Welcome to the Stowmarket 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 Stowmarket North, Stowmarket South, Stowmarket Central and Stowupland.

Our Team Priorities

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

1. Vehicle Related Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Stowmarket - in particular vehicles “racing” around Ipswich Street, Market Place, Gipping Way and Hollingsworth Road - IP14 1AY, IP14 1RA, IP14 1DT - read more details 

2. Youth Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Stowupland - in particular Stowupland High School, the Village Hall and Play Area, IP14 4BQ -read more details

3. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Church Walk Stowmarket - In particular misuse of alcohol, littering and generally rowdy behaviour, IP14 1ET- read 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 Community Priority Setting meeting

We hold regular Community Priority Setting 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.
• Discuss the top three priorities chosen by members of the public and decide how thes should 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 26th August 2010. It starts at 10:00am and finishes at 11:00am and will take place at the Town Council Offices, Milton Road South, Stowmarket.

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 

Or come and see us 'Every Saturday' between 11.30am - 1.00pm outside the United Reform Church in Ipswich Street.

How you can get involved

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

Other news and information

All links in this section open in a new window:

Keep property safe with Immobilise - 64kb (pdf)

Neighbourhood Watch: for information on this and other Watch Schemes in Stowmarket use the following link - Neighbourhood Watch in Stowmarket SNT

Safer Neighbourhood Crime Statistics for 2010/11 as at 30th June 2010 - 63kb (pdf)

Stowmarket SNT Spring 2010 Newsletter - 139kb (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 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.