North Cotswolds Safer Community Page

Team Members

Sgt Martin Jones

PC Gary Brewer-County Council Officer
Responsible for Bourton and Northleach Communities

PC Caroline Paxford-County Council Officer
Responsible for  Moreton Communities

PC Chris Skinner - County Council Officer
Responsible for Stow Communities

PC Rob Wells-County Council Officer

Responsible for Chipping Campden Communities

Chipping Campden and surrounds including Willersey, Weston-Sub-Edge and Mickleton 
Local Officer - PCSO Mike Jurkiewicz

Moreton In Marsh Community and surrounds including Blockley, Aston Magna, Todenham and Longborough. 
Local Officers - PCSO Renee Morgan

Stow on the Wold Community Priorities and surrounds including the Guitings, Naunton and the Oddingtons. 
Local Officers- PCSO Clive Wilkes, PCSO Clare Ashley-Cox and PCSO Adrian Palmer

Bourton on the Water and Northleach Community including Andoversford, the Barringtons, the Slaughters and the Rissingtons.
Local Officers - PCSO Alison Shaw and PCSO Mel Cheesbrough cover Bourton, the Sluaghters and the Rissingtons.
PCSO Brian Stagg covers Andoversford, Nortleach, Withington and the Barringtons.
 

Moving towards a Fair Deal for Stow

Local community leaders, representatives of the police and Cotswold District Council are encouraged by the recent improvements in the running of the twice yearly Gypsy Gathering known as Stow Fair, and are working together to continue this upward trend.  

 To find out more click here. 

Can You Give Us Any Information?

The intelligence officer for North Cotswolds police has made an appeal to the community asking them to continue working with the local policing team.

PC Alison Palfrey took on the role as Local Intelligence Officer for the North Cotswolds in January this year.

Talking about her new role she said; “My role as local intelligence officer involves talking to local residents, gathering information, assessing it and working with my colleagues to take action, where appropriate, in order to keep the area a safe and pleasant place to live.”

PC Palfrey already has a lot of local knowledge, having previously worked in a reponse car for the North Cotswolds area.

She said; “Whilst our regular patrols give us a good view of what’s happening in the area our best source of information are members of the community. We’re eager to encourage local residents to keep giving us information, reporting crimes and telling us about any suspicious activity no matter how small it may seem.

“The information we gain from working with the local community plays a huge role in both stopping and preventing crime from anti social behaviour and criminal damage to drink driving and drugs offences. All information given to myself or my colleagues is treated very seriously and in the strictest of confidence.”

PC Palfrey and her colleagues at the North Cotswolds Safer Community Team can be contacted on 0845 090 1234 or by using this form. 

Man Arrested Following Warrant At Sherborne Address

A man was arrested last week on suspicion of drugs offences last week after police carried out a warrant at an address in Sherborne.

The warrant was carried out at a property on Haycroft Road on Friday February 5 where officers recovered a large amount of cannabis.

A 22-year-old man was arrested at the address on suspicion of drugs supply and has been bailed to return to Stroud police station on March 26.

A 23-year-old woman was given a caution for possession of cannabis.

Anyone with any information about the use or supply of illegal drugs is urged to report it to the Safer Community Team either in person, by calling 0845 090 1234 or by using the contact for HERE. You can also give information anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0845 090 1234.

Introducing Your New Officer For Chipping Campden

The North Cotswolds Police Safer Community Team (SCT) are pleased to announce that the Chipping Campden community now have a new county council funded officer dedicated to the area.

PC Rob Wells joins PCSO Mike Jurkiewicz as the officers responsible for Chipping Campden and the surrounding areas, including Willersey, Weston-Sub-Edge and Mickleton.

He said; “In my new role I’m eager to get to know the local community and for people to feel comfortable to come and talk to me about any particular problems in the area so that we can take action to improve the issues that matter most to the people that live here.

“Currently our priorities for the area are to monitor speeding and the behaviour of motorists in Saintbury, preventing the abuse of the one-way system in Church Street and also to provide residents with crime prevention information so that together we can help keep the villages safe and pleasant places to live.”

PC Wells will be with the mobile police station on Chipping Campden High Street on Friday morning, February 12, to introduce himself to local residents and be on hand to offer crime prevention advice and answer any questions people might have.

Latest North Cotswolds Community Newsletter

Our latest Community Policing newsletter has just been printed and will be delivered. It is designed to provide you with details about your Safer Community Team and keep you updated about what we are doing to reduce crime and disorder and promote safety in Gloucestershire.

This edition reinforces the Constabulary’s commitment to the Policing Pledge – our contract with the public that outlines the standard of service you can expect from us.

These newsletters will be available at key locations within your community. If you require a copy please speak to your Safer Community Team who will ensure you receive one or where you can collect one. To view your Communities newsletter online please click here.

Your help needed, following Disorder in Bourton On The Water

Were you in Bourton town centre on the evening of Saturday February 6? If so you might be able to help us with our investigation into a disturbance. Read more here.

National Horsewatch Scheme

The North Cotswold Safer Community Team would like to inform you of how to find help in protecting your horse and the valuable equipment that goes with it.
Do you receive automatic free messages from the National Horse Watch scheme?

Are you a member of the Gloucestershire Rural Watch scheme?

Working together Horse Watch and Rural Watch are helping to both prevent theft and re-unite horses with their owners.

We would like to invite all horse owners and anyone connected with horses in the North Cotswolds to make use of the services on offer. Membership is free; you will receive a newsletter, and automated crime messages to your email account or phone.

We can also provide you with a free security survey of your property, along with advice on the many different methods of crime prevention marking.

Please contact me directly at Bourton-On-The-Water Police Station asking for PCSO Mel Cheesbrough, by telephone 01451 824260 or via the Police main switchboard on 0845 090 1234.

I can also be contacted by email NorthCots-SCT@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk

Please remember these are my non-emergency contact details and should only be used for this purpose.

In case of emergency please dial 999.

Crime Prevention Packs

Free Home Security Packs for NW Members in the Cotswolds 

Neighbourhood Watch members in the Cotswolds are being offered free home security packs, which provide useful advice to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime.

The packs, which have been provided by the Cotswolds Safer and Stronger Communities Partnership, contain information on crime-proofing your home, joining or setting-up local Neighbourhood Watch schemes and how to combat bogus callers. In addition, residents can fill out a self assessment form, to check how secure their homes are.

Also included are some discount vouchers for home security products from B&Q, Focus and Homebase. PC Mark Godsland, Crime Reduction Design Advisor for the Cotswolds, explains, ‘Home owners in the District should follow the simple advice offered in these packs, which will help to identify where home security could be improved and how to get involved in local Neighbourhood Watch schemes.’

The packs are available now through your local Police Safer Community Team or from the Neighbourhood Watch Office at Stow Police Station.

Note for Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators-why not obtain a bulk supply of these packs for distribution to your members?

Neighbourhood Co-ordination Groups

Neighbourhood Co-ordination Groups are your chance to have a say in setting priorities for the local police and council authorities to deal with in your area.The Groups meet at 3 month intervals and are attended by the local Police Team and Council Representatives who will listen to your concerns.The panel consists of local representatives of groups like Neighbourhood Watch,Parish Councils,Residents Associations and Youth Groups.They will vote on up to 3 priorities for the Police and Councils to work on and report back to the  the next meeting with a progress report. If you wish the Group to consider a matter which effects your local community then contact a member of your Policing Team. Details on how to do this are contained on this website.