(GA1) Hitchwood Offa And Hoo Ward
Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area. They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.
Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Intervention) and investigating crimes (Local Crime Unit).
Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Brad Collins below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Brad Collins
Police Constable

James Lant
Inspector

Taranvir Gill
Sergeant
Local Priority Issues
We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of (GA1) Hitchwood Offa And Hoo Ward have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).
Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.
We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Community Charter.
To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.
What members in (GA1) Hitchwood Offa And Hoo Ward are saying are the issues in the area:
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