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Babergh West Team Homepage

Welcome to the Babergh West 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  Boxford, Bures St Mary, Brett Vale, Chadacre, Glemsford & Stanstead, Lavenham, Leavenheath, Long Melford, North Cosford and Waldingfield wards.

Our Team Priorities

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


1. Youth related Anti-Social Behaviour in Glemsford (Operation Gait) - Anti Social Behaviour in Tye Green, Hunts Hill and Village hall - CO10 7RH  in the evenings between 5pm - 11pm. This prioirity was set on 1st August 2009 - link to more details

2.  CrimeTrend - Preston St Mary, CO10 9NE. (Operation Earldom) Four theft offences reported to police since January 2010.  - link to more details

3  Suffolk Safekey - To recruit membership of Suffolk Safekey from commercial premises in Long Melford CO10 9JA and Lavenham CO10 9QA.    - 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 priority setting meetings, which are attended by County, District and Parish councillors, Police, as well as partners from Health and Educational organisations, the business community and members of the public.


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.

These meetings are open to the public, so if you would like to come along and raise any issues with us, the next one for your area is on Thursday 18th March 2010 at Village Hall, HIgh Street, Acton, CO10 0AT.   It is open to the public from 11.00 am and finishes at 12.00 pm.  If you can't make the meeting and would like to get in touch about something which concerns you - please contact us


Priority Setting Meeting Minutes - Link to more information

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

Other news and information

Please note all the following links open in a new window:

Babergh West News - link to news updates  

Babergh West Newsletter Winter 2009 - opens in a new window - 119kb (pdf)

Equestrian Crime Prevention  - link to more information

Hate Crime - link to more information

Helping Suffolk Stay Safe in bad weather - link to more information

Our Partners - link to more information about the partners we work with

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

Seasonal Crime Prevention Advice 

Useful Information for Parents and Children 

Useful Links

What have the Team have been up to? - link to more details on what the team have been doing 

How you can get involved

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

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.