Neighbourhood policing team
I am Chief Inspector for the City Neighbourhoods and am responsible for local Policing in the City areas.
I have been a Police officer for 22 years and have worked in a number of departments throughout that time, ranging from CID, SOC, Special Branch, Intelligence and Neighbourhood Policing.
The Neighbourhood Inspector has overall responsibility for the entire neighbourhood policing team of Sergeants, Police Constable, PCSO's 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 stakeholder to enable the neighbourhood policing team to work effectively.
The Neighbourhood Sergeant provides frontline management to support and co-ordinate the activity of the neighbourhood policing team. They work with key partners and stakeholders to problem solve issues and develop innovative ways to identify and safeguard vulnerable people within the community.
Police Constables work alongside the community and partner agencies to tackle crime and issues identified by the local community . They work together with PCSOs to be a visible presence in the local area and build trust and confidence by developing a detailed understanding of the community.
Police Community Support officers (PCSOs) are the face of the police within local communities. They play an integral part in delivering effective neighbourhood policing, providing a highly visible policing presence and building relationships with the local community as well as working to problem solve long-term neighbourhood issues.
Crimes and priorities
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Through consultation with the public and Partners it has been decided that the Policing priority for July 2026 to September 2026 for the wards Basford and Leen Valley will be Anti Social Behaviour . The Police will provide proactive patrols around all the areas where we identify ASB and deal with those who we identify as perpetrators effectively. We will specifically focus on open spaces such as parks and recreation ground in the warmer period.
Action taken:
June 2026 update
The main area for our patrols on the Leen beat is the Beechdale Retail Park, we regularly patrol this area and speak with the shop staff .We will identify areas on the ward where ASB has been reported and look to adopt problem solving principles in dealing with, locations, persons affected and perpetrators. We will reflect and review on what is effective and what doesn't work .