Police Matters

Anyone noticing suspicious or anti-social behaviour should call Northamptonshire Police on 101 or, if it's an emergency, 999.  Please provide as much information as possible (e.g. registration number of vehicle, description and number of occupants etc). The sooner the police have the information, the quicker they can respond.  Alternatively, you can call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111

Neighbourhood 'Alert' service

The police have a free message alert system to provide people quickly with information about crime and police activity in their local area and help keep communities safer.  See here to read more about the service and hereif you'd like to register.  Examples of general advice:-

Preventing doorstep crime

Preventing burglary, vehicle crime and personal robbery

Secure your van and tools

Checking vehicle registration details

You can now find out if that car parked on a street near you for days on end is actually taxed and has a current M.O.T. certificate. Click here to check as many cars as you want.  It will tell you when the vehicle is taxed to and when the M.O.T. expires.  If its tax has expired by two months or more you can contact ELVIS (End of Life Vehicle Impound Scheme) by phoning 101 - when it asks for the department say Elvis and it will connect you.  They’ll then arrange for it to be removed through the Council’s Environmental Protection team.