If you wish to join up to the Waldringfield Neighbourhood Watch
scheme please
email:
Waldringfield NW, giving your full name and address. You
should be contacted in due course.
New Safer Neighbourhood Teams have now been set up
in Suffolk.
The contact details for this area are:
If you need immediate assistance
always dial 999. You should dial 999 when life
is threatened or people are injured, or if there is a crime in
progress or an immediate police response is necessary.
To view the latest
updates to our immediate area of
Waldringfield, Newbourne and Hemley.
To report a problem related to any of the
topics listed below, please use the link at the top of the page
which is a partnership service with SCDC:
Abandoned Cars
Beaches
Damage to a street name sign, litter bin or doggie bin
Dogs
Drainage problems
Fly Posting
Fly Tipping
Litter
Noise
Odour
Rat or mice infestations
Refuse collection issues
Smoke, fumes or dustComing soon...
Police Direct
Police Direct is a high tech messaging service provided by Suffolk
Constabulary, which is designed to bring you up to date information
about crime and policing issues in your area.
Information can be sent by email to your computer, by text to
your mobile phone, and by telephone to your landline.
The service will give you:
- Latest information on local crime
- Warnings about bogus callers
- Crime reduction advice
- Updates from your Safer Neighbourhood Team
- Latest details on major traffic disruptions
It’s free to join Police Direct and you choose how
you want to receive the alerts, via email, text or phone or any
combination of these.
You can register up to three postcodes, which could
include where you live, where you work and maybe where a relative
lives.
You can join Police Direct by:
- Visiting
http://policedirect.suffolk.police.uk/
& following the links for Police Direct (for messages in any
format.)
- Text POLICE followed by a space and then your postcode to 88588
(for
- text service only).
- Contact Police Direct on 01473 613997
Marine Watch
To register for Marine Watch please complete the
registration form and return to Suffolk
Police HQ. This is a free service.
Homeshield
Is an inniative provided by the Crime and Disorder Partnership to
support vulnerable and elderly people. It helps by providing
assistance with small jobs ie keeping a garden looking orderly and
well kept to prevent them being targets for scams and bogus
callers.
Nominated Neighbour Scheme
The Safe and Sound Group promote the Nominated Neighbour Scheme
across Suffolk.
The scheme involves people using a unique card if an unexpected
caller comes to the door of an elderly or vulnerable person.
The card will refer the caller to a 'Nominated
Neighbour' who will come back with the visitor and supervise the
visit.
The idea is that when an unexpected caller comes to
the door the card should be passed through the letterbox, shown at
a window or through the gap in a chained door.
The occupant will be encouraged not to enter into a
conversation with the caller or open the door, but to just hand
over or show the card. It is hoped this will deter a potential
bogus caller immediately and they will leave the area. A genuine
caller will not mind following the instructions on the card.
Volunteers are sought from the community to act as a Nominated
Neighbour for elderly or vulnerable people living near them.
Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour
Suffolk
Constabulary, in conjunction with various partners, is
working hard to stamp out unruly, anti-social behaviour, which can
cause misery to many residents.
Anti-social Behaviour is defined as ‘behaviour by a person which
causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one
or more other persons not of the same household as the
perpetrator’.
The definition describes the consequences of the behaviour as
opposed to the behaviour itself, which can be quite wide ranging
and includes: verbal abuse, vandalism, noise nuisance, writing
graffiti and smoking or drinking alcohol while under age.
There is a wide range of measures available that can help make a
difference, including: The Youth Nuisance Register, Acceptable
Behaviour Contracts, Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and the
Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003.If you have any information relating
to anti-social behaviour which you would like to pass on to the
police, call 01473 613500.
Immobilise
Suffolk Police are joining forces with online property database
Immobilise
to help keep property safe and reunite stolen items with their
rightful owners across the county.
Many items of identifiable property are either lost or stolen each
year. By taking the time to register property on the Immobilise
database, people can take a positive step towards reducing the
crime, as their property would be identifiable to all law
enforcement agencies across the country. This in turn will help the
police reunite property to their lawful owners and will also help
to catch criminals.
Almost any possession with a serial number can be registered for
free, including:
Mobile phones
Ipods, other MP3 players and games consoles
Laptops, computers and PDAs
Satellite navigation and in-car equipment
Bicycles
Watches, jewellery, art and antiques can also be registered for a
small fee. Users who upgrade can also add photos and certificates
of ownership to their account.
The Immobilise data base can also be used before purchasing second
hand electrical items. By checking the CheckMend facility on the
website before buying, it is possible to identify a stolen
item. The message is to never buy any item that has not got
its serial number displayed, as there is no reason why they
would need to be removed legitimately.
Suffolk SAFEKey
Suffolk SAFEKey is Suffolk Constabulary’s keyholder service that
gives people the opportunity to register nominated keyholders for a
home or business property. A keyholder is someone trustworthy such
as a friend who lives nearby and has access to the premises in the
owner’s absence.
Having nominated keyholders helps ensure that should an incident
happen at a property, the police are able to contact an appropriate
person, helping to ensure greater peace of mind that an incident
can be dealt with as swiftly as possible by Suffolk
Constabulary.
There are many benefits to Suffolk SAFEKey including; storage of
a maximum of four keyholders for business premises and two for a
residential property; secure and encrypted online management of
your registration via a dedicated website 24 hours a day; devoted
customer support team open during office hours; storage of
information relating to hazardous materials or other potential
dangers; details of a preferred plumber or window boarder/ glazier
and many more.
As Suffolk SAFEKey is an additional service offered by Suffolk
Constabulary, there is an annual fee. To cover the cost of
protecting your data and maintaining the system there is an annual
charge of £12 for residential and £35 + VAT for business
registrations. Anyone interested in registering a property should
visit:
http://www.suffolk.safekey.org.uk/
or contact the registration hotline on 08444 121
802