Barton Tredworth and White City Safer Community Team

Barton,Tredworth and White City SCT Members

Become a key individual

The Barton, Tredworth and White City Safer Community Team is committed to improving the involvement of local people to our responses to local issues and problems.
 
We're looking for people to join our Key Individual Network (KIN). We want to know your thoughts and opinions on a range of issues that affect your neighbourhood. You don't have to belong to any other organisations or be involved any more than you want to. As a KIN member we will ask you to give us occasional local feedback, which in turn helps us to gain a more informed understanding of our community.

Main roles of the KIN

• Widen the consultation between the police and the local community.
    
• Give prompt information about significant changes in local tension and provide information on local issues.
    
• Enable community members to influence local policing and enable the police to receive increased information about issues affecting our neighbourhoods. 

Benefits of the KIN

• Improves the quality of life for you and your neighbourhood.
    
• Provides a medium for the resolution of issues that arise within your neighbourhood.
    
• Provides an opportunity for the community to influence how their area is policed.  

Once you become part of the KIN

Your personal details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed on to anyone else. You will be invited to meetings every three months where your neighbourhood's policing priorities are set. Outside of these meetings the majority of communication will be via phone, post or e-mail.

You can resign from the KIN at any time.

If you are interested please call 0845 090 1234 and ask for Barton SCT

Repeated Damage to Two Cars in Tredworth

 Police are appealing for information after a series of criminal damage incidents in Tredworth.

A couple who live in the High Street have had their cars damaged on four occasions since the beginning of the year.

For further details please click here. click here 

Drug Warrants Executed In The Barton Street Area

A quantity of Class B drugs, a large amount of cash and an illegal weapon were discovered in a Gloucester property during the execution of two search warrants on Tuesday February 23.

Officers from the Street Offences Team, which is part of the Barton Street Safer Community Team, searched properties in Vauxhall Terrace and Barton Street under the misuse of drugs act.

For more details please click here. 

Latest Barton, Tredworth and White City 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.

The Laurels Dispersal Order

Officers from the Barton, Tredworth and White City Safer Community Team (SCT) have been granted a dispersal order for The Laurels area of Tredworth to combat anti-social behaviour.

The order has been applied for under Section 30 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act and allows police officers or Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to disperse groups of two or more people when they believe their presence has resulted in, or is likely to result in, any members of the public being intimidated, harassed, alarmed or distressed.

Once asked to disperse it will be a criminal offence for that person to return to the dispersal area for a period of 24 hours.

Anyone refusing to leave when directed or returning to the area before the time limit expires can be arrested. Offenders can receive a fine of up to £5000 or up to three months imprisonment.

The order will come into effect on Monday December 21 for a period of six months.

The dispersal order covers the following areas:

Upton Street, Albany Street, The Conifers, Percy Street, Moor Street, Melbourne Street West, Melbourne Street East (up to the junction of Hatherley Road,) Adelaide Street (up to the junction of Hatherley Road,) Moreton Street, Paul Street, The Laurels, St James’ Park and the Kingfisher Church Grounds.

PC James Bryon, from the Barton, Tredworth and White City SCT, said: “We have received a growing number of calls from members of the public who have had enough of feeling harassed and intimidated by groups congregating in the streets surrounding St James’ Park.

“Together with Gloucester City Homes, we have monitored the situation carefully and carried out a number of joint street surgeries so that we can fully understand the community’s concerns.

“We feel that there is a need for a determined and proactive approach to tackle the issue and have therefore requested this order be put in place.

“Local residents can play their part in helping officers enforce the order by passing on any information they have about people involved in crime or anti-social behaviour in the area.”

Sara Taylor, Anti Social Behaviour Officer at Gloucester City Homes, said: “Anti-social behaviour affects the quality of life of many residents, particularly those who are elderly.

 “People have a right to feel safe in their communities. It is unacceptable for people to be afraid to use public spaces because they feel threatened by groups of people hanging around.

“It is important for agencies to work in partnership together with the local community to prevent and reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour.

“Gloucester City Homes are committed to tackling anti-social behaviour and will continue to work with the Police and other agencies to combat this problem."

Andrew Gravells, Gloucester City Council cabinet member for housing and health, said: "Following initial work to monitor the situation I'm pleased residents concerns are being addressed.

“Through partnership working with the police we are determined to reduce the harm and distress caused to local residents in the community by people who act in an antisocial way."

The Barton, Tredworth and White City SCT can be contacted on 0845 090 1234, or people can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Go online and give your opinions of living within the Barton INA

At Barton Safer Community Team we always seeking new and improved ways in which we engage with local residents. We believe that it is necessary to put residents at the heart of decision making and to take account of their views and opinions.

We conduct regular street surgeries at pre-selected locations, attend local community meetings, staff police information points (PIPS), do letter drops to people asking them to detail and issues or concerns they have.

There is now a way for any local residents who has access to the Internet to get in contact with us at Barton SCT, we now have a facility for you to give us your views or to let us know of any concerns/worries of life within the Barton INA.

You can access this questionnaire by scrolling down this page to Related Information and then click on Barton Community Questionnaire, which is located in the Downloads section.

Be part of what we do at Barton Safer Community Team.

Lynn Northfield
Sgt. 51809