Dear reader, I write to you this month as the Inspector of the East Safer Neighbourhood Area, where previously it was the Darnall and Tinsley area. Policing in Sheffield has changed this month, we have adopted a new structure. As you will know, funding cuts have impacted upon the police very significantly. We have moved from three Sectors within Sheffield to two. This allows for a leaner, and therefore cheaper, management structure. Our SNA boundaries have changed as well. We have moved to mirror the Community Assembly boundaries, which the Council and other agencies use. This means that the Darnall and Tinsley SNA area has merged with the Manor and Arbourthorne SNA area and attracted new areas as well: more of Handsworth, Stradbroke, Richmond, Intake, Hollinsend and a part of Gleadless. We now neatly follow the electoral wards of: Darnall; Manor and Castle; Arbourthorne and Richmond. The new area is known as the East SNA to match the East Community Assembly.
This move also makes for leaner management (nine Inspectors to seven). However, most significantly, it will mean we are able to police more efficiently, through working more effectively with our partner agencies which include the Council, the youth service and housing providers. I now have a much bigger team of officers to lead which means we will be better able to tackle the crime, anti-social behavior and issues which affect your quality of life. Whilst there is an incentive to help meet our financial constraints through this structural change, numbers of officers on the front line, the officers you see and who police your streets, are not reduced.
Paul Ferguson, Inspector.
Based at Elm Tree Section Station near Manor Top, the Manor and Arbourthorne Safer Neighbourhood Area is part of the Sheffield East SNA and is led by Inspector Paul Ferguson. The team consists of Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers, Special Constables, a Children and Young Persons Officer, a Safer Neighbourhoods Officer and a Crime Reduction Officer. We also have a dedicated CID team.
This area covers the council wards of Arbourthorne, Manor Castle and Richmond. We are dedicated teams who are visible, accessible and familiar to your communities.
Your SNTs are ready to tackle issues that affect people's day-to-day lives, like criminal damage and nuisance behaviour. Besides simply responding to incidents, the teams work with the communities they serve to pinpoint problems and try to find long-term solutions. We aim to reduce local crime, bring more offenders to justice, and address quality of life issues through a problem-solving approach with communities.
You can contact us on 0114 252 3993 or you can click here to email us .
If an an "immediate" response is required then call 999, this should only be used in cases where a crime is happening now or if anyone is in immediate danger.
Alternatively, for general enquires or to report non-emergency incidents you can call 101, the non-emergency number, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
MEET THE BEAT:
We want to be available to you. We want to be able to get to know you. That’s why we hold Meet the Beat events, our team are accessible around the area, throughout the month to meet you. We are grateful for two of our local retailers who have agreed to host us, so we can meet you.
Every Thursday, between 4pm and 5pm our team will be at the Asda on City Road (Manor Top). On the 2nd and 4th (day TBC) we will be at the Lidl store off Prince of Wales Road.
So please do not be surprised if we approach you whilst you do your shopping. Tell us how we can help you!
PCSO Kirt Beckett regularly tweets whilst out on the beat, join him now.
