Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
Your local policing team is made up of dedicated neighbourhood officers and community support officers based in your community, supported by additional police officers from the wider area.
We work closely with local authorities, partner agencies, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for your local area. By working together we aim to find solutions to long-standing local problems while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Northamptonshire.
If you'd like to find out more about crime and policing activity in your community, sign up for Northamptonshire Talking and get updates direct to your inbox from your local neighbourhood team, as well as other policing news. You can also reply directly to your neighbourhood officers and have your say on local policing priorities.
Crimes and priorities
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Priority:
Action taken:
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Priority:
Anti-social motorcycle nuisance
Action taken:
• We have seized three illegal electric motorcycles in Rushden and continue to gather intelligence across the area.
• Officers routinely carry out proactive patrols and enforcement activity across the area targeting off road motorcycles. -
Priority:
Drug dealing and drug misuse
Action taken:
• Officers regularly use stop and search powers under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
• We have one investigation in Rushden which remains ongoing relating to drug supply, and another in Irthlingborough. We continue to work closely with residents to develop intelligence around drug dealing and drug misuse in key locations across the area.
• We have secured two out of court resolutions for drug possession with immediate justice referrals. -
Priority:
Road safety and road traffic offences
Action taken:
• We have recovered five vehicles for various traffic offences in this period, and two drivers have been reported for driving offences.
• Anti-social behaviour warning letters have been issued to a number of people suspected of riding illegal electric motorbikes.
• We also utilise Section 59 seizure powers across the area to tackle off road bikes as a result of information provided by residents. We continue to educate the community around the rules for two wheeled vehicles and promote safer driving. -
Priority:
The new priorities for this period (October 2026 to March 2027) remain the same:
• Drug Dealing/Misuse
• Road Safety and Road Traffic Offences
• ASB Nuisance MotorcyclesAction taken:
Our priorities are set for a six month period and reviewed every three months to ensure we continue to deal with what matters most to local people, taking account of feedback shared in our local priorities survey and local crime data.
To have your say on what you would like your neighbourhood officers to focus on, and to get updates from them about crime and policing activity in your area, please visit Northamptonshire Talking https://www.northamptonshiretalking.co.uk/ or click on the link at the top of the page.