Barrow Neighbourhood Policing Team move to new base on Dalton Road

The Neighbourhood Policing Team that covers Barrow Island and Barrow central has moved into the Neighbourhood Management offices on Dalton Road.

The new accommodation will allow the team of twelve officers to work alongside some of their key partners including Neighbourhood Wardens, Barrow’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership and Furness Enterprise. It will also ensure that the police continue to have a solid, high visibility presence in the town centre.

Inspector David Bosson who leads Barrow’s Neighbourhood Policing Team said: “This is a very positive move that has been well received by members of our team and the Neighbourhood Management Board. It will provide residents of Barrow central, Hindpool and Barrow Island with a ‘one stop shop’ to tackle local community concerns and enables the different agencies that are very closely aligned to work together under one roof.

“This is a big step forward in our partnership approach to policing community issues and will make information sharing a lot easier. The team will continue to provide the same high standards of community policing but it means that we are better placed and have more resources to tackle local issues than ever before.”

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Hyde said: “Cumbria Constabulary is committed to maintaining a visible policing presence in Barrow. This new base will provide the residents and businesses of Barrow with a consistent high visibility police presence in close proximity to many shops, businesses, pubs and clubs.

“I’d like to thank the IT team at Barrow Borough Council who have worked extremely hard to overcome technical issues to allow us to move into the building as quickly as we have.

“Working in the Neighbourhood Management offices will strengthen our relationship with other local agencies and will take our partnership approach to tackling local issues to the next level. As we face tough financial challenges, collaborating with partner agencies will become absolutely key to the future of Cumbria Constabulary.”

The police station on Market Street will remain the main point for the public to report crimes and meet with police officers face-to-face. The Neighbourhood Management Offices on Dalton Road will be open to the public who would like help or advice on community issues for the Barrow Central, Hindpool and Barrow Island areas.

Neighbourhood Manager Steve Robson added: “We are delighted that the police have moved into our premises as this further cements our day to day working relationship and also improves the opportunities for working together in the future.

“We’ve made great progress tackling crime and anti-social behaviour over the last four years through consistently working together to tackle community problems. This move is the next step and we hope to continue to see improvements in community life in Barrow for years to come.”

The Neighbourhood Management Offices are open to the public between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

The Neighbourhood Policing team will be hosting a ‘meet and greet’ session for the local community on Dalton Road adjacent to Thorntons on Thursday 9 December from 12pm-3pm. This event will be used as an opportunity for any members of the community to come along and meet their officers, see where abouts they are based and ask police any questions.