Community Safety Unit

     

Feel Safe in Shepway

What is Community Safety?

The purpose of the Community Safety Unit is to improve the quality of life for all those who live, visit and work in Shepway. We aim to do this by promoting Community Safety and reducing crime and the fear of crime throughout the district.

The Shepway Community Safety Unit has been set up within the council offices to co-ordinate intelligence, intervention, prevention and enforcement to deal with crime and anti-social behaviour.

The Community Safety Unit is a multi-agency operation working to reduce crime by helping to deliver the priorities of the Community Safety Partnership and its latest Community Safety Plan. To view the work of the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) please select this link.

The Community Safety Unit is not a 24 hour emergency response unit. If there is a crime in progress or a threat to life please dial 999. For all police related non-emergencies in Shepway please contact 01303 850055.

The operational staff within the Community Safety Unit are listed below:

SDC Employees

• Community Safety Manager
• Anti-Social Behaviour Coordinator
• Crime Reduction Officer
• Crime Reduction Assistant
• Information & Promotions Officer

Kent Police Employees

• Sergeant for Neighbourhood Policing and Crime Reduction (CSU Operations Manager)
• Youth Crime Reduction Officer (PC)
• 2 x Joint Family Management Programme Officers (PC)
• Anti-Social Behaviour Orders Officer - Courts (PC)
• Anti-Social Behaviour Orders Officer (PC)

KCC Employees

• Shepway Community Warden Area Supervisor
• Community Safety Partnership Youth Worker

NHS Employees

• Tier 2 Alcohol Worker

Partner Agencies:

For more information on the work of partner agencies, select any of the links below to be directed to their homepage.

• Shepway District Council
• Kent Police
• Kent Police Authority
• Kent County Council
• Kent Fire & Rescue Service
• Primary Care Trust
• National Probation Service
• Youth Offending Service
• Kent Drugs & Alcohol Action Team
• Local Criminal Justice Board (LCJB)
• Crimestoppers
• Folkestone Area Partnership Against Crime (FAPAC)

Useful Contacts:

Kent Police: 01303 850055

Kent County Council: 08458 247 247

Kent Fire & Rescue Service: 01622 692121

Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111

Racist Incident Reporting Line: 0800 138 1624

Homophobic Incident Reporting Line: 0800 3289 162

Victim Support: 01304 211161

The Samaritans: 08457 909 090

The pictures above show various projects delivered in partnership covering youth development (Charlton Athletic Football Scheme), graffiti cleaning by offenders on Community Payback and the Chief Constable presenting Respect Awards to young people involved in making their community safer.

Contact Us:

Contact us to report anti-social behaviour, graffiti, fly tipping, noise nuisance and any other low level nuisance.

Shepway Community Safety Unit
Shepway District Council
Civic Centre
Castle Hill Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2QY

01303 858660 (Customer Services)

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