Welcome to the Bury Central Safer Neighbourhood Team.  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 dentified by local people from your area - which could range from crime and ant-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.  Bury Central team covers Abbeygate, Risbygate and Eastgate wards. 

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

1.  Modified Vehicles - To reduce the problems caused by the use of modified vehicles in the following areas Cattlemarket  IP33 3DG, Buttermarket  IP33 1DA,Cornhill  IP33 1DZ, Rougham Hill  IP33 2RU. This priority was set in September  2009  link to more details

2. Dealing with offences of Theft of purses within the Bury St Edmunds town centre mainly Abbeygate Street IP33 1LB , Cornhill IP33 1DX and St Johns Street IP33 1SQ. This priority was set on 16th December 2009 - link to more details

To view details on previous priorities 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.

The next meeting will be held at Westbury Social Club, Oliver Road, Bury St Edmunds. IP33 3JG on Wednesday 17th March 2010 at 2:00pm.The public meeting will end at 3:00pm.

All members of the public are invited to attend to discuss local issues and set neighbourhood priorities with Police and Partners, meet your SNT officers and find out what's happening in your area.

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 an meet us at one of our publice events, where you can share you 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

All the links in this section open in a new window:

Bury Central Newsletter Winter 2009

Keep property safe with Immobilise - 64kb (pdf)

Latest News

Pictures Of The Team

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

Useful Links

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 your 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.