Belfast City District Command Unit covers an area of 44.4 square miles has a population of 341,877 with a further transient population of over 120,000. We are home to a diverse population and welcome a large number of tourists to the district every year. We deliver a policing service that is community focused and solving problems in partnership with other agencies and tackling the issues that matter to you.
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Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Please note: These email accounts are not monitored 24/7. If you need to report an incident contact 101, use our online reporting portal at Online Incident or if it is an emergency call 999.
Local policing in Belfast is delivered by Local Policing Response Teams (LPRTs), Local Neighbourhood Policing Teams (LNPTs) and a District Support Team (DST).
Communities living in Belfast City District now have twenty LPRTs, based in Lisburn Road, Tennent Street, Strandtown and Woodbourne Police Stations, providing 24 hour cover to keep people safe.
There are seventeen LNPTs who cover every district electoral ward in the Belfast district.
LNPTs are based in based in Tennent Street, Woodbourne, Strandtown, Musgrave Street and Lisburn Road Police Stations and work in partnership with communities as well as statutory and voluntary bodies to address local issues and concerns and find long lasting solutions.
The teams are committed to improving your quality of life and building safer communities with you. Your neighbourhood officers work in partnership with other agencies in health, education and local government to deliver collaborative solutions.
Your Local Neighbourhood Policing Teams have dedicated phone numbers for you to get in contact directly. Please do not use these contact details to report an incident. They should only be used for general contact with your respective Neighbourhood Team or officer.
If you are reporting an emergency, please call 999.
If you are reporting a non-emergency, please report online or call 101.
Lisburn Road LNPT is based in Lisburn Road police station and covers the following wards: Belvoir, Blackstaff, Central, Finaghy, Malone, Musgrave, Ormeau, Stranmillis, Upper Malone and Windsor.
Contact Lisburn Road LNPTMusgrave Local Neighbourhood Policing Team is based in Musgrave Street police station and covers the following wards: Musgrave, Lower Ormeau and Markets area.
Contact Musgrave LNPTStrandtown LNPT is based in Strandtown police station and covers the following wards: Rosetta, Ravenhill, Orangefield, Merok, Hillfoot, Cregagh, Stormont, Shandon, Sandown, Knock, Gilnahirk, Garnerville, Belmont, Woodstock, Sydenham, Connswater, Bloomfield, Beersbridge and Ballymacarrett.
Contact Strandtown LNPTTennent Street LNPT is based in Tennent Street police station and covers the following wards: Ardoyne, Ballygomartin, Ballysillan, Bellevue, Cavehill, Cliftonville, Duncairn, Forth River, Fortwillam, Innisfayle, Legoniel, New Lodge, Shankill, Waterworks and Woodvale.
Contact Tennent Street LNPTWoodbourne LNPT is based in Woodbourne police station and covers the following wards: Andersonstown, Ballymurphy, Beechmount, Clonard, Colin Glen, Dunmurry, Falls, Falls Park, Ladybrook, Lagmore, Poleglass, Shaw's Road, Stewartstown, Turf Lodge and Twinbrook.
Contact Woodbourne LNPT
Neighbourhood policing is at the heart of the service we deliver. You can find out more about our approach to neighbourhood policing and what you can expect from your local police below.
We are working hard every day in Belfast to provide a safe environment and community for everyone who works, lives and visits here.
We have five operational police stations across the district in North, South, East and West Belfast and deliver 24/7 policing with twenty Local Policing Response Teams (LPRTs) and seventeen Local Neighbourhood Policing Teams (LNPTs) responding to your calls for service. They are supported by a criminal justice team that put the victim first and brings offenders before the courts.
Neighbourhood policing is at the heart of the service we deliver and we work closely with our partners in different sectors to find comprehensive and long lasting solutions to the concerns you raise.
We are here for you and if you have concerns about crime or antisocial behaviour in your community please contact your local neighbourhood team.
Chief Superintendent Darrin Jones is the District Commander for Belfast.
He has 30 years’ service and previously served in Mid and East Antrim and Derry City and Strabane as a District Commander.
The majority of his service has been in local policing delivery and he is particularly passionate about neighbourhood policing and community problem solving.
He holds a business degree and recently completed a post graduate diploma in Leadership from Queen’s University Belfast. He is also a graduate and member of the Leadership in Counter Terrorism (LINCT) alumni.
He is the Police Service of Northern Ireland's lead for business crime and also holds a national portfolio for training and accrediting UK policing’s response to crime in the maritime environment.
Superintendent Nigel Henry has over 31 years policing experience, largely in uniformed beat and patrol roles. He was promoted to Superintendent in January 2021 with responsibility for policing in North and West Belfast.
Prior to this he served in Newry, Mourne and Down District in the rank of Chief Inspector.
Superintendent Henry is the district lead for Service Delivery.
Amanda began her Policing career in 2008, serving in various roles across uniform policing in Newry Mourne and Down and Mid Ulster Districts, before being promoted to the rank of Superintendent within Belfast District Senior Leadership Team in March 2022. She is now responsible for Operations within the greater Belfast area.
Amanda was involved in the review of policing in South Armagh as the sector commander for the area in 2019, before her appointment to the Senior management team at Chief Inspector rank, where she remained committed to the implementation of the recommendations that followed. Amanda has recently completed a post graduate diploma in Leadership from Queens University, Belfast and has a strong desire to serve her community through close working relationships with partners, and the community themselves.
Temporary Superintendent Finola Dornan is responsible for policing in South and East Belfast.
Chief Inspector Allister Hagan is responsible for policing in North Belfast.
Chief Inspector Peter Branningan is responsible for policing in West Belfast.
Chief Inspector Rosemary Thompson is responsible for policing in East Belfast.
Chief Inspector Neil Beck is responsible for policing in South Belfast.
