Police
Avon and Somerset Police have a dedicated team of officers serving the town of Bradley Stoke, headed by Neighbourhood Beat Manager PC Steven Palmer.

For further details, check out the Bradley Stoke Beat page on the Avon and Somerset Police website.
Bradley Stoke Police Newsletters:
- April 2010 [PDF, 479KB]
- February 2010 [PDF, 354KB]
- December 2009 [PDF, 334KB]
- November 2009 [PDF, 337KB]
- October 2009 [PDF, 230KB]
- August/September 2009 [PDF, 295KB]
- July 2009 [PDF, 308KB]
- June 2009 [PDF, 213KB]
- August 2008 [PDF, 285KB]
- May 2008 [PDF, 143KB]
- April 2008 [PDF, 145KB]
Severnside, Stokes and Villages Police Newsletters:
- Summer 2010 [PDF, 659KB]
- Spring 2010 [PDF, 1.73MB]
Safer & Stronger Community Group
The next meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer & Stronger Community Group (SSCG) takes place on Tuesday 4th May 2010 at Bradley Stoke Community School (7pm start).
The Policing Pledge
Information from www.direct.gov.uk:
There is now a Policing Pledge. It’s a new set of promises from the police on the service they should provide and every force has committed to keeping those promises.
The police promise to listen to your concerns, act on these concerns, and then keep you informed of the progress they’ve made. Each neighbourhood will have locally agreed priorities, as agreed by the community.
You can see the full Policing Pledge by following the link below.
- Policing Pledge [PDF, 88K]
Other Useful Links
- Avon and Somerset Police Authority
- Justice Seen Justice Done – Community Payback
- National Anti-Terrorist Hotline: 0800 789 321
- Local Crime Mapping – Avon & Somerset Police
- HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC)
Recent Police stories in The Journal
- Man to be charged in connection with Brook Way robbery
- Residents call for Willow Brook access routes to be blocked
- Brace of meetings to discuss Manor Farm anti-social behaviour problems
- Bradley Stoke man appointed Vice Chair of hate crime advisory group
- Police step up patrols after spate of car vandalism
- Community Shield football tournament to raise funds for Toby
- Police take action on drugs following community tip-offs
- Safer and Stronger Group meeting to hear about new Children’s Centre
- Free bicycle security marking on offer from local police
- Pubwatch comes to Bradley Stoke
Bradley Stoke Beat – Police News
- Rape (Force area)
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 11:56 am
Can you help us find Karwan Mahammad, who we think may be able to help with our enquiries in connection with the rape of a female under 16 years of age over a six year period. - Robbery (Bradley Stoke)
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 10:23 am
On 20 August 2010, a robbery occurred in Brook Way, Bradley Stoke, where two males approached a female walking in the opposite direction :- - Assault (Bristol)
Friday, 6 August 2010, 3:59 pm
We are trying to trace two men who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into a case of assault which occurred during the early hours of 11 July 2010 outside a nightclub in Kingswood, Bristo. […] - Theft and Fraud (Almondsbury and Bristol)
Friday, 6 August 2010, 3:27 pm
We are trying to trace a man who we think may be able to help with our enquiries into a case of theft and fraud which occurred from 12noon on 01 July 2010. - Neighbourhood Newsletter (Severnside, Stokes and Villages)
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 3:17 pm
Download your local Neighbourhood Newsletter for Summer 2010 Severnside, Stokes and Villages. - Hate Crime Reporting Centres in South Gloucestershire ()
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 11:45 am
Anyone can report a hate crime/incident in confidence at the seven independent inclusive reporting centres through out South Gloucestershire :- - Avon Fire & Rescue Service ()
Friday, 11 June 2010, 2:43 pm
Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) provides emergency and protection services to the communities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Visit their website. […] - Hate Crime Reporting Centres in South Gloucestershire ()
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 3:28 pm
Anyone can report a hate crime/incident in confidence at the seven independent inclusive reporting centres throughout South Gloucestershire :- - Neighbourhood Watch newsletter (South Gloucestershire district)
Friday, 7 May 2010, 12:55 pm
Download the latest edition of the Newsletter here. - Safeguarding vulnerable adults (South Gloucestershire)
Friday, 9 April 2010, 3:37 pm
A vulnerable adult is someone who needs community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who may be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him. […]
South Gloucestershire District – Police News
- Police seek help to find absconder (Weston-super-Mare)
Friday, 3 September 2010, 4:27 pm
Police have issued an appeal for help to find an absconder from HMP Leyhill. - Police appeal for witnesses following distraction burglaries (forcewide)
Friday, 3 September 2010, 3:25 pm
Police are appealing for witnesses following a spate of distraction burglaries in Bristol and Somerset. - Man jailed following drunken behaviour on flight (Bristol International Aiport)
Friday, 3 September 2010, 2:20 pm
A man has been handed a five month prison sentence for being drunk on an inbound flight to Bristol. - Theft of rare Lister D engines (Charfield and Olveston)
Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:31 pm
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two thefts of Lister D stationary engines. - Warning to moped and motorbike owners after arrest (Bristol and South Gloucestershire)
Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:19 pm
Police are warning that thieves are targeting mopeds and motorbikes parked outside people's homes in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. - Man bailed after raid (Yate and Coalpit Heath)
Friday, 3 September 2010, 11:22 am
A 31-year-old man arrested after police raided a house in Yate on Thursday September 02 2010 and found suspected cannabis plants has been bailed pending forensic tests on the plants. - Rogue traders jailed after conning elderly victims out of nearly £200,000 (South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire)
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 4:55 pm
Five rogue traders were sentenced to a total of 19 years imprisonment today after tricking elderly householders into paying thousands for substandard or unnecessary work. - Suspected cannabis seized in raids (Yate and Coalpit Heath)
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 12:37 pm
Police have seized around 50 suspected cannabis plants, with a potential street value up to £50,000 in a raid on a house in Yate. - Arrested man released on bail (Bath)
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 5:08 pm
A 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the murder of Melanie Hall was this afternoon (Wednesday Sept 1) released on police bail. - Police launch Swiss crackdown on known football troublemakers (Bristol Airport)
Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 9:08 am
Known football hooligans will be targeted by police as they kick off their ports operation ahead of England's Euro 2012 qualifying game in Switzerland this week.





