Commissioner and Macclesfield officers discuss local issues

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire is visiting each of Cheshire Constabulary’s nine Local Policing Units (LPUs).

On Wednesday 8 February he met with officers and staff in Macclesfield, which covers areas including High Legh and Knutsford, to discuss issues in their local area and how he can best support the team.

The Commissioner met with Chief Inspector (CI) Sarah O’Driscoll along with officers and staff from different teams who provided a current overview of the issues that the LPU is experiencing as well as their successes and objectives for the future.

The visit also provided an opportunity for the Commissioner to highlight his Police and Crime Plan priorities and discuss how they were being addressed across the communities that Macclesfield LPU serves.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire, John Dwyer, said:

“I am really grateful to CI O’Driscoll and her team for welcoming me to Macclesfield and talking to me candidly about their successes and the challenges of working on the front line. These visits are crucial to my role and enable me to understand how I can best support Cheshire Constabulary’s officers and, by extension, the residents that we serve.

“I take the insights of the day away with me and it is my role to take this feedback on board, ensuring that the Constabulary can work in the most effective and efficient way to ensure the public receive the police service that they expect and deserve.”

Chief Inspector at Macclesfield LPU, Sarah O’Driscoll, said:

“It was a pleasure to talk to the Commissioner about the successes and challenges that we see here in Macclesfield, having the opportunity to highlight the work that is going on to prevent and tackle crime in the area is really important.

“It was also a valuable session for our officers and staff as they were able to feedback their own experiences and highlight some of the work that we do with residents and partner agencies to build on the relationships we have within the communities that we serve.”

During the meeting, the team spoke to the Commissioner about their links with local residents, schools and organisations and how these helped to build intelligence and improve the response that the police are able to offer to local residents.

John Dwyer added:

“I understand the public’s desire to see and feel the police presence in their local area, and our community policing model means each of Cheshire’s 122 community areas is assigned its own dedicated police resource to work with local people and solve local issues.

“I fully support the officers in their efforts to make Cheshire an even safer place and I’m grateful to every officer, PCSO and member of staff who work tirelessly for their communities.”

To find out about your local team within Macclesfield LPU, visit: 

www.cheshire.police.uk/a/your-area/

To let your policing team know about issues in your area, you can take the Resident’s Voice survey: 

www.cheshire.police.uk/police-forces/cheshire-constabulary/areas/cheshire/campaigns/residents-voice/

Pictured - Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire John Dwyer with officers at Macclesfield LPU.