Southway has a population of approximately 6,800. It is a mainly residential area. The population is varied and will continue to grow with the new housing developments currently in progress.

Licensed premises and shopping facilities are not concentrated in one place and are located in various parts of Southway. The activity – whether commercial, social or policing – is therefore is generated throughout Southway.

Above: Southway shopping precinct

Southway is generally a pleasant community and in places close knit. The main problems encountered in the area are spontaneous incidents of vandalism and antisocial behaviour.

Above: Aerial view of Southway from Police helicopter

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 perticularly close working relationship with a wide range of staff from many different departments of Plymouth City Council who are valuable 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 ASBO's, court injunctions and drug den closures. 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 in their local communities - or are likely to get drawn in to anti social behaviour - we team up with Youth Offending Service, various other Council youth services and local schools.