Crime and law enforcement

This section of the website covers anti-social behaviour and other areas of crime and law enforcement. This includes: Crime and Disorder, Offender support, Police and Prisons

Crime and disorder

The council has a legal obligation to work with police and other local organisations to reduce crime, disorder and improve the safety of communities within the borough.

It is the Crime and Disorder Act 1988 which requires us to produce a strategy every three years, which sets out how we intend to achieve our goals on a local level. The name of the group that tackles crime, disorder, drug abuse and community safety is called the Community Safety Partnership. The partners involved include;

Police
Council
Probation Service
NHS Bury
Greater Manchester Police Authority
Fire Service
Victim Support
Magistrates Court
Crown Prosecution Service

Offender support

The Prison Service and National Probation Service can give advice to offenders on such issues as:

fair treatment in prison
what happens before and after release
education and training in prison
resettlement
community work
preparation for employment and job clubs
money and benefits
drug and alcohol problems
community rehabilitation

The Prison Service

Bury Division covers 99 sq km. bordering Bolton, Salford, North Manchester, Rochdale and Lancashire and looks after a population of 181,000.

The Prison Service is dedicated to treating prisoners with decency in a caring and secure environment. They can provide advice and support for those who are going into prison and their families.

The Prison Service can provide an overview of life inside a prison and information on the rights of prisoners.

For more detailed information as well as the use of a prison locator tool visit the Prison Service website.

They can also be contacted by post at:

The Secretariat, HM Prison Service Headquarters, Cleland House, Page Street, London, SW1P 4LN.

Bail hostels

There are seven approved premises (formerly Probation Hostels) in Greater Manchester providing accommodation for up to 1,100 people a year who have been dealt with by the courts.

They provide accommodation for people before and after sentence especially when there is good reason for offenders not to return to their previous address. The premises have strict rules and are staffed by trained workers.

The Police

There are six areas in total covering Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich.

There are local police stations situated across the borough at:

Bury Police Station, Dunster Road, Bury, BL9 0RD
Prestwich Police Station, Fairfax Road, Prestwich, M25 1AS
Whitefield Police Station, Bury New Road, Whitefield, M25 6GF
Radcliffe Police Station, Railway Street, Radcliffe, M25 3AA
Ramsbottom Police Station, Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, BL0 9AB

The non-emergency telephone number for Greater Manchester Police is 101. In the event of an emergency be it an accident or a serious crime incident always call 999.

For more information about Bury Division including local station opening times see the Greater Manchester Police web site.

Voluntary Cadet Scheme

Interested in an insight into the Modern Police service and the organisations that we work in partnership with?

If you are aged between sixteen and eighteen on 1 September and you live or attend College or School in the Bury Metropolitan area then why not find out more. Application packs are available in Schools and Colleges. Alternatively contact PC Roy Cross on 0161 8569936 or download an application form.

The course offers a BTEC in Public Services accredited by Bury College, the Silver Award Sections of the Duke of Edinburgh Award and 200 hours Award for the Millennium Volunteers. The course runs from 7 - 9pm 1 night per week for 40 weeks at Bury Police Station.

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