Barnsley Central
Date published: 02 November 2023 20:06Welcome message from the Neighbourhood Inspector Richard Mangham
I am Inspector Rich Mangham and I am the neighbourhood inspector for the Central, North and North East Wards which are serviced from three policing hubs within those communities.
I have 18 years policing experience across South Yorkshire and five of those years have been spent in Barnsley or neighbourhood policing.
I have been working in Barnsley since 2022 and have really enjoyed getting to know the communities and meeting the people who live and work here. I am passionate about neighbourhood policing and see working with our partners to make Barnsley a safer place to live and work.
I have been pleased to see that this is a vision shared by the hard working and dedicated officers on our teams and that the local partners, communities, and councillors are eager to support this goal.
We use partnership working, along with a problem-solving approach to issues in order to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour while providing support in other areas of day-to-day life through signposting people to our partners.
Through our 'you said, we did' initiative and our online content we update you on work done in our area and on certain upcoming engagement events you may wish to participate in. If you see our officers on patrol please don't hesitate to stop and say hello, we are eager to hear from local people and those who commute into the area for work and recreation.
I look forward to working with our partners, local councillors and the people of Barnsley in the future.

Your local police station is:
The Glass Works
8 Market Parade, Barnsley,
S70 1GW
You can contact us:
Sgt Alun Oliver
Central Ward
PC Bea Higgins
Central Ward
PCSO Roy Pendlebury
Central Ward
PCSO Robert Peacock
Central Ward
PC Adam Craven
Central Ward
PC Rachel Reece
Central Ward
Insp Richard Mangham
Central – at the last PACT meeting held at St Peter’s Church Hall, Brinkman Street, the following issues were raised as PACT priorities:
1. Anti-Social Behaviour in the Copper Close, Brittania Close and Dukes Crescent areas weekdays 2:30pm - 4pm. Residents describe this as intimidating for elderly residents, and is having a negative impact on the local community.
We plan to tackle this through joint patrols with Police and Council Wardens, identifying those involved and addressing the issue through both engagement with Youth Services and enforcement options.
2. Drugs activity at a number of locations within the area, which is affecting community safety and residents quality of life.
We plan to tackle this through a combination of intelligence gathering and targeted activity to identify offenders and disrupt drugs related activity.
3. Speeding around the Doncaster Road / Cemetery Road junction, representing a danger to residents and other road users.
We plan to tackle this in conjunction with the Safety Camera Partnership, who will conduct speed enforcement checks at that location.
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Engagement Meetings/Stalls
7th November - Alhambra 1pm-2:30pm
14th November - Morrisons, off Lower Thomas Street 12pm - 1:30pm
17th November - Barnsley Interchange 3:30-5pm
23rd November - Barnsley Interchange 12pm - 1:30pm
5th December - Barnsley Interchange 3pm - 4:30pm
7th December - Alhambra - 10:30am - 12:00pm
13th December - Morrisons, off Lower Thomas Street 1pm - 2:30pm
18th January - Morrisons, off Lower Thomas Street 11am - 12:30pm
24th January - Barnsley Interchange 10am - 11:30am
6th February - Alhambra 3pm-4:30pm
13th February - Morrisons, off Lower Thomas Street 11am-12:30pm
20th February - Barnsley Interchange 1pm-2:30pm
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