Your neighbourhood policing team
Hi, I am Inspector Rebecca Richardson, I cover all areas of Barnsley with the exception of the Town Centre. My teams are broken down into Barnsley West, Barnsley South, Barnsley South East, Barnsley North and Barnsley North East.
I have over 14 years’ experience as a police officer and love working across the Neighbourhood Teams serving Barnsley; our officers have passion and dedication for their areas, creating a safer and more enjoyable area for those who live and work here.
Neighbourhood policing has great benefits, it enables us to work closely with the public, community groups, partner agencies and businesses to be able to reduce crime and solve re-occurring and community issues.
This style of policing enables us to be part of the community and adapt problem solving approaches to local issues.
The past 12 months have been challenging for everyone and officers are keen to start engaging with you face to face again, understand your concerns and take action. We are incredibly grateful for the support given to us during this difficult and challenging time and look forward to seeing you all out enjoying Barnsley once again.
Hello, I am Police Sergeant Paul Aston and I have responsibility for the Southeast NPT area, known locally as the Dearne. I manage a team of 3 Police Officers and 3 Police Community Support Officers all of whom offer different areas of expertise and experience.
I have nearly 20 years experience as a Police Officer, with 6 of those years spent as a Sergeant within the Barnsley District.
I joined the Southeast Neighbourhood Policing Team in 2023 as I enjoy the challenges that the role brings. I see this part of policing as presenting a real opportunity to improve the lives of those within Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Bolton on Dearne through a real collaborative and problem solving approach with our partner agencies.
Whilst there can be a varying degree of issues that present themselves in the area, I am proud of the work my team and I have done over the last two years, including lowering burglary rates in Thurnscoe to their lowest in over 5 years and also reducing ASB and related criminality across the Dearne as a whole. I appreciate there there is still much work that requires doing and we will continue to tackle the issues that you deem as a priority.
PC Roberts covers the Thurnscoe area of the Dearne
PC Ahern covers the Goldthorpe area of the Dearne
PCSO Staniland Covers the Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe and Bolton on Dearne area
PCSO Staniland Covers the Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe and Bolton on Dearne area
PCSO Moxon Covers the Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe and Bolton on Dearne area
Charlotte has just joined the team from having spent several years on Response. She will have an assisting role in each of the Ward areas.
Will covers the Bolton area of the Dearne and is also a point of contact for Dearne Astra Academy
Crimes and priorities
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Large numbers of vehicles parking on this road prevent the flow of traffic and cause access issues. This has previously been raised, albeit not as a PACT priority. Actions included below are from what has previously been done.
Action taken:
Officers have previously attended this area during events and issued multiple warning letters about obstructive parking. 2 vehicles were seized for being driven without insurance and over 25 vehicles were given parking tickets for obstructing the pathway
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Off-road bikes, electric bikes and vehicles driving in an antisocial manner in and around High Street, Barnsley Road and Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe and several streets and areas within Bolton Upon dearne.
Action taken:
We continue to work alongside BMBC and our MaRCT to seize vehicles being driven in such a manner. Last month, 6 vehicles were seized. We have enagaged with schools and the local media and will continue to splan operations to target this behaviour.
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Reports have been made at several PACT meetings over vehicle use in and around the area of the Willow Estate, Thurnscoe. It is a priority area for Barnsley District for ORB use and also is linked to an increase in theft of 125cc motorbikes in Barnsley.
Action taken:
We continue to work alongside BMBC and our MaRCT to seize vehicles being driven in such a manner. Last month, 6 vehicles were seized. We have enagaged with schools and the local media and will continue to plan operations to target this behaviour. We have also targeted all 125cc bikes, stopping and advising riders and ensuring target hardening where possible. 2 males were recently arrested for theft who we strongly suspect are involved in this type of activity.