Morice Town is a mainly residential area. It also includes the Albert Road shopping area which is comprised of local shops and licensed premises.

Housing is mainly local authority or housing association.

The beat has one school, Morice Town Primary School, and the area has a strong community feel.

The heart of Morice Town is a ‘home zone’ and the streets are laid out with a lot of decorative features such as planters and granite bollards.

The area has a population of 4,000.

As your local neighbourhood police team, we know only too well that tackling crime and anti-social behaviour is not just a job for the police.

Besides relying heavily on the co-operation of the local community, we also work very closely with various partner organisations and individuals in the city.

We have a particularly close working relationship with a wide range of staff from many different departments of Plymouth City Council who are invaluable in terms of helping us make your neighbourhood a safer and better place to be.

For example we rely on the Council’s Anti Social Behaviour Unit for specialist help in securing ASBOs, court injunctions and drug den closures. We work alongside this unit and local housing officers in any cases where residents may be evicted from their homes.

When it comes to common problems such as graffiti, littering, dog fouling and noisy neighbours, we join forces with the Council’s Environmental Protection Team to deal with offenders.

And in dealing with young people who are either causing trouble in their local communities - or are likely to get drawn into anti social behaviour - we team up with the Youth Offending Service, various other Council youth services and local schools.