Protecting Nottingham’s communities

Community Protection is an innovative and dynamic service developed in partnership to take an uncompromising stance to anti-social behaviour and low-level crime in Nottingham.

The service has over 100 Community Protection Officers who provide high visibility patrols throughout our city to deter criminal and anti-social activity that has a direct effect on the environment and to help make Nottingham a safer, cleaner place. Using enforcement powers devolved by Nottinghamshire police, Community Protection Officers (CPOs) are an integral part of the communities they serve, dealing with local issues at a local level.

As one of the four tactical directorates of Nottinghamshire Police’s City Division, we are funded by Nottingham City council in partnership with Nottingham City Homes and Nottinghamshire Fire Service to protect our communities from harm.

Areas of crime and anti-social behaviour are identified at weekly city tasking meetings, co-chaired by the Council and the Police to enable all agencies to look at a range of responses to deal with the issues identified.  A Rapid Response Unit are tasked on a hot spot basis, ready to move to an area of Nottingham to crackdown on behaviour blighting the lives of residents.

Community Protection Officers, Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers work in dedicated Safer Neighbourhood Teams, developing links with their communities to build trust and support.

Individuals who are identified as persistent offenders are referred to Community Protections Anti-social Behaviour Officers who use civil enforcement tools such as ASBOs, Injunctions and possession orders to crack down and control anti-social and criminal behaviour. Community Protection has received national recognition for its innovative use of civil orders in dealing with criminal activity.

The confidential anti-social behaviour help line, available 24 hours a day for Nottingham City residents, is there to deal with a wide range of anti-social behaviour issues such fly tipping, graffiti, vandalism, fireworks, joy riding, quad bikes, abandoned cars etc. Officers are dispatched to deal with the issue or customers are signposted to the relevant agency to solve their problem.

Ring 0115 9152020 or email to asbhelp@nottinghamcity.gov.uk to see how we can help or to find out more about the service and how it serves Nottingham’s people.

Remember, if we don’t know, we can’t help.