Community Safety Unit

About Us

The joint Canterbury City Council and Kent Police Community Safety Unit works closely with its partners in the Safer Canterbury District Partnership to tackle crime and promote community safety.

The Unit is responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of the Safer Canterbury District Partnership's strategic plan. The priority areas are: Alcohol related crime; Anti-social behaviour; Criminal damage; Physical Environment; Preventing extremism; Substance misuse; Violent crime; Young people; Hate crime.

The Unit takes a strategic, multi-agency approach to community safety issues. Individual incidences of anti-social behaviour and other low-level crime are dealt with, in the first instance, by the Police Neighbourhood Teams. But if a particular area becomes chronically effected by anti-social behaviour or other crimes the Unit will take responsibility, with its partners, to tackle the issue. Please see the How to report Anti-Social behaviour page.

The team:

Douglas Rattray
Community Safety Manager
Responsible for community safety which includes the Community Safety Unit and the Canterbury CCTV service.

Sgt. David Brenchley
Community Safety Unit Police Supervisor
Responsible for the co-ordination and management of the unit.

 Rey Aziz 
Community Safety Central Monitoring Unit Manager
Responsible for the Central Monitoring Unit CCTV and Lifeline Service.

David Harte
Acting Community Safety Unit Manager 
Responsible for the co-ordination and supervision of the unit.

Tracey Miller
Community Safety Officer
City co-ordinator

Graham Simpson
Community Safety Officer/Gypsy & Traveller Liaison Officer 
Coastal co-ordinator and unauthorised encampments

Natasha Griffiths
Community Safety Officer
Responsible for the domestic abuse control strategy

PC James Gall 
Enforcement Officer 
Responsible for enforcement actions in relation to anti-social behaviour.

PC Sara Trotter 
Neighbourhood Research and Development Officer 
Responsible for research and information sharing.

PC Kevin O'Rourke 
Safer Schools Partnership Co-ordinator 
Responsible for interventions with young people in schools.

PCSO Brenda Keeble 
Joint Family Management Project Officer 
Responsible for interventions with families.

Sam Sennett 
Licensing Officer
Responsible for the enforcement of licensing law.

Phil Sharp 
Assistant Licensing Officer 
Responsible for the enforcement of licensing law.

PC Kath Mole 
Community Liaison Officer 
Responsible for tackling hate crime and community engagement.

Mike Carter 
Crime Reduction Officer 
Responsible for advising on personal safety and structural crime issues.

Sarah Longley, Caroline Brown and Teresa Cross
Community Safety Support Officers 
Responsible for providing a range of support to the unit.

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