Emergency Services

IN AN EMERGENCY, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PHONE 999

For non-urgent enquiries you can contact the Fire, Ambulance, or Police services through the local or regional offices.

Police

Suffolk Police (www.suffolk.police.uk) is divided into three areas - Eastern, Southern and Western; within these areas are 14 sectors which provide local policing services. Overseeing the Constabulary's work is the Suffolk Police Authority, which exists to ensure that the county's residents are offered an efficient and effective policing service.

There is a station in Saxmundham in Station Approach, while the sector is managed by the Leiston office:
34 Kings Road
Leiston, IP16 4DA
For Saxmundham and Leiston offices, Tel: 01986 835300.

Force Headquarters, Martlesham, Ipswich, Tel: 01473 613500.

Neighbourhood Watch (www.suffolk.police.uk/neighbourhoodwatch) visit this new web site, sign up to their newsletter, find out about Neighbourhood Watch.

Ambulance

The East Anglian Ambulance NHS Trust (www.eastanglianambulance.com) provides emergency and non-emergency transport services as part of the NHS team in East Anglia. The trust was formed in 1994 by amalgamating the Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk Ambulance Services. The service operates over 100 frontline ambulances responding to 999 emergencies and GP urgent calls, while Patient Transport Services is responsible for the routine delivery of patients to and from hospital etc.

Ambulance Headquarters, Norwich, Tel: 01603 424255.
Patient Transport Services, Ipswich, Tel: 01473 273893.

Fire

Suffolk Fire Service (www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/fire) is operated by Suffolk County Council.
Suffolk Fire Service Headquarters
Colchester Road
Ipswich, IP4 4SS
Tel: 01473 588888.
Email: Fire.Reception@fire.suffolkcc.gov.uk

Saxmundham has a Fire Station in Seaman Avenue manned by retained personnel. Click here for details about the station, or click here about becoming a retained fireman.

Useful Links

Data Link (www.datalinksuffolk.org.uk).