Neighbourhood policing comes to Slough
Neighbourhood policing is now being rolled out in Slough, following its successful introduction to other towns in Berkshire East since 2005.
The new style of Slough community policing will be explained to residents of Baylis and Stoke at a meeting at Manor Park Village Centre on Wednesday 7 March.
Insp Pete Carter, who is leading the roll-out across Slough, said: “Through neighbourhood policing we will be working with local people to identify the issues which affect the community’s sense of security, and then working together to tackle those issues.
“Residents will be able to have a say in how their area is policed by attending neighbourhood forums and joining neighbourhood action groups (NAGs).
“Neighbourhood policing is a partnership initiative, as many of the problems identified may not be solely policing issues. For example, people may be concerned about anti-social behaviour and graffiti, both of which are dealt with jointly by police and the local authority. Hopefully, by all working together we can make people feel safer, more secure and involved in what happens in their neighbourhood.
“The meeting for residents of Baylis and Stoke is scheduled to run from 7pm to 9pm. Refreshments will be provided.
“We hope that as many people as possible will come along to meet their neighbourhood policing team and find out about how they can get involved in this new initiative.”
The Slough neighbourhood includes the railway line running from Farnham Road to Stoke Poges Lane, Farnham Road to the west up to Buckingham Avenue East into Belfast Avenue, along Canterbury Avenue up to Penn Road and along Northern Road coming down Hawthorne Crescent joining onto Stoke Poges Lane again. Effectively the neighbourhood policing area will be exactly the same as the Stoke and Baylis ward boundary.
The neighbourhood Slough policing team for Baylis and Stoke comprises:
Insp Jon Goosey
Sgt Liam Nairn
PC Ian Whitlock
PC Tim Crossman
PC Nick Brown
PC Mark Dunne
PCSO Sanjogata Ram
All the officers can be contacted via the single non-emergency number: 0845 8 505 505.
There is a police point in Buckingham Avenue, Slough, which is open to the public for general enquiries on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between midday and 2pm.
Thames Valley Police ~ Slough