Dealing with issues that matter to you
It’s amazing what we can do when we work together.
Every day, more and more of you are coming forward to tell us about your concerns.
And by doing so, you’re making it possible for safer neighbourhood teams across the county to deal with the really important issues – the ones that matter to you most.
If you’re not already having your say, or you’re not sure what we’re doing to address local needs, these leaflets give you a snapshot of the kind of work going on across your area.
To find out what your safer neighbourhood team is doing in your area, type in your postcode here.
Read the leaflet for your area here:
Have Your Say
The policing pledge is all about giving communities a stronger voice, to inform and influence policing in their area.
The 'Have Your Say' campaign builds on the commitments set out in the policing pledge campaign, focusing on how communities can get in touch.
Read the leaflet for your area here to find out how you can contact South Yorkshire Police and your local safer neighbourhood team.
Policing Pledge
South Yorkshire Police has signed up to the national policing pledge, which means that everyone can expect the same high level of service from their local police force.
In September, South Yorkshire Police launched its own policing pledge campaign, to tell communities in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield all about the pledge, an what it means to them.
The pledge gives these communities a stronger voice, to have their say on local policing and the issues that matter most to them.
For further information visit the Policing Pledge page.
Guns and Knives Take Lives
Reports of young people using guns halved following this campaign, which was initially launched in 2007.
Guns and Knives Take Lives was set-up to tackle youth-related firearms incidents in South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Humberside.
As part of the campaign local students joined–up with police to produce a short film about the dangers of gun and knife crime.
'Game Over' quickly became the talking point of the campaign with over 8,500 views on websites like YouTube and Facebook.
A copy was sent to every secondary school in the region along with impactive posters, leaflets and details of online resources.
The campaign ended on a positive note with a month-long gun amnesty that saw hundreds of lethal weapons taken off the streets.
This good work will continue in South Yorkshire with firearms officers planning to deliver powerful anti-gun and knife crime presentations in secondary schools all year.
For more information visit the campaign website.
Safer Neighbourhood Teams
Dedicated Safer Neighbourhood Teams have been set up across South Yorkshire as part of the national Neighbourhood Policing programme.
The SNTs tackle issues that affect people's day-to-day lives, like criminal damage and nuisance behaviour.
But besides simply responding to incidents, the teams work with the communities they serve to pinpoint problems and try to find long-term solutions.
Following discussions with key partners, South Yorkshire Police produced a marketing campaign that continues to support the work of SNTs across the county.
The campaign initially featured Force-wide advertising supported by local publicity and the main focus now is the distribution of regular, local information, primarily through SNT newsletters.
Around a fifth of all South Yorkshire Police staff and officers are now working on the 56 SNTs established throughout the county.
They teams also include special constables, plus local authority wardens and ambassadors, which means that some SNTs are based at council-owned premises or other local buildings - not just police stations.
For more information vist the Safer Neighbourhood Teams website.
Operation Glean
This campaign led to 35 arrests in a bid to combat drug dealing in Sheffield, last year.
Operation Glean saw months of intelligence gathering culminate in a three-day operation to target those suspected of dealing Class A drugs.
As police teams hit addresses across the city a special court was assembled at Sheffield Magistrates to deal promptly with those that were charged.
Drug users turned up at their usual meeting points to find that drug workers offering rehabilitation treatment had replaced their suppliers.
Over 20 people were charged with drugs offences and dozens more signed up for schemes to help them kick the habit.
Justice agencies including the Uk Immigration Service, along with organisations like the Drug Action Team and local health trusts took part in the campaign.
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