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Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
Greater New Lodge Team - Carrick Hill - Clifton Street - Antrim Road - Duncairn Gardens - North Queen Street - Frederick Street - York Street - Royal Avenue - North Street - Carrick Hill
| Name of Officer | Contact Telephone Number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Sergeant Caskey | 07764 638 464 | Neighbourhood Sergeant |
| Constable Coulter | 07920 186 037 | New Lodge |
| Constable Jones | 07825 634 317 | New Lodge |
| Constable Ramage | 07825 161 011 | Carrick Hill |
Tigers Bay Team - Antrim Road from Duncairn Gardens - Limestone Road - Alexander Park -North Queen Street - Tigers Bay - Duncairn Gardens - Antrim Road.
| Name of Officer | Contact Telephone Number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Sergeant Caskey | 07764 638 464 | Neighbourhood Sergeant |
| Constable Kerr | 07585 979 238 | Tigers Bay |
| Constable Kirk | 07826 844 433 | Tigers Bay |
Fort William / Skegoneill Team - Alexandra Park Avenue - Dunmore - Skegoneill Avenue - Glandore Avenue - Somerton Road - Fort William Park – Shore Road - Alexandra Park Avenue.
| Name of Officer | Contact Telephone Number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Sergeant Caskey | 07764 638 464 | Neighbourhood Sergeant |
| Constable Withers | 07825 013 846 | Skegoneill |
| Constable McComb | 07585 979 241 | Skegoneill |
Castle Team - Fortwilliam Park - Antrim Road - North Circular Road- Grays Lane - Shore Road.
| Name of Officer | Contact Telephone Number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Sergeant Russell | 07739 075 558 | Neighbourhood Sergeant |
| Constable Gillies Constable Rafferty | 07764 638 465 | Fortwilliam Park - Antrim Road - Guys Shop at junction with Grays Lane -Grays Lane - Shore Road - Fortwilliam Park, incorporating all areas within this boundary - Kilcoole Park - North Circular Road - Bellvue Bridge, incorporating Belfast Castle Country Park - Fortwilliam Golf Club - Belfast Zoological Gardens. |
Whitewell Team - Grays Lane - Antrim Road - Floral Road - Whitewell Road - Shore Road - Shore Crescent.
| Name of Officer | Contact Telephone Number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Sergeant Russell | 07739 075 558 | Neighbourhood Sergeant |
| Constable Black Constable Wilson | 07825 163 468 | Shore Road - Shore Crescent -Whitewell Road - Bellvue Bridge. Left hand side of Antrim Road city-wards to Gray’s lane - Golf course - Shore Road -Parkmount Day Centre. |
Antrim Road Team – Antrim Road – North Circular Road – Ballysillan Road – Boundary of Cliftonville Golf Club – Westland Road following boundary of Waterworks – Brookvale Avenue.
| Name of Officer | Mobile Telephone Number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Sergeant Bradley | 07734 580 526 | Neighbourhood Sergeant |
| Constable I. Rowan | 07787 436 112 | Dargan-Duncrue. Area bounded by M2 motorway-Dargan Road - Herdman Channel Road and incorporating Dargan Crescent-Duncrue Road - Duncrue Place-Duncrue Link -Duncrue Pass-Duncrue Street - Milewater Road. |
| Constable O’Reilly | 07825 164 495 | Dargan-Duncrue. Area bounded by M2 motorway-Dargan Road - Herdman Channel Road and incorporating Dargan Crescent-Duncrue Road - Duncrue Place-Duncrue Link -Duncrue Pass-Duncrue Street - Milewater Road. |
| Little Americas-Salisbury-Waterworks. Area bounded by Antrim Road - North Circular Road - Cavehill Road - Antrim Road. | ||
| Constable Taylor | 07825 215 258 | Westland - Sunningdales - Waterworks. Area bounded by Brookvale Avenue - following boundary of Waterworks - across Westland Road - following boundary of Cliftonville Golf Club - Ballysillan Road - to junction with Cavehill - junction with Antrim Road. |
In an emergency always use 999. If you are reporting a crime or require police response following an incident please dial 0845 600 8000. Local neighbourhood officers can be contacted to discuss non urgent community partnership/engagement issues in your local area. When a neighbourhood officer is not available to take your call you may leave a message. If it is not an emergency and you believe another officer can assist you, please ring 0845 600 8000. Alternatively you can forward an email to the Neighbourhood Team at; |
| Antrim Road | |
| Greater New Lodge Tigers Bay Fortwilliam/Skegoneill Castle Whitewell | NPTYorkRoad@psni.pnn.police.uk |
Contact us | ||
Neighbourhood Policing Team Contact Telephone | 028 90 259480 - direct line. 0845 600 8000 Ext 18441 |
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| Crime stoppers Telephone Number | 0800 555 111 | |
| Emergency Telephone Number | 999 | |
| Non-emergency Telephone Number | 0845 600 8000 | |
| Text number - York Road Text number - Antrim Road | 07739 879459 07734 580526 |
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| Email - York Road Email - Antrim Road | NPTYorkRoad@psni.pnn.police.uk NPTAntrimRoad@psni.pnn.police.uk |
Details of other agencies who may be of assistance to you:
| Agency | Telephone Number | Email Address |
| Belfast City Council (BCC) | 02890 320202 | generalenquiries@belfastcity.gov.uk |
| BCC Noise Control | 02890 373006 | envhealth@belfastcity.gov.uk |
| District Policing Partnership North Belfast sub-group | 02890 270683 | dpp@belfastcity.gov.uk |
Citizens Advice Bureau |
| ecentralbelfast@citizensadvice.co.uk enorthbelfast@citizensadvice.co.uk eshankill@citizensadvice.co.uk |
| Victim Support | 02890 244039 | info@victimsupportni.org.uk |
Housing Executive (NIHE) | 03448 920900 | belfastnorth@nihe.gov.uk belfastwest@nihe.gov.uk belfastshankill@nihe.gov.uk |
| Women’s Aid | 0800 917 1414 | info@womensaidni.org |
| The Samaritans | 08457 909090 | jo@samaritans.org |
| Childline | 0800 1111 | nireland@childline.org.uk |
| Age NI | 0808 808 7575 | |
| Contact Youth Counselling | 0808 808 8000 | info@contactyouth.org |
| Forum for Action on Substance Abuse (FASA) | 02890 803040 | info@fasaonline.org |
| Lighthouse | 02890 755070 | info@lighthouseireland.org |
| 24 Hour Life Line | 08088 010722 | |
| Suicide Awareness Support Group | 02890 239967 |
Get involved |
| You can get involved with helping us to make your neighbourhood safer by telling us the issues that you think need to be addressed by attending one of your local partnership meetings. |
| Method of engagement | How to find out more |
| North Belfast Community Safety Initiative - meets once a month | Sergeant Caskey, Constable Jones or Constable Coulter are involved in this initiative and can provide more details. Please call the direct line number to the neighbourhood office 02890 259480, or e-mail your request. |
| North Belfast Community Safety Forum | Held on a Wednesday (monthly) at Intercomm between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm. For further details contact Sergeant Bradley on 07734 580526. |
| Tigers Bay and Mountcollyer Policing and Community Safety Partnership -meets every 6 weeks | Please contact Constable Kerr or Constable King on 07920 186037 for more details. A community led partnership between police, statutory and voluntary agencies who are working together to tackle community issues including crime. Further information is also available on the website www.tigersbaypolicingpartnership.co.uk |
New Lodge Safer Streets Initiative | Sergeant Caskey, Constable Jones and Constable Coulter can provide more details.or, alternatively ,you can e-mail the initiative directly at; newlodgesaferstreets@hotmail.co.uk |
| Skegoneill Policing Partnership – meets once a month | Constable Withers or Constable McComb can discuss this partnership in more detail on 07825 013846. |
| North Belfast Community Police Liaison Committee | Meets monthly at various venues. Please contact Constable McCullough at York Road Station on 0845 600 8000 Ext. 28766 for further details regarding the dates, times and venue of forthcoming meetings. |
| Upper North Belfast Police Community Liaison Committee | Meets first Tuesday of each month, commencing at 7.30pm at Fortwilliam Fold. Please contact Constable Booth or Gillies for details regarding forthcoming meetings on 0845 600 8000 Ext. 28766 or by mobile to 07739 075558. |
| Hazelwood Community Safety Partnership | Meets every four to six weeks. Please contact Sergeant Russell at York Road for details regarding forthcoming meetings as times and venues of these meetings vary. Sergeant Russell can be contacted on 0845 600 8000 Ext. 28732 or by mobile on 07739 075558. |
| DPP Meetings in Public - quarterly | Speak to a local neighbourhood officer, or a member of your local DPP, or alternatively you can telephone the DPP on 02890 270683. |
| Neighbourhood Officers work with various youth groups in the area | Contact Sergeant Caskey on 07764 638464. |
| Cross Community football events | Contact Sergeant Caskey on 07764 638464. |
| Officers deliver CASE lessons to schools | Contact Constable McCullough on 07795 152498. |
Contact your neighbourhood police officers for more details of where and when your next meeting will take place. If you are unable to come along to a meeting but have an issue that you would like to let us know about, please phone the neighbourhood Sergeant for your area. Please see the Contact Us section on this page. Or you can e-mail us at Antrim Road NPTAntrimRoad@psni.pnn.police.uk Greater New Lodge NPTYorkRoad@psni.pnn.police.uk |
You Said We Did
Fairplay North Youth Intervention Project
Neighbourhood officers based at York Road continue their work with hard to reach young people from the New Lodge and Tigers Bay areas. Fairplay North project aims to increase engagement with high risk offences and young people involved in ASB and interface violence. This youth intervention programme which is a partnership supported by a wide range of youth groups is aimed to provide a network of support, increasing positive engagement and building better relationships.
In recent months work with Rathbone in the New Lodge area has proven successful with 7 young people now engaging with police and a number of meetings have taken place with a full programme planned for the coming months. All the young people involved in the project have not offended in the area and neighbourhood officers are receiving excellent community feedback regarding the reduction of involvement in antisocial behaviour. It is hoped that more young people within this hard to reach group will become involved with a further 4 persons already expressing an interest in becoming involved.
Further positive work has been achieved in the Tigers Bay area with 10 young people who were particularly involved in interface violence now engaging with Rathbone, neighbourhood officers and BELB youth workers and participating in weekly meetings. Further to this one youth has received extensive intervention in recent months involving social services and youth workers.
Newington Antisocial Behaviour
York Road neighbourhood officers have been working in partnership with youth workers from Tar Isteach Centre as part of on going engagement with young people in the Newington area with the aim of tackling antisocial behaviour. In recent months a number of group sessions have taken place, with 2 young persons entering into antisocial behaviour contracts. A number of diversionary activities have taken place including a residential aimed to build relationships between police and young people and develop a better understanding of the difficult issues faced by young people in the area.
Active Communities Support
Neighbourhood Officers based at York Road have been working with young people, aiming to support them in moving away from antisocial activities and gang culture which for some can create the feeling of anti-community and youth centre rejection. Active Communities, a charitable organisation which uses sport, art and cultural activities to improve community and social unity are supporting this initiative with the aim to get young people back to local events and youth clubs. Work is currently
Officers have been promoting Limestone United as a positive model of development, in which over 25 young people are now involved with various events such as a visit to the Bogside area of Foyle, and cross community football events to develop and promote contact between young people across the community. It is anticipated that the “Junior” team currently being established will work along side their peers as role models to encourage positive engagement in diversionary activities.
Mount Vernon Development
Officers based at York Road with responsibility for the Mount Vernon area continue to work with members of the local community to improve relationships and increase engagement. Initiatives such as the Diversity Awareness project, has helped to create a basis for improving and enhancing our ability to deliver policing in the area. Enabling us to increase neighbourhood police presence and encouraging a greater exchange of information relating to community concerns.
Response officers working in the area recently received a guided tour from local representatives with the aim of increasing engagement and developing knowledge and understanding of community issues. This opportunity has been a positive step towards increased partnership between community representatives and police and allowing greater involvement of Response officers in community policing.
Cavehill Road Antisocial Behaviour
In response to the upsurge of antisocial behaviour in the Cavehill area, neighbourhood officers based at Antrim Road have been working with Belfast City Council performing joint antisocial behaviour operations throughout the Cavehill Road/Sunningdale area and engaging with local residents.
The introduction of a youth club is being explored, a number of diversionary activities have taken place in recent months including a Pizza with Peelers night during March 2012 when 11 young people were given a tour of Antrim Road Station, followed by a presentation on gun and knife crime. The young people were then able to chat with neighbourhood officers in a question and answer session over pizza. The event provided an opportunity to get to know the young people in an informal environment to learn about the issues they face.
Tigers Bay Community Police Drop In
York Road neighbourhood officers have been working with members of the local community to develop a drop in centre, with the aim to increase engagement with the local community and making officers more accessible. This initiative was launched on Tuesday 3rd April 2012 at the community centre at Mervue Street and will take place on a weekly basis. Local neighbourhood officers will be available from 1300-1500 hrs, it is hoped this will prove to be a good opportunity to meet with members of the community to discuss community concerns and provide crime prevention advice.
Hazelwood Integrated College Multi-Cultural Awareness
Neighbourhood officers based at York Road have been working with Year 11 pupils at Hazelwood Integrated College on a Hate Crime project. This is a year long project aimed to increase awareness and knowledge of multi cultural communities, which has been designed by the College as part of the student curriculum. Local officers have hosted a visit to the local police station and a public order familiarisation day.
Plans are underway for officers to attend the school to provide information on hate crime and hold a question and answer session with the students. These activities allow young people to learn and develop a better awareness of other cultures and issues they encounter, but also present an opportunity for officers to engage and develop positive relationships with young people.
Neighbourhood Watch
Officers with responsibility for the York Road area continue to work closely with local Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators to keep them appraised of any issues of mutual concern regarding criminal activity and to ensure that key crime prevention messages are communicated to residents throughout the area.
Domestic Abuse Update
The Domestic Abuse Unit continues to attend the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) Operational group which allows discussion of practice and practice issues and the sharing of information aimed to promote consistent good working practices. Officers have also been in attendance at the Domestic violence Partnership which aims to increase awareness and reduce incidents of Domestic Violence. The website for this partnership can be viewed at www.belfastdvp.co.uk which has many links to supportive groups and agencies.
A review of working practices within the Domestic Violence Unit has been conducted and plans are underway to create a more investigative aspect to the Domestic Abuse office from April 2012. It is anticipated the changes will assist local officers to improve the service they deliver by providing both support to victims of domestic crimes and targeting high risk offenders.
A District has referred 272 victims through the MARAC process between April 2011 and March 2012.
Domestic Violence Awareness Presentation
On 9th March 2012 a Domestic Abuse Officer attended Belfast Metropolitan College alongside our Women’s Aid representative who is attached to the A District Domestic Abuse office. A presentation was given to student social workers on the role of both the Domestic Abuse Unit and Women’s Aid which provided the students with an opportunity to gain insight into the different roles, responsibilities and provisions of a multi agency approach to tackling domestic violence.
Neighbourhood Watch / Residents GroupsThe following are some additional groups that operate within the policing area along with contact details for the officer involved: York Road Antrim Road .Upper North Community Police Liaison Committee meeting - held on a Tuesday (bimonthly) at .North Belfast Community Safety Forum - held on a Wednesday (monthly) at Intercomm between .Friends of the Waterworks - held on a Tuesday (monthly) at local venues commencing at 6:45 pm. .Cavehill and Antrim Road Regeneration (monthly). For further details contact Neighbourhood Watch The following Neighbourhood Watch groups are monitored by Constables Gillies and Booth. They can be contacted on the numbers listed on this page. Meetings with the groups are not at structured times but are arranged depending on the particular circumstances and needs of each group. Somerton Close Neighbourhood Watch A Neighbourhood Watch Scheme also operates within the New Lodge area. The New Lodge Neighbourhood watch can be contacted directly on 07564 938276. |
District Policing Partnership Councillor Gareth McKee is the Chair of the North Belfast Sub-Group of the Belfast District Policing Partnership. DPP Contact Details: Belfast District Policing Partnership, North Belfast Sub-Group Telephone: 02890 270683 |
Neighbourhood News
A District Newsletter
Edition 1, December 2011 (PDF, 610.3 KB)
Policing with the Community activities in North and West Belfast
Crime Prevention advice for a Safe Christmas
Contact details for local police
Community Newsletters
The Tigers Bay and Mountcollyer Policing Partnership prepares a monthly magazine and police provide information for the booklet such as crime prevention advice. The magazine is prepared by the partnership and is delivered by hand to residents of area.
Tigers Bay & Mountcollyer PCSP Newsletter November 2011 (PDF, 4.1 MB)
Police have recently secured a section of the Greater New Lodge CEP Magazine to enable publication of current and topical policing news such as burglary information and rowdy nuisance hotspots.
Greater New lodge CEP Magazine, 5 Churchill Street BT15 2BP 02890 200900
Greater New Lodge CEP Magazine February 2012 (PDF, 5.4 MB)
The North Belfast Community Development & Transition Group are committed to contributing to the structure and stability at interface areas across North Belfast. In addition this group is focused on building cross community working relationships to address local issues. Details of news and events can be accessed at the link below. For further details please contact Sergeant Caskey on 07764 638 464.
North Belfast Community Development & Transition Group
Community Minutes
Skegoneill Lower PACT Meeting November 2011 (PDF, 66.3 KB)
Skegoniell Glandore Community Safety Partnership - November 2011 (PDF, 76.8 KB)
Hazelwood Community Partnership Cohesion sub-group - 7 November 2011 (PDF, 124.0 KB)
Last updated:
24 April 2012
