Welcome to the Brandon Safer Neighbourhood Team website. 

In Suffolk, Safer Neighbourhood Teams are made up of Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers, Specials and Police Support Volunteers.

We work alongside staff from other organisations, including district and borough councils to provide an even better service to local people across the county.

Our team has a remit to solve problems identified by local people from your area – which could range from crime and anti-social behaviour to noise and litter.

Remember, we are here to help you, so please get in touch with us if you need our assistance. Our team covers the wards of  Brandon East, Brandon West, Eriswell, The Rows and Lakenheath.

Our Team Priorities

(what you told us we need to concentrate our efforts on)

1. Brandon Industrial Estate and development of Industrial Watch (Postcode areas IP27 OND, IP27 OPB, IP27 ONZ, IP27 ONY, IP27 OPA, IP27 OPD, IP27 OHW)  This priority was set on 26th August 2009 - link to more details

2. Emerging Communities - reduction in homeless related issues within Brandon IP27 0AQ  This priority was set on 16th December 2009 - link to more details

To view details on previous priroties please use the following link - Previous Priorities

Suffolk Court Results

Here you will find details of some recent cases heard by local magistrates across Suffolk. For more information click on the following link: Court Results – opens in a new window

Policing Pledge

The above priorities reflect local concerns and are in keeping with the Policing Pledge. It gives all forces the same set of guidelines which help ensure that local people receive a quality policing service, wherever they live. To view the pledge, please click on the following link: Policing Pledge - opens in a new window 132Kb (pdf)

The next neighbourhood policing meeting

We hold regular tasking meetings, which are attended by the police, county, district and parish councillors, as well as our partners from health and educational organisations.

The aim is to:

• Discuss issues put forward by the local community.
• Select the top three priorities to be addressed and how we are going to tackle them.
• Arrange feedback to local people about progress.

There will be a further priority setting meeting, open to the public, to be held on:

• Wednesday 7th April 2010 between 10am and 11am. 
• The meeting will be held at West Row Village Hall, Beeches Road, West Row, Suffolk, IP28 8NP.
  These meetings are open to the public, so if you would like to come along and raise any issues

If you can't make the meeting and would like to get in touch about something which concerns you - please contact us.

Come and see the team

Why not come along and meet us at one of our public events, where you can share your concerns and find out what we are doing. View our Public Events Diary

How you can get involved

For details, please see our How you can get involved section.

Other news and information

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Brandon Police Station opening hours - these are currently 14:00 pm to 16:00 pm hours Monday to Thursday.  It is closed Bank Holidays and Weekends.

Forest Heath District Council provide a weekly Drop In Centre in Brandon, from Friday 5th February - opens in a new window - 329kb (pdf)

BASC Poacher's Moon Leaflet - Fight Crime Stop Poaching int it's tracks - opens in a new window - 385kb (pdf)

Brandon SNT Newsletter Winter 2009 - this document opens in a new window - 107kb (pdf)

Eriswell Drive Street Briefing - The safer neighbourhood team street briefing was a great success, with lots of residents coming out to have their say.

Keep property safe with Immobilise - 64kb (pdf)

Mount Road - find out further information about the issues resolved.

Safer Neighbourhood Crime Statistics for 2009/10 as at 28th February 2010 - 63kb (pdf)

Unauthorised use of motorcycles in the forest

Useful Links

Winter Crime Prevention Advice - please do not leave your vehicle running unattended on the Highway while waiting for it to warm up or defrost; it is an offence to do so and you may leave your insurance invalid if your vehicle is stolen.

Dissatisfied with our service?

Suffolk Constabulary makes every effort to get it right, every time. However, there may be occasions when you are dissatisfied with the service you have received. If you would like to make a complaint, please go to the complaints section on the Suffolk Police website: Complaints

Updates on the team's work will be provided on these pages.  You can also log on and tell us about your crime and safety problems - click on the report a problem link.