Neighbourhood Policing

Our aim is to have safer communities within Gloucestershire. This involves joint action by the police service, partner agencies and the public to address issues that matter most to the public.

With effect from 1 April 2011 Gloucestershire Constabulary has a new structure which sees the introduction of:

Six Local Policing Areas (LPAs): Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Gloucester, Forest, Cotswolds and Stroud. Each will be led by a Superintendent.
Nine Local Policing Teams (LPTs): Two in both Cheltenham and Gloucester, and one each in Tewkesbury, Stroud, Dursley, the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds. All LPTs will be led by Inspectors.
Nine response ‘hubs’, all based on the areas covered by LPTs and again led by Inspectors. Force command structures known as: Local Policing; Community Contact; Service Transformation; Protective Services; Finance and People.

These changes are welcomed by Gloucestershire Police Authority. Our Chairman Cllr Rob Garnham said: “I am extremely pleased at the outcome of this review and it has the full support of the Police Authority.

“The review has been long and complex and has left no area untouched so that we ensure it is exactly what is required in this day and age. It provides the continuing presence of Neighbourhood Policing, which we know is much liked by the public, with a response capability that meets the demands modern day policing.

“The review also helps us to meet the financial challenges and need for savings facing every Constabulary in the country. I would like to thank everyone in the Constabulary for their efforts in getting to this point and their continued commitment to making this new structure a real success”.

Read more about Neighbourhood Policing on Gloucestershire Constabulary's web site

Cllr Bill Crowther at a Hucclecote Police Information Point