WHAT WE CAN/CANNOT DO

Based within the community, our neighbourhood wardens work alongside partner agencies to improve the quality of life for everyone and promote community cohesion and resilience. The wardens undertake a number of activities, including enforcement to community development.

The wardens can help the community in the following ways:

Provide a reassuring, uniformed patrolling presence.
Provide an efficient eyes and ears service aimed at reducing fear of crime and improving the quality of life.
Deal with environmental crime issues, notably dog fouling and littering, and help to preserve the environment.
Reduce incidents of criminal damage and antisocial behaviour by taking enforcement action where necessary, including issuing Fixed Penalty Notices, or referring to the police.
Support the community by encouraging the establishment of activities for young people.
Support vulnerable members of the community by preventing isolation.
Offer advice on crime prevention and fire safety in the home.
Work in partnership with other agencies to help benefit the community. Act as professional witnesses.

The wardens are not:

A replacement for the police
An emergency service or response team
A 24/7 service. There will be times when no wardens are on duty
A care service. The neighbourhood wardens are able to signpost elderly and vulnerable people to relevant agencies
Parking wardens. The neighbourhood wardens cannot issue parking tickets

Crime and anti-social behaviour should be reported to the police on 101. In an emergency, always call 999.

As a service, we believe that prevention is better than cure and as a result the team spend time working to prevent issues by dealing with the long-term causes in partnership with other agencies rather than just the symptoms.