Neighbourhood Wardens Service
Gateshead Council’s Neighbourhood Warden Service provides a key role in helping to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. This is achieved by utilising the integrated services to deliver a highly visible uniformed presence within the community to achieve and improve the quality of life for those who live, visit or travel through the borough. The service works closely with Northumbria Police, The Gateshead Housing Company, NEXUS and other partners to deliver a quality and professional service.
Neighbourhood Wardens
‘A mutually supportive single service with a particular emphasis on community protection, playing a key part in the Council’s community strategy’
The Council's wardens provide a highly visible uniformed presence in residential and public areas with the aim of reducing crimes and the fear of crime, deterring anti social behaviour, fostering social inclusion and caring for the environment
Civil Parking Enforcement Wardens
Civil Parking
Enforcement
Parking enforcement aims to make parking safer, reducing congestion on the highways of Gateshead and maximising use of parking spaces throughout the borough.
Environmental Enforcement Wardens
Environmental Enforcement
Tackling environmental crime is a key objective of the service and enforcement actions aim to protect the quality of the community's environmental surroundings. Fly tipping, commercial and domestic waste offences, littering and dog fouling can all be dealt with via enforcement.
Public Space Surveillance (CCTV)
Public Space Surveillance
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems are an important element in addressing community safety issues. They promote community reassurance and help tackle crime and anti social behaviour. All operators possess the recognised national qualification for public space surveillance.