BRACKLEY POLICE STATION
- ST. JAMES ROAD
NN13 7XY BRACKLEY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Phone: 03000 111 222
www.northants.police.uk
Short profile:
Northamptonshire Police is responsible for policing the county of Northamptonshire, covering 914 square miles with a population of 642, 708.
The Force responds to incidents 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week and receives more than a million phone calls every year. More than 120, 000 of these are emergency 999 calls requesting immediate police attention.
Police officers and staff operate from the Police Headquarters and police stations based in Brackley, Corby, Daventry, Kettering, Oundle, Northampton, Rushden, Wellingborough, alongside some of the county's major routes into the county.
The Force operates 17 Safer Community Teams and numerous specialist policing units to tackle crime across the county and support the policing of high profile annual events, such as the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, which attracts thousands of people to the county.
Detailed description:
A farmer's property is spread over many acres with stock and equipment often portable and easy to steal. Most farms are easy to get to, making total security impossible - but a lot can still be done to reduce the risks.
Farmhouses can attract burglars as they are often large and in isolated places.
Fit British Standard deadlocks to all outside doors, reinforced with strong bolts, preferably key-operated. Window locks should be fitted on ground-floor windows and those near flat roofs and drainpipes.
The main door should have a security chain and wide-angle door viewer.
A burglar alarm is extremely beneficial, but is often a last line of defense. Most only warn when someone has broken into your house. Your first priority should be to stop them getting that far.
Keep shotguns, firearms and ammunition in an approved and securely locked place at all times in accordance with the legislation.
If you have cash or jewellery in the house, have a safe. Keep a record of your valuable possessions.
Where possible, use a security-marking device to mark them with your postcode, house number or the first two letters of your farm's name.
Photograph your most valuable items – use a ruler in the photograph to indicate scale.
Don't advertise you're not at home by leaving notes for traders, or garage doors open.
When your house is empty ask a neighbor or your local Farmwatch members to keep an eye on your farm - be prepared to do the same for them!
Keep up-to-date on current crime trends in your area. A good way to do this is to join your local Farmwatch and your Community Messaging System your local Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) can advise you.
Encourage employees to be security conscious, looking out for strange vans or cars that should not be there – a registration number could prove useful to police. It's very important to have adequate insurance cover against the theft of vehicles, equipment and livestock etc, plus home contents and other buildings.
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