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Welcome to West Marsh

The dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team are based at the Cromwell Road Police Station and forms part of the larger Grimsby Policing Team. The West Marsh also incorporates Victoria Street and the Freshney Place shopping centre.

The area is covered by Neighbourhood Police Officer(s) and Police Community Support Officer(s) as shown below. They are supported by the dedicated Incident Response Staff and a number of Special Constables. 

Find out what is happening in your local area by selecting the appropriate link below. 

Getting in touch with us

If you wish to raise any comments or concerns you can do so in a variety of ways such as:

• Attending local meetings:-

Police Surgery. An opportunity for you to meet privately with a member of the neighbourhood team to discuss any policing issue of concern. This is a drop-in event so you may have to wait a few minutes.

Police and Communities Together Meeting. This is a public meeting where the police and other public authority representatives will be present. Its main purpose is to determine what the local priorities for action over the next three moths will be. It gives members of the public an opportunity to raise their concerns and influence those decisions.

Street Briefing. The whole neighbourhood team will be briefed on current problems in the area and tasked to deal with them. The public can meet with the officers and be informed about how they can help with these issues.

• By email to the neighbourhood team - use the contact form on the right of the page.
• By telephone using the single non-emergency number 101.
• In person at any police station.

You can also notify us of any dissatisfaction with the service you have received by contacting our Professional Standards Branch. They can be contacted in a variety of ways details of these can be found by clicking here.

West Marsh Team

PCSO Jane Banks (7692)

PCSO Holly Birch (7870)

I have worked as a Police Community Support Officer for Humberside Police since September 2008 and I am based at Cromwell Road Police Station in Grimsby covering the West Marsh area of town. 

I enjoy working the area and believe that neighbourhood policing has made a big difference to the area for the better.

PCSO Lydia Gough (7531)

PCSO Alex Ibbetson (7896)

PCSO Lindsey Sparkes (7571)

PCSO Hannah Grist (7859)

PCSO Simon Saxby (7606)

Police Constable Leighton Kaye (2521)

PCSO Laura Armstrong (7534)

Police Constable Ryan Stratton (550)

PCSO Viki Ellis (7520)

Sergeant John Spowage (977)

PCSO Christopher Mashford (7790)

I joined Humberside Police in January 2008 and started my initial training at Queens Gardens Police Station before coming to Grimsby Police Station in June 2008 where I joined the Yarborough team. 

I stayed there until June 2009 when I moved to Cromwell Road Police Station and joined the Freshney Team. 

I enjoy being out on patrol in the neighbourhood, addressing local issues and concerns and have been made to feel very welcome by the community as well as local businesses. 

In the future I aim to keep on tackling anti-social behaviour and to reduce the fear of crime.

PCSO Adam Clark (7504)

Having joined the Humberside Police in 2007, I have recently moved from the Intelligence Bureau to the Neighbourhood Policing Team based at Cromwell Road NPT, Grimsby.

With the experience I gained working in the intelligence field, I hope to continue to serve the public in protecting the community and targeting those causing crime and antisocial behaviour. 

The Yarborough Ward is both challenging and demanding, but with the help of the local community, criminals will be deterred and justice will prevail.

Meetings & Events

15February

West Marsh Forward Meeting

From 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM

Police & Partners Community Forum

West Marsh Community Centre / St.Hughs Church alternate months Grimsby This is a monthly meeting to discuss the priorities on the West Marsh and whether they should be changed or altered. Your local PCSO will be attending to update residents on any incidents in the area and answer any questions. They are also there to give crime prevention advice and discuss any neighbourhood issues you may like to raise one to one with them.

West Marsh News & Appeals

15November

17 YEAR OLD CHARGED WITH ARSON

Local neighbourhood Police officers arrested a 17-year-old male following arson incidents which happened on Friday 05 November and Saturday 06 November 2010.

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Priorities / action taken

Updated

10January

Priority 1: Crime/Disorder

Concerns have been raised over the incresed crime and disorder in the Gilbey Road / Stortford Street area.
High Visibility Patrols will be conducted in this area and offenders brought to justice.

Updated

10January

Priority 2: ASB/Damage

Concerns have been raised over damage and anti-social behaviour in St.James Square by youths.

The neighbourhood team will be actively patrolling in the area to target and reduce this.

Updated

10January

Priority 3: Damage/Theft derelict properties

It has been brought to our attention that there is a large amount of damage and theft occurring to derelict properties in the West Marsh area.

We have identified the properties and are conducting regular patrols in the area.

Offenders Brought to Justice

26September

Offenders Charged

2 Offenders charged with burglary in the Gilbey Road area. One male has been bailed and one male has been remanded. Update to follow.

26September

ASBO applications

2 males have been put forward for ASBO applications after the recent disorder and ASB in the Gilbey Road area. Updates to follow.

26September

Offender Charged

One male charged for public order offences in the Gilbey Road area and has been bailed, update to follow.

26September

Final Warning

One juvenile male has been given a final warning for one racial incident and three shop thefts in the Macaulay Street area.

Patrol times & areas

26September

Patrol Times and Locations.

It is important that shift patterns reflect the needs of local people and demand to provide visibility and meet agreed priorities and problem solving. Neighbourhood Policing Teams where appropriate have developed a patrol strategy for their area agreed with the community so public contact is increased, beyond patrol in vehicles, by attending meetings or key visits.

Our emphasis is on being accessible and visible to the public.

The CCTV van and other police resources will be conducting periodic patrols in identified areas of concern for anti social behaviour and criminal damage. This will be in conjunction with high visibility patrols by Neighbourhood Officers

26September

School Patrols

Patrols will be conducted around the Schools on the West Marsh area during opening and closing times due to parking issues.
In light of this patrols will be conducted around Macauley School, South Parade School and Littlecoates school.

01November

Gilbey Road

The neighbourhood team will be increasing patrols to deter those involved in the increase of crime and anti-social behaviour in the area.
These problems are mainly occuring on an evening and weekends.

26September

Macaulay Street

Officers will be increasing patrols in the Macaulay Street area due to anti-social behaviour, shop thefts and racial incidents.
These patrols will be focused on an evening from 15:00hrs onwards and all day at weekends.