(CC1) Central Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area. They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department).

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Thomas McAulay below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Adam Johnson

Sergeant

Simon Cooper

Inspector - Neighbourhood Police Team

Tom Mcaulay

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority. You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf Issued 01 April 2026	Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues: Tackle the illegal use of e-scooters and e-bikes in and around the town centre. • Work is ongoing to tackle the issue, through an increased police presence, engagement events and targeted enforcement. Reduce incidents of begging and vagrancy in the vicinity of the High Street. • Local officers are working with key partners to disrupt begging within the town and offer outreach options. • Dedicated high visibility patrols have been carried out in the town centre. Address drug dealing, associated crime and anti-social behaviour in the area of Shaftesbury Road and Waterfields Recreation Ground. • Officers have conducted high visibility and plain clothed operations in the area. • PCSOs have held engagement events to provide a visible presence and speak with residents. Actioned 01 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf

Issued 01 April 2026

Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues:

Tackle the illegal use of e-scooters and e-bikes in and around the town centre.
• Work is ongoing to tackle the issue, through an increased police presence, engagement events and targeted enforcement.

Reduce incidents of begging and vagrancy in the vicinity of the High Street.
• Local officers are working with key partners to disrupt begging within the town and offer outreach options.
• Dedicated high visibility patrols have been carried out in the town centre.

Address drug dealing, associated crime and anti-social behaviour in the area of Shaftesbury Road and Waterfields Recreation Ground.
• Officers have conducted high visibility and plain clothed operations in the area.
• PCSOs have held engagement events to provide a visible presence and speak with residents.

Actioned 01 April 2026

What members in (CC1) Central Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey