How to Contact Us

The Tameside 'Crime and Disorder' website gives you the opportunity to not only keep yourself informed of crime within your community, but for you to give a commitment to create a safer environment for the people of Tameside. However, it must be noted:

This Website is not for Reporting Crime

If you are a victim of crime, or a witness to a crime, please contact Tameside Police on 0161 872 5050. If it an urgent matter, call 999. Explain clearly what the reason for your call is and where the incident is happening or has happened.

If you know of someone who is breaking the law or planning to commit a crime and you want to keep your identity secret, please contact Crimestoppers  free on 0800 555 111.

Community Safety Team

The role of the Community Safety Team within Tameside MBC is in the co-ordination and delivery of all aspects of community safety to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory duties and responds effectively to the needs and concerns of the public.

The team plan and implement crime and disorder initiatives, attract external resources by way of bids to external agencies to fund and staff these initiatives, and respond to crime and disorder related issues on a day to day basis.

The Community Safety Team covers Drug and Alcohol Action Team (Drugs Intervention Project (DIP), Alcohol, Young People's Drugs, and Adult Drugs), Emergency Planning, Quality Auditors, the Patroller Service, and the Crime Reduction Team (Burglary, Vehicle Crime, Criminal Damage, Violent Crime, CCTV, and Community Cohesion).

The Team comprises:

Lisa Lees - Head of Community Safety

Lisa is the strategic lead for the whole of Community Safety Services for the Council.  She supports and assists the Tameside Drug and Alcohol Action Team in implementing the national strategy on drug misuse and plays a lead role in the formulation and implementation of action plans to tackle drug and alcohol misuse in the Borough of Tameside. Lisa also covers Emergency Planning, the Patrollers, anti-social behaviour, burglary reduction, and consultation and development, as well as ensuring that the borough's Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy is produced, implemented, and reviewed on a regular basis.

Lisa can be contacted on telephone number 0161 342 2505.

Ruth Greenwood - Service Unit Manager

Ruth provides support to the Head of Community Safety in the management and development of key crime reduction and regeneration strategies aimed at tackling crime and disorder and substance misuse.

Ruth also facilitates the various Policy Action Teams to enable closer association between strategic and local delivery working, ensuring that local action is delivered on the ground. She oversees the monitoring of performance overall for the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and leads on communications for the Partnership.

Other areas of work include ensuring that the Authority meets the obligations of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, aiding in the development, implementation and monitoring of Crime and Disorder policies, supporting the Head of Community Safety in resource procurement, and research into best practice and current legislation as well as overseeing the budget for areas of work for which she has responsibility.

Ruth can be contacted on telephone number 0161 342 2171.

Gemma Clayton - Anti Social Behaviour Officer

Gemma provides support and service to the Tameside Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership in the promotion, development, and implementation of the strategy for tackling anti-social behaviour and improving community confidence in Tameside, in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

An important aspect of Gemmas role is talking to members of the public about their experiences of anti-social behaviour, and deciding on appropriate action such as setting up mediation sessions, putting in place an activity that diverts those committing anti-social behaviour, issuing acceptable behaviour contracts to deter the person(s) from persisting with anti-social behaviour and applying for anti-social behaviour orders to prevent further incidents.

Gemma can be contacted on telephone number 0161 342 3367.

Tracey Austin - Violent Crime, Domestic Abuse & Sexual Offences Co-ordinator

Tracey leads on the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership's approach to tackling violent crime, domestic abuse and sexual offences. She works with other agencies such as the Police, Fire and Rescue, Licensing, Tameside General Hospital and the Tameside Women's Project. She is the theme lead for Domestic Abuse.

Julie Stringer - Community Safety Officer

Julie is the Project Officer for Alley-Gating. 'Alley-Gating' is a very simple crime prevention measure which involves erecting steel, self-locking gates at the ends of alleyways and passages that are the responsibility of the homeowners who live around them. Advantages of the scheme include reduced burglaries and opportunities for youths to cause annoyance, fewer problems of dog fouling by stray dogs, safer play areas for children, and improved community spirit giving a sense of ownership of the alleys.  She is also one of the lead officers for Acquisitive Crime dealing with Vehicle Crime and Robbery issues.

Julie can be contacted on telephone number 0161 342 3052.

Debbie Murray - Community Safety Officer

Debbie is responsible for the delivery of the Distraction Burglary Project. Objectives of the scheme are to reduce burglary levels in the target areas, reduce the incidence of households becoming repeat victims of burglary, reduce levels of fear of crime, build community capacity for crime prevention, and encourage households to effect security improvements. Security improvements include the ‘Identislot’, door viewers, property marking kits, door bars and more. This element of her role also involves community presentations with older/vulnerable people in conjunction with Trading Standards advising people about how they can minimise the risk of becoming a victim of doorstep crime. Another element is the administration of the early-warning network where notification is given to front line staff from across the Borough (District Nurses, Health Workers, RSLs, Fire Officers, etc) where an actual or suspicious incident has occurred such as with a bogus official.

Debbie can be contacted on telephone number 0161 342 3051.

You can contact us at the details below:

Contact Information
Send us a Message	Community Safety Unit Tameside MBC Council Offices Wellington Road Ashton under Lyne OL6 6DL  View local map
0161 342 3098
0161 342 2379