Your safer neighbourhood team
Local policing is at the very heart of what we do – we want Lancashire to be a better place to live, work and visit.
We operate across three ‘divisions’ – East, West and South. Each of these divisions has many specialist officers dedicated to keeping you safe including neighbourhood policing teams.
These consist of Neighbourhood Policing Officers, Task Force Officers, including Rural Task Force Officers, and Police Community Support Officers. They work together with colleagues across the force to tackle local policing priorities and keep our communities safe.
Lancashire is committed to neighbourhood policing and the three pillars that underpin it – engagement, problem-solving and targeting activity.
To tell us what you think of your area and what sort of issues you think we should be tackling, take part in Lancashire Talking.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
The top priority identified by Pheasants Wood ward residents through Lancashire Talking is currently:
Nuisance/Noisy neighbours
Action taken:
Noisy neighbours can cause upset and concern. In the first instance we recommend you approach your neighbour either personally or by other means, for example, by letter and explain that you are being troubled by the noise. Although you may find this difficult, it is surprising how often neighbours are unaware of the disturbance they are causing.
If you don’t feel able to approach them, or the noise doesn’t stop, you can report this to your local authority, Wyre Borough council or housing provider. It would be very useful and advisable to record a diary with the dates and times of the noise problem, what the noise was and most importantly, how it affected you at the time. This may be useful if the evidence were ever to be used in court at a later date.
Your local neighbourhood officers can also provide advice and guidance.
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ASB is one of the top priorities you have also raised to us through Lancashire Talking.
Action taken:
Op Centurion is Lancashire Police’s answer to ASB, with dedicated patrols in identified areas across Wyre.
Specialist antisocial behaviour (ASB) cars are regularly tasked in the Wyre area, including Pheasants Wood Ward.
Identified hotspots or repeat areas are also discussed with partners at youth and adult ASB meetings.
Wyre NHPT have also made great use of civil orders of late to deal with ASB. Across the Wyre area, this has included Community Protection Warnings, Community Protection Notices, Civil Injunctions, Criminal Behaviour Orders and even Closure Orders at properties causing and linked to ASB and Crime.
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Pheasants Wood Ward residents have also highlighted Drug issues as a concern.
Action taken:
Wyre NHPT are proactive in their targeting of drug related activity.
We tackle all drug related activity head on in Wyre and deal robustly with those involved. Since the start of 2023 we have seized nearly £4 million pounds worth of drugs, taken over £370,000 in cash off Organised Crime Groups and made over 250 arrests of high risk offenders and people linked to drug supply who have received over 100 years in sentences.
We will continue to tackle drugs use at all levels and work with local and national partners to provide support, guidance and education around drug use.