(FA1) Redbourn 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 (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department).

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Anika Petts below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Anika Banks

Police Constable

Mark Essam

Sergeant

Paul Caro

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti-social behaviour around local parks, including drinking alcohol, smoking drugs and abusive behaviour. Issued 02 March 2026	• Proactive patrols around the parks and work with partner agencies including Harpenden Town Council. • We have identified a group of young people causing anti-social behaviour in parks and in the town. The Community Safety Unit will be making contact with parents. • We will continue to monitor, engage and deal with any incidents. Actioned 02 March 2026
Speeding in Harpenden and Sandridge. Issued 02 March 2026	• Speed enforcement checks have been conducted on Luton Road, Redbourn Road, Marford Hill, St Albans Road and Lower Luton Road. • A man was given a traffic offence report for doing 44mph in a 30mph in Marford Road in Wheathampstead on Monday (23 February). The driver may be sent on a drivers’ improvement course, fined, given points on his licence or could be summonsed directly to court. • We will continue to go out at different times and days to catch anyone speeding. The presence of officers reminds drivers to slow down. Actioned 02 March 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-social behaviour around local parks, including drinking alcohol, smoking drugs and abusive behaviour.

Issued 02 March 2026

• Proactive patrols around the parks and work with partner agencies including Harpenden Town Council.
• We have identified a group of young people causing anti-social behaviour in parks and in the town. The Community Safety Unit will be making contact with parents.
• We will continue to monitor, engage and deal with any incidents.

Actioned 02 March 2026

Speeding in Harpenden and Sandridge.

Issued 02 March 2026

• Speed enforcement checks have been conducted on Luton Road, Redbourn Road, Marford Hill, St Albans Road and Lower Luton Road.
• A man was given a traffic offence report for doing 44mph in a 30mph in Marford Road in Wheathampstead on Monday (23 February). The driver may be sent on a drivers’ improvement course, fined, given points on his licence or could be summonsed directly to court.
• We will continue to go out at different times and days to catch anyone speeding. The presence of officers reminds drivers to slow down.

Actioned 02 March 2026

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