Community wardens

The community warden scheme's aim is to provide a dedicated community engagement service across specified locations within the district, and to be a visible deterrent to anti-social behaviour. This page provides a summary of the community warden’s role and access to the team’s monthly activity reports.

We currently run two schemes. One in Littlehampton, in partnership with the town council and the second, the ‘Arun West’ scheme, covers the following parishes:

Aldingbourne
Aldwick
Barnham and Eastergate
Bersted
Felpham
Ford
Middleton-on-Sea
Pagham
Slindon
Walberton
Yapton

Contact the community warden team

What we can do

provide a reassuring, uniformed patrolling presence
provide an eyes and ears service aimed at reducing fear of crime and improving the quality of life
report environmental issues, notably dog fouling and fly-tipping, and help to preserve the environment
reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour by intervening at an early stage, and liaising with the police where needed
support communities by encouraging activities for young people.
support vulnerable members of the community by preventing isolation
offer advice on crime prevention and fire safety in the home
work in partnership with other agencies to help benefit the community
act as professional witnesses

What we do not do

we are not a replacement for the police
we are not an emergency service or response team. Crime and anti-social behaviour should be reported to the police directly
as we do not work 24/7 there will be times when neither warden is on duty
we do not provide a care service, but are able to refer vulnerable people to relevant support agencies
we are not parking wardens and cannot issue parking tickets