Gamlingay & Hatley Neighbourhood Watch

12/07/2026

It’s not always easy to tell what counts as antisocial behaviour, so here are a few examples.

Things like noise nuisance, vandalism, and intimidation all count as antisocial behaviour.

Reporting these issues is important. Each report helps make a difference.

30/06/2026

It is Antisocial Behaviour week, a national campaign bringing together housing, policing, local government, charities and community partners to shine a spotlight on ASB, strengthen local responses, and amplify the rights of victims.

Cheryl, our head of Membership and Community Engagement has shared her thoughts on partnership working and why reporting matters so much, and prevention works best when it done in collaboration with communities.

Read the full blog on our website - https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/news/opinion-its-everyones-business-working-together-tackle-antisocial-behaviour

30/06/2026

Anti Social Behaviour focus from South Cambs Police

🚨 Anti-Social Behaviour week 🚨

We know ASB can have a real impact on your daily life. From nuisance vehicles and illegal e-scooter use to disorder in town centres, neighbour issues and behaviour affecting rural communities.

That’s why we’re committed to:

✅ Listening when you contact us
✅ Responding quickly
✅ Taking action to resolve the problem

Your reports help us target patrols, focus on hotspot areas and work with partners to resolve problems.

📞 Report ASB online or via 101. In an emergency, always call 999.

30/06/2026

here's the reported crimes for April.

There were 16 reported crimes in Gamlingay in April, and, once again, none in Hatley!

Please note that the locations are not precise but provide a general indication of where the crime was reported as occurring.

Reported crime
Incidents Location: on or near the road name - exact location may not be accurate

Anti-social behaviour 6

Criminal damage and arson 5
Chapelfield, Maple Court, Bell Foundry Close, North Lane, Rushbrook Close

Vehicle Crime 1 Bunyan Close

Violence and sexual offences 4

I recently wrote an article in The Gazette about Anti Social Behaviour (ASB), and there are changes coming with regard to ASB in the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent in April. These include Respect Orders, Youth Injunctions, Dispersal Powers and an increase from £100 to £500 maximum Fixed Penalty Notices for breaches of Community Protection Notices (CPNs) and Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs). I'll send an update once the act commences.

We've also seen 5 of the 7 reported incidences of Criminal Damage/Arson this year reported in April, and I've asked the Police to review whether there are any wider concerns here.

As always, please let me know if you have any information you'd like me to pass on to the Police for you, or you can contact our village policeman, James Lynch, at [email protected].

regards



Nigel

16/05/2026

Hi everyone

here's the crimes reported in Gamlingay in March. Once again there were no crimes reported in Hatley.

2 Anti-social behaviour
1 Burglary, in Church Lane
1 Public Order
2 Theft, in Bell Foundry Close & Dolphins Way
2 Vehicle Crime, on Potton Road & Station Road
4 Violence and sexual offences

If you have any information regarding these crimes which may assist the police, please email our village policeman James Lynch on [email protected] or, if you'd prefer to remain anonymous, please email me at [email protected] and I can pass the information on.

regards

Nigel

25/04/2026

Hi everyone

here's the reported crimes in Gamlingay & Hatley in February 2026.

Once again, there were no reported crimes in Hatley!

Should you have any information regarding these or any other crimes, please email our village policeman James on [email protected].

Should you have any information you'd like to pass to the police anonymously, please email me on [email protected] and I can pass it on for you.

regards

Nigel

05/04/2026

Hi everyone

there were four reported crimes in Gamlingay in January, and none in Hatley.

This is a significant reduction from the monthly average in 2025, when we were seeing on average around 10 reported crimes a month, although this number had dropped off in the last three months of the year. The very low volume may have been due to the weather in January, but we'll see whether this is sustained in February.

The reported crimes in Gamlingay were: one vehicle crime, one Anti Social Behaviour and two violence and sexual offences. The vehicle crime occurred on or near Potton Road.

I've been out the last couple of weeks dropping leaflets and window stickers, and putting up Neighbourhood Watch signs in Little Heath and Potton Road, the Heath as these were two areas with a low but persistent volume of reported crimes. Please let me know if you'd like me to leaflet and window sticker drop in your road, or if you'd like a Neighbourhood Watch sign. Research shows that there is a 15% drop in crime where Neighbourhood Watch signage is present.

If you'd like to leaflet and window sticker drop yourself in your road, please let me know and I can provide leaflets and stickers.

My contact email address is [email protected].

As always, should you want to pass information to the police but would like to do this anonymously, please contact me and I'll pass it to the police for you. The police have never asked for any details around who has passed me the information. Thanks to everyone who has dropped me a line. The police appreciate it.

28/02/2026

Hi everyone, here's the Neighbourhood Watch piece from the latest edition of The Gazette, out now! It reflects on the recent crime survey results and that we should consider ourselves living in a relatively safe community but, as always, we all feel safer if we look out for one another and remain a high trust community.