The districts of Widewell, Belliver and Moorland Reach have been combined into one neighbourhood - Widewell.

These areas have a combined population of nearly 3,300. It is mainly an urban residential area. The population is varied and has continued to grow with the development of new housing.

There are few amenities in the area and due to its geographical size, policing is spread across the total area, responding to the demands and needs of residents.

Widewell is a safe place to live. The main issues for resident are spontaneous incidents of vandalism and antisocial behaviour.

Working Together

As your local neighbourhood police team, we know only too well that tackling crime and anti-social behaviour is not just a job for the police.

Besides relying heavily on the co-operation of the local community, we also work very closely with various partner organisations and individuals in the city.

We have a particularly close working relationship with a wide range of staff from many different departments of Plymouth City Council who are invaluable in terms of helping us make your neighbourhood a safer and better place to be.

For example we rely on the Council's Anti Social Behaviour Unit for specialist help in securing court injunctions and closure orders.  We work alongside this unit and local housing officers in any cases where residents may be evicted from their homes.

When it comes to common problems such as graffiti, littering, dog fouling and noisy neighbours, we join forces with the Council's Environmental Protection Team to deal with offenders.

And in dealing with young people who are either causing trouble or are likely to get drawn into anti social behaviour - we team up with the Youth Offending Service, various other Council youth services and local schools.