since been published in the media.

“Building relationships with local partners agencies and communites is vital to fully understand  our commitment to what people want and need. I see this role as a new challenge, building on previous experience but also see it as an opportunity to develop our links with  partner agencies who serve you.

“We want to make sure everyone feels safe, wherever they live and that St Ann’s and Sneinton continue to be a place where people want to live, work and visit. I look forward to meeting you and listening to your issues so we can work together to tackle issues that matter to you.”