Whaddon Lynworth and Oakley Community

In Touch April 2013 Whaddon Lynworth and Oakley

To read the April 2013 police report for Whaddon, Lynworth and Oakley, please click  here 

InTouch - Cheltenham North March 2013

The latest Police Report for Cheltenham North is available to read - In Touch March 2013

Whaddon, Lynworth and Priors Neighbourhood Watch Update

Over recent weeks we have received an increased number of reports of suspicious persons believed to be rouge traders in our area. Please get to know your elderly neighbours and keep watch for them. As autumn approaches, rogue traders will try and con people by suggesting repairs need to be urgently carried out on their property. They may try and use a ruse to get into an elderly person’s house such as claiming to be from the water board or a drainage company. They may even claim to be coppers and ask to come in to talk about crime in the area.

Look out for your neighbours and learn to differentiate the extra-ordinary from the ordinary. Take notes and report suspicious activity to the police by dialling 101 or 999 in an emergency.

Police Information Point

Whaddon SCT have recently installed some new Police Information Points (PIP’s).

PIP’s were originally introduced to Gloucestershire in 1997 to encourage greater communication between the public and the police.

They are situated at selected locations throughout the Whaddon area and provide contact points. PIP’s are multi-functional providing the public with a range of advice on crime reduction and community safety as well as other police and community related information. PIP’s also provide an opportunity for interaction between the police and the community as well as providing opportunities to exchange community-based information

The new PIP’s situated in the following location:

Cheltenham Borough Homes main foyer and Oakley Resource Centre.

Opening times are as follows:

 9:00am             to             5:00pm Monday to Friday.

If anyone is unable to find anything that they need or the PIP needs restocking, or you would like to see the PCSO's at the PIP at another time, please contact PCSO Louise Riley via the contact us form at the top of this page.

Community Engagement

Please take the time to send an e-mail using the 'Contact us' section at the top of the page telling us your concerns you have about the area that you live in. Please be as specific as possible regarding locations / activities and times. Remember they do not have to be crime related.

Alternatively, please feel free to stop any of the members of the team for a quick chat to tell them your concerns. All the PCSO's are out and about throughout the area and will be happy to stop at any time, and will be at the PIP posts at specific times and dates. (details to be released shortly)

Or contact PCSO Chris White or PCSO Louise Riley by e-mail direct using the link here: