Ward Map of Preston

13 Moor Park

14 St Georges

15 Town Centre

16 Tulketh

17 University

18 Riversway

19 Ashton

20 Larches

21 Preston Rural East

22 Preston Rural North

WHAT IS PACT?

The Chief Constable is introducing throughout Lancashire a new way of ensuring that community problems are identified and tackled.

In essence, it is proposed that in each Ward area, a representative group of people is formed who will meet to prioritise and monitor activities in the area.

This group may include people such as:

· Residents ( and resident associations)

· Councillors

· Faith Leaders

· Police Community Beat Managers

· Police Community Support Officers

· Housing Officials

· Local Business Owners

· Youth Organisations / Workers

The group will prioritise and monitor activities towards solving problems that are raised by the community. The Police will be required to report back to monthly meetings and show what has been done to improve things or explain why activities could not take place.

These priorities will form the basis of what your Community Police Staff will do and it gives the public a direct say on Policing in the area. In addition it is anticipated that partnerships will be formed to contribute to the solutions.

Welcome to the Preston Neighbourhood Watch

Association PACT website

Dear Residents

Let me introduce myself, I am Steve Sansbury and I have recently taken over as the Chief Inspector for Community Safety & Partnerships within the Preston policing area. I have nearly 20 years experience of policing in Lancashire, during which time I have personally witnessed the effectiveness of the community becoming actively involved in addressing quality of life issues within their areas, for the benefit of themselves and their neighbours.

In these times of public sector cuts, it is clearer now than it has ever been that the police alone can not solve all the problems that blight communities. That is why Lancashire Constabulary and I remain committed to the well established principles of Neighbourhood Policing, where we aim to deal with the concerns of local people about crime and anti-social behaviour at a local level, in strong partnership with the community and other agencies to create long term solutions to their problems.

The valuable work done by the Neighbourhood Watch community is one key element in achieving this. That is why I am keen to show my support for this site and Neighbourhood Watch schemes generally as they provide an important function in looking out for their communities, keeping you informed about what is going on in your area and the priorities that you have highlighted via the P.A.C.T process.

In order to provide you with the best quality of service that we can, we must not only ensure that we take notice of what you say and want, but we must also be honest about what is achievable and provide feedback about what has or is being done to address those concerns. Neighbourhood Watch and this site is a valuable resource for doing that.

As is the case with many things in life, you get out of it what you put in, therefore I would encourage individuals and communities to get involved in what is going on in your local area and to actively participate in not only highlighting the problems, but in identifying practical and sustainable solutions which you can then help implement.

Chief Inspector Steve Sansbury