Across Greater Manchester there are over 80,000 students. Over the coming weeks students will be starting at local colleges and universities, and many local young people will be starting college either nearby or away from home. Greater Manchester Police are urging new and returning students to stay safe as the new term begins. The police […]

There is a Prestwich area Polie Consultation event on Monday, 21 September 2015, 6-7pm at Prestwich Library (Wilton Suite on the 1st floor). All members of the public are welcome to raise issues of concern with local police.

The local police have organised meeting for people from anywhere in Prestwich to meet the local police officers and raise any concerns you might have about crime or anti-social behaviour. The meeting is: Monday 24 August 2015 Prestwich Library 1st Floor Art Room 6.00-7.00pm All welcome!

The Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner is consulting on the level we are charged for policing through Council Tax (the Police Precept). The short survey will only take 5 minutes to complete and will apparently help inform his decision. The survey can be accessed via this link: www.gmpcc.org.uk/budget2015 . The closing date is Sunday […]

A Home Watch Conference will take place for the whole of the Bury MBC area. This is on: Thursday 23 October 2014 Elizabethan Suite, Bury Town Hall (Doors open 6.30, Conference start 7.15pm) The meeting is an opportunity to meet up with local neighbourhood police teams, and guest speakers will include Police Cadets, Counter Terrorism […]

The 2014 Crime and Policing Act requires the Police and Crime Commissioner to have a Community Remedy document or strategy in place. This needs to identify a list of actions that victims of certain types of crime and anti-social behaviour will be invited to choose from where a ‘community resolution’ is considered appropriate. This will […]

There has been a large spate of lead thefts from the canopy above front doors, with 17 separate crimes all being reported in the last three weeks. So far these have all been around the Bury Old Road / Heys Road area. The local police has spoken to a local builder and asked his advice […]

As the nights are ‘drawing in’ our local police have circulated this Home Security Check List. The checklist suggests we: Use this checklist as a guide to reviewing a domestic property. Start from the outside boundary of the property and work your way indoors. Ensure that when you have completed this checklist, that your recommendations […]

    The local police have circulated these statistics for Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour for July 2013 – and a comparison to July 2012. Although the bigger stats show that there has been a drop in crime in the last year, this month does show some worrying increases.

At the recent Holyrood Ward ‘PACT’ meeting (‘Police and Communities Together’), our local police discussed priorities for the coming months. The following three issues were identified: – Traffic calming measures on Blueball Lane. 7am – 10am & 4pm – 7pm Monday – Friday, agricultural vehicles only between these times. Residents of Simister have brought this […]