Welcome to the Babergh East 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 servive 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 Berners, Brook, Mid Samford, Dodnash, Alton, Holbrook and Pinewood wards. It also covers the following parishes: Higham, Raydon, Hadleigh, Aldham, Elmsett, Layham, Shelley, Stoke by Nayland, Nayland with Wissington, Polstead, Kersey, Semer, Whatfield and Nedging with Naughton.   

Our Team Priorities 

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

1. Target Anti Social Behaviour in  Target Anti Social Behaviour in Belstead meadows and illegal use of motorcycles in Bobbits lane - read more details

2. Public reassurance patrols in Hadleigh Town Centre - Friday and Saturday evenings targeting youths being a nuisance outside licensed premises and the area of the swimming pool - read more details
 

3. - Target anti social behaviour and under age drinking in Shotley/ Shotley beach and Harkstead beach read more details

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

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 education 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

These are not open to the public.  However, the next one for your area is on 22nd july 2009.

If you have issues you want raised at this meeting - 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

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

Update on Local Crime

Useful Links
 

View more information on Stray Dogs - New Regulations

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.