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Working with communities to tackle crime

We work closely with residents to try to prevent crime and tackle local issues.

Safer Barnsley Partnership

The Safer Barnsley Partnership is a statutory partnership set up to tackle crime and disorder on a multi-agency basis across the borough. It brings together:

Find out more about the Safer Barnsley Partnership.

Police and Communities Together (PACT) meetings

Police and Communities Together (PACT) meetings enable residents and local neighbourhood policing teams to meet and discuss local issues, concerns, and ways to resolve any problems. The meetings are held monthly throughout the borough.

Meeting discussions are based on any community issues that have been brought to the last meeting. New issues are also addressed by the agencies who attend, including the police.

You can find details of your local PACT meeting on the South Yorkshire Police website. Select your local neighbourhood policing team then choose the option for meetings and events.

Community Challenge Board

We're working with South Yorkshire Police to recruit volunteers to be part of a Community Challenge Board. The board will scrutinise, challenge and give feedback to organisations involved in the management and investigation of incidents and crimes involving:

Fill in the Community Challenge Board application to volunteer to join the board. For more details email safer@barnsley.gov.uk.

Receive local news and crime update messages

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) Alerts is a free messaging system by South Yorkshire Police. By signing up you can receive news and appeals, local crime details and crime prevention advice by email, text or voice message. Watch this video to learn more about SYP Alerts or register below.