Crime in Marsh Mill, Wyre

Parking issues are generally handled by your local council, property managers, or the police, depending on whether the problem is on public roads, private property, or involves obstruction.

Local Council Responsibilities
For most parking problems on public streets, your local council is the first point of contact. Councils manage parking restrictions, enforce yellow lines, and issue penalty charge notices for violations such as parking in permit zones without a permit or blocking access across a dropped kerb. They also handle pavement parking in areas where it is prohibited and can provide mediation services for disputes between neighbours.

Police Involvement
The police typically get involved when a vehicle is causing an obstruction, such as blocking a driveway or preventing access to your property, or if a vehicle is abandoned and poses a safety risk. For non-emergency issues, you can contact the police via 101. However, routine parking violations like double yellow lines are usually enforced by the council, not the police.

This is a much wider concern for communities across Wyre, Lancashire and indeed nationally.

Your Wyre NHPT are working closely with partners including Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Wyre Borough Council and Lancashire Road Safety Partnership to conduct operations targeting these vehicles, education and positive action where appropriate.

Lancashire Constabulary have also recently acquired Six on and off-road bikes, equipped with lights and sirens, that will support officers working on Operation Centurion, a county-wide initiative targeting anti-social behaviour including the illegal use of e-bikes, e-scooters, and general motorbike nuisance.

TNeighbours parking in your space or across your driveway, and people abandoning vehicles on the street can seem like a matter for the police. However, the first point of contact is very often your local authority.

Illegal parking

If the vehicle is parked:
on zig-zag lines
dangerously
in a way that would prevent emergency vehicles from accessing

You can report these to us online.

If the vehicle is parked:

over a dropped kerb
on a pedestrian crossing (including the area marked by the zig-zag lines)
in spaces reserved for Blue Badge holders, residents or motorbikes (unless entitled to do so)
in marked taxi bays, cycle lanes or red lines
near a school entrance, bus or tram stop

Please report it to your local council.