(CC1) Central 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 Thomas McAulay below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101. 
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Bradley Cross
Sergeant

Simon Cooper
Inspector - Neighbourhood Police Team

Tom Mcaulay
Police Constable
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken | 
|---|---|
| 
                                         Address street drinking on Beechen Grove, where there is a Public Space Protection Order in place. Issued 01 September 2025  | 
                                    
 No action  | 
                                
| 
                                         Reduce anti-social behaviour in the town centre – specifically relating to fast food restaurants, especially after school, during school holidays and at weekends. Issued 01 September 2025  | 
                                    
 No action  | 
                                
| 
                                         Drug dealing and usage in Waterfields Recreation Ground. Issued 01 September 2025  | 
                                    
 No action  | 
                                
What members in (CC1) Central Ward are saying are the issues in the area:
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                                    Crime prevention in the Harlequin Shopping Centre upper mall outside M&S from 11.00-13.00.
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