South Witham in Lincolnshire

Neighbourhood Policing Team Area Update.

The Colsterworth Neighbourhood Policing Team consists of a Community Beat Manager – PC Julia Higgins and Community Support Officer –  PCSO Hayley Sugden.

The team work from Colsterworth Police office and have close links with many other agencies that together are trying to combat all issues and problems that are brought to their attention.

The Colsterworth Community Panel meet every other month at Colsterworth Village Hall to discuss any new issues. If you have any issues, or would like to join the panel please contact Colsterworth Neighbourhood Policing Team.



Colsterworth Neighbourhood Policing Team contact information:
PC 60 Julia Higgins (07939 887565)
PCSO Hayley Sugden (tel. no.07825 100356)
Colsterworth Police Office, Back Lane, Colsterworth
01476 860222 (Non-emergency number, not 24 hrs)
Grantham Police Station 01476 402222


Surgery at the Surgery, First Wednesday of every month, Colsterworth Surgery, Back Lane, Colsterworth, drop in to discuss any problems with your neighbourhood policing team from 8.30 am to 10.30 am.


Incidents of criminal activity and anti social behaviour in South Witham - pdf file Jan 2010.

If you see a crime in progress please call Police immediately on 999.  If reporting suspicious vehicles please make a note of registration numbers, as without these it is very difficult to investigate.


To avoid being a victim I recommend you follow these guidelines;

1. Never open your door until you know who is there. Use your Door Viewer or look through a window.

2. If you do not recognise the person put the door chain on or simply do not answer the door.

3. Always decline any offers to have work done to your home or garden by someone who comes to your door (If work is required contact a local company or person who has established a reputation within your community)

4. Have a story prepared to turn down their offer, such as my nephew is a Policeman and does all my house repairs etc

5. Never allow access to your home. KEEP THE DOOR CHAIN ON and keep your back door locked

6. If your relatives always take you to your Bank or Building Society let them retain your Passbook and tell the staff to query any unplanned large withdrawals.

7. Tell your neighbours to follow this advice.

8. Please contact your local Police if you have these people coming to your area.

Have a peaceful and secure summer.    Julia Higgins PC 60 Grantham South Rural beat, Colsterworth..

Lincolnshire Police Website - Current news and crimewatch pages, recruitment, divisional structure, departments and crime prevention.


Crime stoppers

Crimestoppers as a national body has been in existence for some time, but now a Lincolnshire Crimestoppers group has been launched. This means that any information dealt with by them will relate only to our area, we who live in this area, and the issues of crime that affect us in Lincolnshire.

Crimestoppers Lincolnshire rely on information from the public -

Please ring if you have any information you think can reduce crime where we live, your call is free 0800 555 111

Postal Scam

Please be aware of the following...


A card is posted through the door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this number, as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.

If you call the number and you start to hear a recorded message you will already have been billed £15 for the phone call.

If you do receive a card with these details, then please contact Royal Mail Fraud on 02072396655 or ICSTIS (the premium rate service regulator) at www.icstis.org.uk


These cards have already been received in homes in Leicestershire, so we may be next!

Get up to date information on crime in your area by visiting the CRIME MAPPING website.