South Down
| Geographically, both Neighbourhood Teams in South Down have responsibility for Warrenpoint (from the A2 Carriageway) to Kilkeel (as far as Bloody Bridge) extending up into the Mourne Mountains taking in Hilltown, Mayobridge and Burren. Kilkeel NPT covers neighbourhood areas Kilkeel / Annalong / Ballymartin. Warrenpoint NPT covers neighbourhood Areas Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Mayobridge |
- Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
- Contact us
- Get involved
- You said we did Kilkeel / Warrenpoint
- Details of Neighbourhood Watch / Resident Groups / DPP
Your Neighbourhood Policing Team
| Team Leader | Sergeant Stephen Davies | 07827278229 |
Kilkeel
| Name of Officer | Telephone number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Constable Maurice Hughes Constable Stan Lutton Constable Warren Roberts Consatble Pauline Simons | 07764638471 07742537538 07585979096 07585979110 | Kilkeel/Annalong/Ballymartin Kilkeel/Annalong/Ballymartin Kilkeel/Annalong/Ballymartin Kilkeel/Annalong/Ballymartin |
Warrenpoint
| Name of Officer | Telephone number | Neighbourhood Patrolled |
| Constable John Leathem Constable Alex Beck Constable Stewart Finn Constable Natalie Brennan | 07585979113 07585979128 07824 470902 07825167856 | Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Mayobridge Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Mayobridge Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Mayobridge Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Hilltown, Mayobridge |
When a neighbourhood officer is not available to take your call their mobile phone will switch directly to the Call Handling Centre where you can leave a message to be contacted. Alternatively you can forward an email to the Neighbourhood Team email: NPTSouthDown@psni.pnn.police.uk
Contact us | ||
| Neighbourhood Policing Team Contact Telephone | 0845 600 8000 ext 33231 | |
| Crime stoppers Telephone Number | 0800 555 111 | |
| Emergency Telephone Number | 999 | |
| Non-emergency Telephone Number | 0845 600 8000 | |
| Emergency Text number | Please click here for more info | |
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Station opening hours
Kilkeel is a limited opening station. Public Opening times are:
Monday 9am - 11am
Wednesday 5pm - 7pm
Saturday 12noon -2pm
Warrenpoint is a limited opening station. Public Opening times are
Tuesday 9am - 11am
Thursday 5pm - 7pm
Sunday 12noon -2pm
Ardmore Police Station Newry is your closet E District 24/7 station.
Details of other agencies who may be of assistance to you:
| Agency | Telephone Number | Email address |
| Local Council | 028 30313031 | administration@newryandmourne.gov.uk |
| Women’s Aid | 0800 917 1414 | info@womensaidni.org |
| Citizens Advice | 028 3026 2934 | enewry@citizensadvice.co.uk |
| Childline | 0800 1111 | www.childline.org.uk |
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 |
| Newry & Mourne Community Safety Partnership | Phone or email Newry and Mourne CSP – details below. |
| South Down Neighbourhood Watch Scheme Meeting | Phone any NPT officer to find the date of the next NHW Co-ordinators meeting. |
| The Cabbage Patchers Community Group Warrenpoint | This is a weekly meeting and at the last meeting we discussed projects to get youths involved with the group. If you have any suggestions or would like to come along please feel free to contact any of the team for details |
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 us on 0845 600 8000 ext 33231 or send us an email at Link
Kilkeel
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| Motoring Legislation | On 24th February 2012, Neighbourhood Police officers in Kilkeel met with local foreign nationals which was facilitated by Challenge of Change from Newry, who provided 3 different interpreters to facilitate the meeting. This meeting was a meet and greet between local foreign nationals and the local Police and gave them a chance to ask Police any questions they had, particularly around our motoring legislation. | |
| There were several unlicensed premises selling alcohol in the Kilkeel and Annalong area | We obtained warrants, searched premises and seized several hundred items of alcohol and reported approximately 40 persons were reported to the PPS | |
| In one residential area you reported noisy drunken parties and anti social behaviour. | Officers patrolled the area and identified those involved and have spoken with them directly. These incidents have ceased. | |
| Drugs are being supplied in the town. | We have used our powers of stop and search and premises search under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and reported several persons for possession and supply offences. Recently E District Crime Team confiscated £75,000 of cannabis, arrested and charged a suspect. NPT officer are using new equipment to detect drugs. This work is ongoing. | |
| Thefts from static caravans sites | Set up the ‘Caravan Watch Scheme’ in all caravan sites in South Down. The scheme involved leaflet drops at all sites informing owners of security advice for their property. Each site was provided with property marking sets to mark and identify valuable property and ‘Caravan Watch’ signs are to be erected in the sites ready for the new season. Click here to see a copy of the caravan_leaflet.pdf |
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| Residents of Rooney Park, had feelings of vulnerability following the shooting incident which occurred in April this year. | Met with local residents and with a joint approach involving the Community Safety Partnership, instigated the setting up of a new ‘Neighbourhood Watch Scheme’ which is currently undergoing accreditation. |
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| Youths were causing annoyance in the Main Street area of Annalong | Due to reports from local residents of antisocial behaviour in the Main Street/Harbour area, we identified a group of youths who congregate around the lazy wall/harbour area of Annalong. These youths had not committed any offences however their presence was causing alarm and distress to residents. With money secured from the Community Safety Partnership we, along with Lower Mourne Community Initiative, secured the services of Life Adventure Outdoor Training (based at the Cormill Centre, Annalong) and put together a programme of outdoor and indoor events to help us engage and educate these young people. There were 12 places on the course (which will run for six weeks). Six places were allocated to youths from local GAA and youth clubs and six to youths who were congregating in the lazy wall/harbour area. The course has now begun (last week saw the group wet bouldering at Bloody Bridge). All youths are getting on well together and we hope that this course will help to increase their self esteem and respect for others and help to prevent them from becoming involved in antisocial behaviour. |
Warrenpoint
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| Theft of heating oil | On 21st February 2012, Neighbourhood Police officers in Warrenpoint conducted a leaflet drop in every house in Gannaway, Warrenpoint after a recent spate of oil thefts. These leaflets provided information on 'How to protect your heating oil'. | |
| There were groups of youths congregating and drinking near elderly residents causing annoyance. | Officers patrolled at the times stated, met residents and local representatives to discuss the problem on site. We spoke with NIHE regarding several residents nearby believed involved as a solution requires multi agency involvement. Complaints have reduced but officers continue to monitor the area. | |
| There is an onus on Police to improve communication with the local community and we need to know our local community beat officers | The Neighbourhood Policing Team are developing closer working relationships with the community with an increase of 17 new Neighbourhood Watch Schemes. This allows the community to work in partnership with the Police to make their areas safer and allows them to have a direct impact and voice on the policing of their area | |
| CASE Officers in the school were carrying out good work and becoming involved with local children. This work should continue and be built upon in the community | The Neighbourhood Policing Team are building upon this good work by increasing our engagement with juveniles through community events such as the recent cage football days at Warrenpoint football club, St Peters GAA and at Carrickbawn Park, Rostrevor. | |
There are known hotspots that are continually the target of anti social behaviour. | In addition to enforcement at hotspot locations we are developing sustainable solutions for the long term. We are working with partner agencies to design out some of the problems by making changes to the architectural layout of areas. We are also working at local level with residents to counter degeneration of areas by helping to promote civic pride through clean up operations in conjunction with TIDY NI. |
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Tackling the supply of drugs | Police conducted searches in the Rostrevor area and discovered a sophisticated cannabis factory operating. A quantity of drugs with an approximate street value of £210,000 including 70 mature cannabis plants were recovered. Two persons were arrested and have been charged to Newry Magistrates Court regarding seperate offences of drug supply/cultivation/possession, abstraction of electricity, and animal cruelty. We continue to urge people to assist us in helping to detect this sort of crime so we can take appropriate measures to bring these people before the the Courts. |
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| Complaints regarding anti social behaviour | Alternative methods to deal with ASB - Local Neighbourhood Policing Officers have been working with Neighbourhood Watch coordinators in Rostrevor in a joint enterprise of diversionary activities for juveniles in the area. With the help of the Community and Safety Partnership we were successful in securing funding to run a series of Friday night soccer events at Warrenpoint Town Football Club. We feel it is important to work with the community to help engage with juveniles, diverting them away from becoming involved with anti social behaviour or crime. |
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Community concern over burglary | The Neighbourhood Policing Team are committed to working in partnership with our Neighbourhood Watch schemes to make our area a safer and more peaceful area to live. We are concious of community concerns over burglary so we have been successful in a funding application through the PSNI Assets Recovery Unit to purchase property marking equipment for distribution to every household within our Neighbourhood Watch schemes as part of an effective crime reduction/prevention strategy. |
If you would like to find out more about police activities, initiatives and projects in E District, take a look at our community newsletter online.
