South Cotswolds Safer Community Team
PS Richard Smith
The communities we cover are:
Our Local Policing Pledge to you:
Our local pledge to you is to supply you with your local community policing team contacts, dates of your next neighbourhood policing meetings, details of your local priorities and the work being carried out towards those priorities. Our commitment for SCT staff is to spend 80% of their time visibly working in your neighbourhood, tackling your priorities. If you want to know how you can contribute to the priority settings and other work within your neighbourhood, please use the form on the Contact us tab at the top of your Safer Community Team's homepage. To access crime statistics for your SCT view our crimemapper website.
Click here to access Gloucestershire Constabulary's Policing Pledge.
Priorities
- Area:Cirencester Rural North Community
- Priority:To tackle the issue of speeding through the Villages of the Rural North Community
- Action:
- In a response to local fears over the standards of driving in the area caused by displacement from the A417.
- A multi-agency response has been initiated drawing upon the co-operation of local, highways and Police.
- Area:Cirencester Rural South Community
- Priority:Anti Social Behaviour at the Upper Up playing Fields South Cerney
- Action:
- The local community have identified that the area is becoming a focal point for anti-social behaviour by youths. This has included minor criminal damage and littering.
- The Police response is to ensure high visibility patrols in the area and a robust response to offenders utilising a variety of methods. Engagement with local partners has been established to identify strategies to address this issue.
- Area:Cirencester Urban Community
- Priority:The Underpass at Chesterton, between Chesterton Lane and Deer Park School. General Anti-Social behaviour and a suspicion of drug taking / dealing.
- Action:
Anyone that has information about these issues please contact the The Safer Community Team at Cirencester
0845 090 1234
- Area:Fairford and Lechlade Community
- Priority:Anti Social behaviour in Fairford
- Action:
- To work closely with youth workers at Fairford with a view to engaging with local youths, the intended outcome for this is to raise the awareness of the youths involved of the impact their behaviour is having on local residents / visitors to the area.
- High visibility patrol of the area at relevant times, any youths seen involved in any act deemed to be anti social to be spoken to with regards to their behaviour, an incident created and the details of the incident and personal details of the youths involved placed on the incident in order for it to be followed up by local officers. The intended outcome is to proactively deal with anti social behaviour and reduce non reported and reported incidents.
- An entry to be placed in the Fairborn town Council magazine to raise awareness of the ongoing issue of anti social behaviour in Fairford, the intended outcome is to raise awareness of the importance of reporting anti social behaviour to police.
- Area:Fairford and Lechlade Community
- Priority:No Cold calling area at St birinus court, Lechlade has been extended to the following areas.. Butlers Field, Gassons Road, Gassons Way, The Spinney and Cuthwine Place
- Action:
- These areas are designed to reduce the impact of rogue traders and distraction type burglaries.
- Area:Tetbury Community
- Priority:Anti-social behaviour at the Recreation ground in the vicinity of Tetbury Football club and Coombe House
- Action:
- As a result of public concerns following anti-social behaviour in the area of the football club and Coombe. This includes incidents of littering and minor disorder. Officers are to patrol the area to ensure public reassurance and pro-actively deal with the parties involved in this behaviour.
- Area:Tetbury Community
- Priority:Anti-social behaviour at Sandford Leaze, Sunground, Lawrence Road & Rectory Lane Playing Field Avening
- Action:
- On going issues of Anti Social Behaviour (Noise, litter, underage drinking, criminal damage and low level drug taking) located in and around these Avening locations. Resulting in complaints from members of the public and an increase in the fear of crime.
Meet the team
PS 53
Richard Smith
PC 1588
Sarah Crawford CFO
PC 1841
Matthew Shorter
PC 571
PC Sue Watkins
PC 1294
Stuart Plant
PCSO 9054
Paul Hancock
PCSO 9077
Lesley Pooley
PCSO 9154
Victoria Beale
PCSO 9194
Andrea Shutt
PCSO 9201
Simon King
PCSO 9216
Michael Owen
PCSO 9098
Gemma Butcher
PCSO 9193
Sue Fellows
PCSO 9231
Nicola Underwood
PCSO 9200
Dan Sinclair
Team Members
Our team currently consists of: 
Team Leader: PS Richard Smith.
Council Funded PCs: PCs Sue Watkins (Cirencester Rural North & Rural South), Stuart Plant (Cirencester Urban), Matt Shorter (Tetbury)& Sarah Crawford (Fairford & Lechlade)
We also have 11 PCSOs working in the area, each of them responsible as a point of contact for the following areas within this neighbourhood:
Cirencester Urban:
PCSOs 49201 Simon King, 49200 Daniel Sinclair & 49098 Gemma Butcher
Including Cirencester Town Centre, Chesterton, Beeches & Stratton.
Cirencester Rural South:
PCSOs 49216 Mike Owen
Including Siddington, South Cerney, Cerney Wick, Kemble, Coates & Sapperton
Tetbury:
PCSOs 49054 Paul Hancock & 49193 Sue Fellows
Tetbury, Avening, Didmarton and surrounding areas.
Fairford & Lechlade:
PCSOs 49077 Lesley Pooley & 49231 Nicky Underwood.
Fairford, Lechlade, Kempsford, Ampney's, Barnsley, Bibury and surrounding areas.
Cirencester Rural North:
PCSO 49194 Andrea Shutt, & 49154 Vicky Beale.
Birdlip, Colesbournes,Duntisbournes, Rendcomb, Woodmancote, Edgeworth and surrounding areas.
Monthly News
Kayaks Stolen From South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre
South Cotswolds Police are investigating after a trailer containing four kayaks was stolen from the South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre at lake 12.
Can you help us with our investigation? More information can be found here .
Man Charged Following Assault In Vaisey Road, Stratton
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested following an incident in Vaisey Road in Stratton in which a 20-year-old man suffered serious injuries.
More information can be found here .
Police Investigation - Can You Help?
Were you in The Rock Cafe nightclub on Saturday January 30? If so you may be able to help police with an investigation.
Latest South 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.To view your Communities newsletter online please click here.
Update on anti-social youths in the park in Robert Franklin Way
After numerous reports of anti-social youths in the park in Robert Franklin Way, regular patrols were conducted in the area, late at night. The Safer Community Team have spoken directly to local families in the area, particularly local youths that are known to use the park late at night, and positive action was taken. After 3 months work, we have received positive feedback from the local community that things had improved dramatically in the area.
Two incidents of criminal damage in South Cerney were reported to police. Offenders have been arrested and Officers have been able to use new Community Orientated Policing methods, ensuring that the victim has been given the opportunity to speak directly to offenders, and explain the implications of their actions in an attempt to get them to rectify their behaviour. Offenders were also able to financially compensate victims for the damage. This method has been working exceptionally well in the local community of South Cerney.
Regular speed checks continue to be carried out throughout the area, providing education to drivers and penalty tickets where applicable.
Cirencester SCT Calendar
- Cirencester Safer Community Team (SCT) Events Calendar - please take a look at this calendar to see what your local Safer Community Team have planned - where and when.
Monthly Events
Palm Sunday parade
Date:
10:00AM Sunday 28 March 2010Address: Barnsley and Meysey Hampton
Description:
This will take place in Barnsley in morning and Meysey Hampton in afternoon.
Fairford Neighbourhood Management Meeting
Date:
7:30PM Thursday 22 April 2010Address: Fairford Community Centre
Description:
Our next Fairford Neighbourhood Management Meeting will be held on Thursday 22 April at 7.30pm at Fairford Community Centre and we encourage local residents to come along and discuss any issues or concerns they may have.
Barnsley Festival
Date:
10:00AM Saturday 15 May 2010Address: Barnsley
Description:
The Cotswold Show
Date:
8:30AM Saturday 03 July 2010 - 5:00PM Sunday 04 July 2010Address: Cirencester Park
Description:
The Cotswold Show is all day 0830-1700hrs Sat and Sun 3/4 July and is held at Cirencester Park.
This is not a Police event, but a large country show which the Police support.
Related Information
Working in the Community
Downloads
- Kempsford Village Hall Meeting Minutes 25-01-10
- January Neighbourhood Management Meeting Minutes
- PCSO Powers
- Multi Parish Meeting Minutes 21 10 09.doc
- Minutes of the multi parish council meeting 06-03-09.doc
- Cirencester Rural North Community map
- Cirencester Rural South Community map
- Cirencester Urban Community map
- Fairford and Lechlade Community map
- Tetbury Community map
South Cotswolds SCT: contact us
If you would like to find out when your named community officer(s) is/are next on duty, you can contact us on: 0845 090 1234
or use the form below and we will advise you. We would also like to hear your views.
- What you would like to see from your local police?
- Do you have any suggestions for methods that police could adopt?
Only give as much information as you'd like to, you do not have to include your name or any other personal details. If you do, your details will not be kept in a database or shared with any other organisation.
The form will be sent directly to the SCT >>>