This Safer Neighbourhood area covers Chapel, Chinley, and Buxworth. It belongs to the High Peak Local Policing Unit. Chapel-en-le-Frith is a large town adjacent to the main A6 road and sits just a few miles from Stockport and Manchester. Chinley is a smaller village next to Chapel-en-le-Frith, with both areas having strong links to each other.

Contact Details

• email: [email protected]
• telephone: 101

Neighbourhood Priorities

Parking Concerns have been raised recently about the parking in and around all our local schools and in certain residential areas Speeding is a big concern in all parts of the local area, but certain locations have been highlighted by residents Theft remains a high priority especially due to the effects it has on its victims and its community.

Issue Date Tuesday 1st October 2024

We as a team are looking at educating motorists and will be patrolling in the areas at the relevant times. We would encourage anyone who is wanting to report illegal parking to the councils Civil Parking Enforcement Team who are responsible for most parking offences like double yellow lines. You can do this by calling Call Derbyshire on 01629533190. we have started to do enforcement with the assistance from the forces Road Safety Team (CREST).Residents have already set up Community Speed watch schemes which are running well and would encourage anyone who is interested in setting up a scheme in their area to email the Speed watch Team We would ask the community to be extra vigilant and to report any suspicious activity at the time the incident occurs on either 999 or 101.Extra patrols have been conducted and property and bike marking has taken place.

Action Date

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1. Drug Issues
2. Anti social Behaviour
3. Speeding Motorists and unlawful use of Dirt Bikes

Issue Date Wednesday 3rd July 2024

1. Drugs/drug dealing We’ve received intelligence from members of the local community of drug dealing and suspicious activity involving drugs in and around chapel. We see this as an extremely important priority. We have increased hi visibility patrolling both in marked and unmarked police vehicles and on foot to help be more of a presence in the local area and catch individuals. As well as using police databases in order to see where exactly this activity is taking place.
2. ASB When engaging with the local community we have received reports of anti-social behaviour around the Rowton grange area and war memorial park, kids have been entering the abandoned house, we have caught these individuals in the act and dealt with them accordingly, to further stop this and any other anti-social behaviour we have massively increased on foot, high visibility patrolling in your local area and reviewed Derbyshire alert surveys to identify which areas are targeted the worst. This has seen ASB in Chapel decrease significantly over the last couple of months, we will continue this effort to make chapel as safer place for everybody.
3. Speeding Motorists and dirt bikes The local Safer Neighbourhood Team, along with members of the local community have carried out speed watch engagements at established locations along various roads throughout Chapel and Chinley to help clamp down on speeding. More are planned in the coming months; we are also looking to recruit more volunteers to help with the Community Speed watches. We are also clamping down on vehicles which are involved in criminal behaviour and driving around with no insurance etc .we have been conducting car stop operations to further reinforce our commitment to making the roads of chapel safe.

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