Your neighbourhood policing 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 works 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.
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:
Speeding
Action taken:
Local officers continue to lead efforts to improve road safety by conducting regular speed checks in the most affected areas and actively supporting Community Speed Watch (CSW) initiatives. CSW works closely with our teams to monitor and encourage safer driving behaviours. In addition, enforcement operations remain a key priority, with ongoing activity to address speeding and other motoring offences.
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Priority:
Burglary
Action taken:
We remain committed to maintaining a strong presence in rural areas through additional daytime and evening patrols, continually assessing vulnerabilities and gathering intelligence. These efforts are reinforced by ongoing targeted operations during late evening and early morning hours, in collaboration with the Rural Crime Team and cross-border Kent officers, to deter and disrupt theft and cross-border criminal activity.
Our work also includes the continued delivery of regular crime prevention advice to residents, farmers, and local businesses. We focus on improving security and implementing robust target-hardening measures to reduce the risk of theft and keep our communities safe.