• Introduction
• Useful contact numbers
• Useful tips
• Kenley Safer Neighbourhood Team Newsletter
• Neighbourhood Watch

Your Residents' Association prides itself on its mutually supportive links with the police. We have found the community officers to be receptive to suggestions and proactive within our community. Our current community officer, who heads a team of two PCs and two PCSOs, is Sgt Paul Potter. The other members of the team are PC Gareth Storer, PC Simon Packham, PCSO Robert Cameron and PCSO Thomas Beresford. A further PCSO will also be welcomed onto the team in 2008 as part of the Safer Neighbourhood Team. They will be based at 9-11 Whytecliff Road South, Purley CR8 2AZ and can be contacted on 020 8721 2466.

The Association maintains a close relationship with the police through two organisations. One is the Kenley Safer Neighbourhood Panel, which sets objectives for the Kenley Safer Neighbourhood Team. Brian Dowsett is the Association's member and Ian Waite is an elected member. The other is the Kenley Police Consultative Committee which covers a wider area and provides a real input into local policing matters. Ian Waite is the Association's member on this committee.

We welcome your views concerning security issues and strongly encourage you to report any acts of crime (particularly graffiti). This reporting directly influences the allocation of police resources. As an aid to reporting local crime, you may complete and submit a  Crime Reporting Sheet , which along with  instructions  on how to fill it out, may be viewed and downloaded by clicking on the links.

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• Emergency incidents  999
• Low level crime contact Kenley Police  020 8649 0380 , or
• Croydon Police if no reply at Kenley  020 8667 1212
• Neighbourhood Watch Croydon Co-ordinator  020 8649 0168
• Local policeman Sgt Paul Potter  020 8721 2466
  (not always answered but messages always monitored)
• Crimestoppers (to report suspicious crime anonymously)  0800 555 111

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• Each mobile telephone has a unique serial number which can be accessed by dialling *#06# . Please ensure that you and your children are aware of this number.
• Outhouse burglaries are rife in this area so take added precautions.
• Take care when strangers call unannounced to undertake paving work or tree surgery as there have been many cases of threats and intimidation by these rogue traders. Do not enter into any contract with them and if worried contact the local police.

The following is an extract from a recent Issue of Croydon Reports. Good advice indeed for any time of the year - not just Christmas.

Christmas is a time when people are rushing around town centres, buying and then storing gifts in their homes. Criminals take advantage of Christmas and use this opportunity to strike.

Remain vigilant and stay safe

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To read the latest Newsletter from the Kenley Safer Neighbourhood Team, click on the following icon:  

Please see below for both the Crime briefing report and a report of other Important Information to be aware of. Both of these reports are updated weekly.

The Crime briefing report covers the last four week period. To read it, click on the following icon:  

To keep you up to date with the latest information relating to Spam emails, bogus callers etc., click on the following icon:  

To view these files you will need to have Adobe® Reader® installed on your computer. If you do not already have it installed you may download it by clicking on the following link:

If you want to start up or join a Neighbourhood Watch scheme, please see  Neighbourhood Watch  on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

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