Community Safety
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 placed a joint statutory duty on
local authorities and the Police service to tackle crime and
disorder. The Community Safety Team work in partnership with the
police, statutory and voluntary agencies, the business community
and local community groups to co-ordinate and implement a range of
crime prevention initiatives based on crime and disorder issues in
the area.
Every three years the partnership produce an Audit of crime,
disorder and substance misuse for the Borough. The public are
consulted on the findings of the audit, the Partnership then
establish the public’s priorities for action resulting in the
publication of a three-yearly crime, disorder and substance misuse
reduction strategy. A new strategy for keeping local communities
safe was launched on the 15th August by co-chairs of the
Partnership Chief Executive, Ken Sawyers and Superintendent, Cliff
Filer.
Over the last three years the Partnership has had significant
success in achieving its strategic objectives. The priorities for
this, the third strategy of its kind to be produced in the Borough,
are to reduce crime, tackle anti-social behaviour, raise awareness
of the risk of domestic violence, cut business crime, develop
awareness of and tackle substance misuse, and reduce the fear of
crime.
These pages provide details of the partnerships aims and
objectives, information on relevant organisations and contact
details. If you have any comments or suggestions, please add them
to the feedback form.
“Working together for a safer and more confident future”
