(FA7) Sandridge 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 John Cooper below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

(FA7) Sandridge Ward Neighbourhood Policing Team

John Cooper

Police Constable

Mark Essam

Sergeant

Paul Caro

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
During our last survey members of the public asked us to focus on speeding in Harpenden and Sandridge. Issued 01 August 2026	• Speed enforcement checks have been conducted in Luton Road, Cravells Road, Lower Luton Road and Station Road in Harpenden, Marford Road, Wheathampstead and Redbourn Road, Redbourn. • Three traffic offence reports have been issued where drivers may be fined, sent on a drivers’ improvement course or summonsed directly to court or excessive speed. • We will continue to go out at different times and days to catch anyone speeding. Actioned 01 August 2026
During our last survey members of the public asked us to focus on anti-social behaviour in local parks, including drinking alcohol, smoking drugs and abusive behaviour. Issued 01 August 2026	• We have increased proactive patrols around the parks and worked 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 has sent letters to their parents. • We will continue to monitor, engage and deal with any incidents. Actioned 01 August 2026
We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority. Issued 01 August 2026	You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf Actioned 01 August 2026

Priority

Action taken

During our last survey members of the public asked us to focus on speeding in Harpenden and Sandridge.

Issued 01 August 2026

• Speed enforcement checks have been conducted in Luton Road, Cravells Road, Lower Luton Road and Station Road in Harpenden, Marford Road, Wheathampstead and Redbourn Road, Redbourn.
• Three traffic offence reports have been issued where drivers may be fined, sent on a drivers’ improvement course or summonsed directly to court or excessive speed.
• We will continue to go out at different times and days to catch anyone speeding.

Actioned 01 August 2026

During our last survey members of the public asked us to focus on anti-social behaviour in local parks, including drinking alcohol, smoking drugs and abusive behaviour.

Issued 01 August 2026

• We have increased proactive patrols around the parks and worked 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 has sent letters to their parents.
• We will continue to monitor, engage and deal with any incidents.

Actioned 01 August 2026

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

Issued 01 August 2026

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf

Actioned 01 August 2026

What members in (FA7) Sandridge Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

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