Community reporting centres

What are Community Reporting Centres?

Cheshire Police recognise that there are barriers to communication with some communities. Sometimes the public feel mistrustful or too intimidated to contact the police directly. For this reason we commenced a collaborative project with partner agencies.

We are working with a variety of statutory agencies and community/voluntary sector organisations to create alternative facilities for reporting Hate incidents. Our rationale is to have a service that is victim rather than police led and to build confidence with our resident communities.

The Benefits of Community Reporting Centres

Reporting Centres are a way to overcome the communication boundaries that sometimes exist between the police and local communities.
It enables victims of hate crime to report their incident in an environment of their choosing where they feel confident.
Victims are able to report anonymously which will still enable the police to gather information on the levels of hate crime and hot spots to information share.
Centres ensure a victim led approach.
They ensure victims who may not have previously reported incidents get the relevant help and support they require.
Reporting Centres provide a clearer picture on what is happening and where. This allows police resources, communities and agencies to work together to disperse hot spots.

Find your nearest Community Reporting Centre

Eastern Area

Crewe and Nantwich
Body Positive Cheshire and North Wales Outrite Project PO Box 321 Crewe CW2 7WZ Phone: 01270 653156 Centre for the LGB&T community	Crewe Citizens Advice Bureau 50 Victoria Street Crewe CW1 2JL Phone: 01270 212401 Reporting Centre open to all
Crewe Customer Service Centre Delamere House, Delamere Street, Crewe, Cheshire, CW 2JZ	Nantwich Customer Service Centre Civic Hall Market Street Nantwich CW5 5DG
South Cheshire College Dane Bank Avenue Crewe Cheshire CW2 8AB Phone: 01270 654 654 Reporting Centre open to students of South Cheshire College	Wulvern Housing Voicebox Wulvern House Electra Way Crewe CW1 6GW Phone: 0800 169 7351 Reporting Centre open to tenants of Wulvern Housing

Knutsford
Knutsford Citizens Advice Bureau St John's Wood Millennium Community Centre Longridge Knutsford Phone: 01565 651310 Reporting Centre open to all

Macclesfield and Stockport
All Hallows Catholic College Brooklands Avenue Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 8LB Phone: 01625 426 138 Website: www.allhallows.org.uk Centre for the students and staff of all Hallows	Cheshire Peaks and Plain Housing Trust Newton Street Macclesfield SK11 6QJ Phone: 0800 012 1311 Reporting Centre open for tenants of Cheshire Peaks and Plains Housing Trust.
Disability Information Bureau Macclesfield District Pierce Street Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 6ER Phone: 01625 501 759 Reporting Centre for uses of the bureau.	Macclesfield Citizens Advice Bureau Sunderland House Sunderland Street Macclesfield SK11 6JF Phone: 01625 426 303 Reporting Centre open to all.
Macclesfield Customer Service Centre Town Hall Market Place Macclesfield Cheshire SK10 1EA	Manchester and District Housing Association St Christopher House 217 Wellington Road South Stockport SK2 6NG Phone: 0161 475 2630 Centre for residents of Manchester and District Housing Association

Sandbach
Sandbach Customer Service Centre Westfields Middlewich Road Sandbach CW11 1HZ

Western Area

Chester
Chester Citizens Advice Bureau Folliott House 53 Northgate Street Chester Cheshire CH1 2HQ Phone: 0844 826 9690 Reporting Centre open to all	Chester and District Housing Trust Centurion House 77 Northgate Street Chester CH1 2HQ Phone: 0808 100 7701 Reporting Centre for Chester and District Housing tenants	The Bishops Blue Coat Church of England High School Vaughan Lane Great Boughton Chester CH3 5XF Phone: 01244 313 806 Reporting Centre open to students of Bishops Blue Coat Church of England High School
The Forum, Chester Chester City of Chester and West Cheshire CH1 2HS, UK	University of Chester Parkgate Road Chester CH1 4BJ Phone: +44 (0) 1244 511000 Centre open to students and staff

Ellesmere Port and Neston
Cheshire Oaks High School Specialist Sports College Stanney Lane Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH65 9DB Phone: 0151 355 5242 Reporting Centre open to students of Cheshire Oaks High School	Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts Woodchurch Lane Ellesmere Port Cheshire CH66 3NG Reporting Centre open to students of Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts	Housing Reception Civic Way Ellesmere Port
Reception Civic Way Ellesmere Port CH65 0AZ Phone: 0151 356 6890	Town Hall, Neston High Street Neston CH64 9TR Phone: 0300 123 8 123

Frodsham
Castle Park, Frodsham Chester Road Frodsham WA6, UK

Northwich
Deafness Support Network Northwich Headquarters 144 London Road Northwich Cheshire CW9 5HH Phone: 01606 47831 Reporting Centre open to deafness support service users.	Vale Royal Citizens Advice Bureau 48 Chester Way Northwich Cheshire CW9 5JA Reporting centre open to all	Vale Royal Disability Services 4 Hartford Business Centre Chester Road Hartford Northwich Cheshire CW8 2AB Phone: 01606 888 400 Reporting Centre open to people with disabilities in the Vale Royal area

Winsford
Traveller Education Centre Woodford Lodge Professional Development Centre Woodford Lane West Winsford CW7 4EH Reporting centre open for Gypsies and Travellers.	Winsford Citizens Advice Bureau Brunner Guildhall High Street Winsford Cheshire CW7 2AU Reporting Centre open to all	Wyvern House, Winsford - One Stop Shop Wyvern House The Drumber Winsford CW7 1AH Phone: 0300 123 8 132

Northern Area

Runcorn
Castlefields Community Centre Chester Close Castlefields Runcorn WA7 2HY Phone: 01928 563839	Connect The Lord Taverners Placefields Avenue Runcorn 2PGWA	Duke of Edinburgh West Runcorn Youth Centre Russell Road Weston Point Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4DP Phone: 01928 581 722
Gay and Lesbian Youth Service Phone: 07747 473 829 for further inforation Open for all LGB young people	Grangeway Youth and Community Centre Grangeway Runcorn Cheshire WA7 5HA Phone: 01928 583 320	Halton Housing Trust Daresbury Point Green Wood Drive Manor Park Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1UG Phone: 0151 510 5000
Halton Lea Direct Link One Stop Shop Concourse Level Rutland House Halton Lea Runcorn WA7 2ES	Halton Speak Out The Old Police Station Mersey Road Runcorn Cheshire WA7 1DF Phone: 01928 588526	Liverpool Housing Trust Priory House Northway Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2FS Phone: 01928 796000 Open for Liverpool Housing Trust tenants
Murdishaw Youth Club Moorings Close Runcorn Cheshire WA7 6DQ Phone: 01928 710 273 Outreach mobile number is 07821 396 977	Palacefields Community Centre The Uplands Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2UA Phone: 01928 797784	Riverside College (Runcorn) Runcorn Campus Campus Drive Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4RE
Riverside Housing Halton Brook Avenue Halton Brook Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2NW Reporting Centre open to all tenants of Riverside	Runcorn Direct Link One Stop Shop Church Street Runcorn WA7 1LX	West Runcorn Youth Centre Russell Road Weston Point Runcorn Cheshire WA7 4DP Phone: 01928 581 722

Warrington
Affinity Sutton Housing (Warrington) Phone: 0300 100 0303	Birchwood Citizens Advice Bureau 46 Benson Road Birchwood Warrington WA3 7PQ Phone: 01925 753247 Open to all	Bridgewater High School Upper School (Years 10 - 13) Broomfields Road Appleton Warrington Cheshire WA4 3AE Phone: (01925) 263919/266973
Deafness Support Network Warrington Centre 13 Wilson Pattern Street Warrington WA1 1PG Phone: 01925 634 640 Reporting Centre open to deafness support service users	Frontis Homes 25 Benson Road Birchwood Warrington WA3 7PQ Phone: 01925 856685 All tenants of Frontis Homes	Gay and Lesbian Youth Service Phone: 07747 473 829 for further information Open for all LGB young people
Golden Gates Housing Trust Bank House Area Office Bank House, Sankey Street WA1 1RH Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm	Golden Gates Housing Trust Bewsey Community Park Centre Troutbeck Avenue, Bewsey, WA5 0AS Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 5pm (closed for lunch)	Golden Gates Housing Trust Festival Area Office 2 Festival Avenue Orford WA2 9EP Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Golden Gates Housing Trust Westy Area Office Westy Lane Latchford WA4 1QY Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm and 2pm and 5pm (closed for lunch)	Great Sankey HIgh School Barrow Hall Lane Great Sankey Warrington WA5 Phone: 01925 724118 Open for students and staff	Lymm Citizens Advice Bureau Davies Way Lymm Warrington WA13 0QW Phone: 01925 753247 Open to all.
Priestley College Loushers Lane Warrington Phone: 01925 633 591	The Relationships Centre The Gateway 89 Sankey Street Warrington Cheshire WA1 1SR Phone: 01925 246910 Open for all	Warrington Borough Council One Stop Shop 26-30 Horsemarket Street Warrington Cheshire WA1 1XL Phone: 01925 443322 Centre open for all
Warrington Citizens Advice Bureau The Gateway Sankey Street Warrington WA1 1SR Phone: 01925 246994 Centre open for all	Warrington Disability Partnership (The Centre for Independent Living) Disability Living Centre Beaufort Street Warrington WA5 1BA Phone: 01925 240064 Open for all service users	Warrington Speak Up The Gateway 89 Sankey Street Warrington Cheshire WA1 1SR Phone: 01925 246 888
YMCA Warrington Warrington Cheshire WA1 1NB Phone: 01925 632771 Open for all

Widnes
Affinity Sutton Housing (Widnes) Phone: 0300 100 0303	Chapelfield Youth Club Chapelfield Community Centre Wilsden Road Hough Green Widnes WA8 7XS Phone: 0151 495 1662 Outreach mobile number is: 07724 615 988	Ditton Youth Centre Dundalk Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 8DF Phone: 0151 420 0001 Outreach mobile number is: 07724 615 988
Gay and Lesbian Youth Service Phone: 07747 473 829 for further inforation Open for all LGB young people	Halton Citizen Advice Bureau Unit 3 Victoria Buildings Lugsdale Road Widnes WA8 6DJ Open to all	Riverside College (Cronton) Cronton 6th Form Campus Cronton Lane Widnes Cheshire WA8 5WA
Riverside College (Kingsway) Kingsway Campus Kingsway Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QQ Open for students	Upton Community Centre Hough Green Road Widnes WA8 4PF Phone: 0151 423 1386	West Bank Youth Club Transporter House Mersey Road Widnes WA8
Widnes Direct Link One Stop Shop 7 Brook Street Widnes WA8 6NB	Warrington Road Youth Centre C/O Kingsway Team Naylor Road Widnes WA8 0BS	Widnes Youth Centre C/O Kingsway Learning Centre Victoria Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 7QW Phone: 0151 471 7351

Further information

If your organisation are interested in becoming a Hate Crime Community Reporting Centre please contact the Diversity Unit on 01606 362003