Haringey Safer Neighbourhood Teams
- What are Safer Neighbourhoods Teams?
- What will the teams be doing?
- How does this differ from current policing methods?
- Why are Safer Neighbourhood teams being introduced?
- How will the Met know if this is working?
What are Safer Neighbourhoods Teams?
Safer Neighbourhood Teams were rolled out across the 19 wards in the borough in April 2006.
In 11 wards, where the teams are more established, they consist of:
- one police sergeant (PS),
- two police constables (PCs) and
- three police community support officers (PCSOs).
The remaining 8 wards are being covered by a slightly reduced team of:
- one sergeant,
- one police constable and
- one police community support officer.
Throughout the rest of the year these teams will be brought up to the full team strength.
The aim of these teams is to tackle anti-social behaviour and local problems. Local residents are given a real say in deciding the priorities for their area, allowing Safer Neighbourhood Teams to provide local solutions to local problems, while maintaining a focus on reducing priority crime.
The roll out of Safer Neighbourhoods Teams across London has been completed a full 2 years ahead of the National Policing requirement. This means that 630 teams are now in place, covering the 624 wards in London.
- Go to the attached files section at the bottom of the page for a full list of current safer neighbourhoods.
What will the teams be doing?
Safer Neighbourhood teams will consist of additional Police staff and these teams will be tackling quality-of-life crimes, anti-social behaviour and the sort of crimes and behaviour that affect the day-to-day lives of a community.
These include abandoned cars, graffiti and vandalism.
The teams will also be working together with local authorities; community and consultative groups to ensure issues that affect the public's feeling of safety and security are tackled.
|Back to topHow does this differ from current policing methods?
Safer Neighbourhoods is supplying additional Police resources to the community, this is what the community wants, a more visible reassuring police presence. We will continue to police Haringey, dealing with calls for assistance, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.
All parts of the borough have cover from:
- over 300 police officers on response teams,
- Police Community Support Officers,
- over 100 officers involved in the investigation of crime and
- 175 support staff providing support to the Police with their work.
The Safer Neighbourhood teams are more localised, are ring-fenced from other duties and focus on local crimes, issues and concerns.
|Back to topWhy are Safer Neighbourhood teams being introduced?
Public surveys still show us that the public still do not feel safer despite substantial crime reduction in Haringey in recent years.
There is a need to tackle and reduce the fear of crime and provide greater reassurance.
The introduction of Safer Neighbourhood teams will play a significant part. The extra officers that Safer neighbourhoods provides will give us the capability to tackle the crimes and issues that people who work and live in Haringey tell us make them feel unsafe.
|Back to topHow will the Met know if this is working?
Improving neighbourhood safety is one of the Met's stated priorities in its Policing and Performance Plan for 2004/05 and this will be measured in a number of ways, including monitoring the levels of public satisfaction with the way neighbourhoods are policed through surveys.
We will also be seeking feedback from our partners in the Community and seeking the views of the public through surveys and through consultation with our community and consultative groups.
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