At a packed Gatley Village Partnership meeting, we recevied a crime update from local PC Mark Shaw. PC Shaw told us that most crimes are at a similar level to this period last year, with anti-social behaviour being 25% lower (a continued fall – anti-social behaviour has now been falling significantly for several years). As […]

Stockport Council is warning internet users to be wary of ‘free trial’ offers for health and cosmetic products. There has been an rise in complaints from people who have signed up for ‘free trials’ for products such as vitamins, face creams and diet pills, only to discover that their bank accounts have later been debited […]

With the clocks going forward on Sunday 31 March, The Safer Stockport Partnership is taking the opportunity to remind people to keep their homes and possessions safe. In the last 6 months we have seen a rise in burglaries. A large proportion of which are from insecure properties. This is especially common at this time […]

The new – and free – Ringmaster scheme to notify everyone of crime issues has sent out a couple of warnings this week. Remember that you can sign up to Ringmaster for free whenever you want to receive alerts by email, text message, or phone. When did it happen: 7pm 19th March 2013 Where: Cheadle General Information: Unknown males […]

Inspector Steve Gilbertson came to Cheadle Area Committee this evening to give us an update on crime across Stockport. Whilst any crime is too much, we’re very pleased that it’s continued to fall across the Borough. Comparing the period April 2012-Jan 2013 to the same period the year before, there were 1820 fewer victims of […]

The police.uk site has up to date crime information for the whole of the UK. As councillors, we find it very useful to see where the issues are and to understand how reported crime levels are changing. Take a look – you can search by postcode, and draw a box around the specific area. You […]

Safer Stockport Partnership has launched Ringmaster, a free scheme to give you information about crime and safety, alerting you to issues via email, phone or text message. You can sign up online here or print off and fill in the form below.

When a Marple resident took a call from someone claiming he could get her a rebate of thousands of pounds on her Council Tax, she knew it was a scam. But instead of putting the phone down, she arranged for the scammer to visit her – and had the Police and Trading Standards waiting when […]

Sgt Craig Blackburn came to last night’s Cheadle Area Committee, along with PCSO Natalie Brine and PCSO Kirsty Jackson. Sgt Blackburn is new to the area, with six months Cheadle policing now under his belt. He told us that crime levels are similar to last year. There’s been an increase in burglaries in December and […]

Police newsletter for Gatley, including news of a break-in at Tesco and work to recruit dog-walkers to spot crimes. Police Gatley Newsletter, Jan 2013 by Iain Roberts