Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems.

Key to our ability to work with and assist communities is the timely reporting of incidents. You will not always get an immediate response, however every report helps build an accurate picture of what is happening, where it is happening and when it is happening, it can also indicate who is involved. This in turn ensures the appropriate response not only by police, but often with partner agencies including housing, West Northants Council, Planning, Highways England, Environmental Health, local Schools, Youth Clubs and many more.

If a crime is in progress, people are at risk, or property is seriously endangered we advise to call on 999, if the incident does not meet this criteria we ask for you to call on 101. If the incident has ended and of low risk reporting online is easily done via https://www.northants.police.uk/ro/report/ .

To help with locations, people may wish to use the what3words app https://what3words.com/president.skid.dugouts

Deanshanger is a significant residential area in South Northants hosting one of our largest schools, it does have a police presence on a near daily basis at all hours of the day, however we appreciate we are not always seen. In addition to being on the ground we also work closely with Thames Valley Police in Milton Keynes and Buckingham to ensure our boarders are policed, this often leads to cross border operations. Just last week it saw us recovering a caravan together within a few hours of it being stolen in Warwickshire. We have the ability to communicate immediately with each other via our radio systems, not just in person or via email.

Deanshanger is a great and safe community to live in, in November 2020 16 incidents were reported in the Parish, for comparison 30 were reported in Old Stratford. By working together, and with the community being the eyes and ears reporting incidents and concerns, we can ensure Deanshanger remains the great place that it is.

Kind Regards

Chris

PC 860 Chris Bird

South Northants Neighbourhood Team

Northamptonshire