Introduction South Staffordshire Community Safety Partnership (CSP) brings together all the agencies in the district who can have an impact on crime, anti-social behaviour, and the fear of crime. The Partnership advocates that keeping our communities safe is everyone’s responsibility and can’t be achieved in isolation, which includes public sector, private sector, voluntary sector, residents and businesses working together to make the district a safe place. The priorities set out in this document are based on a Strategic Assessment produced by the Strategy Team at Staffordshire County Council and the Research and Analysis Unit at Staffordshire Police plus feedback by partners and residents. The delivery plan set out in this document explains how the Community Safety Partnership will address these priorities. Priorities for South Staffordshire Community Safety Partnership 2023–2026 These priorities may be tweaked during the three-year plan, but the following are set for 2024-2025: • Cross Border Crime – focus on vehicle crime • Serious Violence – includes domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. Although the following are not considered a main priority for South Staffordshire, they are recommended for additional consideration due to either their volume, impact on communities and level of public expectation : • Fraud • Rural Crime • Road Safety • Community Cohesion • Drug use and drug dealing • Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, whole life disability and neurodisability The following specific outcomes for the second year of the CSP Plan – 2024-2025 are based on data and intelligence from police statistics over the last 3 years (refreshed for the year 2022-2023), collated data in the Strategic Assessment, partnership performance outcomes and targeted police activity from the last 12 months: • To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) • To reduce vehicle crime by 2% (from 466 crimes) • To reduce repeat victims of domestic abuse through access to New Era services. • To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) • To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) • To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%) • Anti-Social Behaviour • Perception vs Reality
The Partnership aims to make South Staffordshire a safer place to live, work and visit and operates under the umbrella themes of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Staffordshire:
• A flexible and responsive service - Understand and deal with what matters to communities, respond promptly to incidents and work with partners to solve problems, to prevent them from getting worse and to reduce Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), make the roads safer and increase confidence in Staffordshire Police. • Reducing offending and reoffending – Support and challenge people to make life choices that will prevent them from offending and prevent perpetrators from reoffending which in turn will mean fewer victims of crime. • Supporting victims and witnesses - Ensure victims and witnesses are provided with exceptional specialist support services so they feel able to cope and recover from the impact of crime and ASB. • Preventing harm and protecting people - Prevent harm and protect people, particularly children and those that are vulnerable to domestic abuse; sexual assault and abuse; drug and alcohol misuse; exploitation; harmful sexual behaviour; hate crime; road crime; online fraud, cybercrime or ASB, by ensuring they are appropriately safeguarded and receive the help and support they need through prevention programmes and early intervention initiatives.
Governance Arrangements for South Staffordshire Community Safety Partnership
The governance structure of the Community Safety Partnership is outlined below through which reviews of the outcomes will take place and consultation will be fed back from Community Safety Forums and Community Engagement Events. Feedback including “You said, we did” will be publicised through newsletters and via social media. Strategic discussions take place through the South Staffordshire Partnership, which incorporates the wider partnership discussion relating to South Staffordshire’s Priorities for the district as a whole; the Responsible Authority Group (RAG) has a statutory function to meet Community Safety outcomes and meets twice yearly. Other strategic discussions take place with Elected Members through the Wellbeing Select Committee and Licensing and Regulatory Committee. Tactical discussions take place through the monthly Community Safety meetings place led by South Staffordshire Council who have a watching brief with delegated responsibility from the RAG to address medium to long-term issues or passport funding to address partnership priorities and through the fortnightly Tactical Priorities Meeting led by Staffordshire Police Harm Reduction Hub who focus on priority areas for all crime and anti-social behaviour, targeting of resources, partnership campaigns and cross border working. Operational discussions and actions take place through the weekly MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) with a focus on high risk repeat victims of domestic abuse; the weekly Vulnerability Hub with a focus on vulnerable residents who have been affected by crime and/or anti- social behaviour, the fortnightly Problem Solving meeting with a focus on the top calls for service by Staffordshire Police and these discussions are informed by the South Staffordshire Harm Reduction Hub. Engagement with Elected Members and residents who represent residents and communities of South Staffordshire are held through Parish Summits, where Community Safety Forms are held to consult with County, District and Parish Councillors and through Locality+ Forums which are Member led Forums identifying issues and areas of concern and opportunities.
Engagement with residents take place through Community Engagement events.
The following diagram outlines the governance structure:
Community Safety Priorities for 2023-2026 in South Staffordshire Cross border crime, with a focus on vehicle crime. Cross border acquisitive crime (including vehicle thefts) is uncharacteristically high for South Staffordshire and has been consistently over time which has resulted in some elevated risk to local communities in terms of fear of crime and being targeted by criminals from out of the district area. Vehicle crime has seen a large increase in South Staffordshire with theft from vehicles increasing by 33% to 274 recorded crimes and theft from vehicles increasing by 12% to 167 recorded crimes. With many modern vehicles unable to be driven without their keys, criminals are increasingly using burglary to facilitate vehicle theft; entering properties purely to steal vehicle keys and key fobs - driving the stolen vehicle away from the scene. These offences are often referred to as ‘Car Key Burglaries’ (CKB). Keyless thefts, whereby the signal from the key to the car can be hacked into by a device used by criminals, are by far the highest reason for the increase in vehicle crime. ANPR in South Staffordshire and the West Midlands has assisted in the evidence gathering process and has identified the cross- border criminality of criminals targeting South Staffordshire communities in this way for higher value, high performance vehicles.
Although South Staffordshire has been targeted by cross border criminals, all recorded crime in South Staffordshire saw a decrease of 11% between 2020/21 and 2021/22.
The Community Safety Partnership will work together through The Tactical Priorities Group. This group is led by Staffordshire Police but has partner links to Prisons, West Midlands Policing area, Transport Police, Integrated Offender Management, South Staffordshire Council and the Community Safety Partnership. All crime types, anti-social behaviour, response times and campaigns are considered to tackle cross border crimes, local police and partnership priorities and identify positive messages for community reassurance and community cohesion. CCTV is used as a tool for evidence gathering with the data and intelligence being monitored as required by South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire Police. ANPR is strategically place on the main arterial routes in and out of South Staffordshire where vehicles can be identified from the Police National Computer Database.
Serious violence, including domestic abuse and violence against women and girls. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022 places a duty on local authorities to work in a multi-agency approach to prevent and reduce serious violence. The Home Office serious violence strategy defines serious violence as specific types of crime such as homicide, knife crime, gun crime and areas of criminality where serious violence or its threat is inherent, such as in gangs and county lines drug dealing, and Staffordshire County Council is overseeing a whole-system approach to understand the causes and consequences of serious violence. The approach focuses on prevention and early intervention and the Serious Violence Duty allows flexibility to include other types of serious violence such as domestic abuse, sexual offences and other related types of serious violence, such as alcohol-related violence, modern slavery or gender-based violence. In South Staffordshire more serious violence figures are relatively low with 35 reported in the year April 2021-March 2022. During the same time frame 69 serious sexual crimes along with 252 less serious violence crimes were reported. In South Staffordshire serious violence will focus on domestic abuse, county lines, violence against women and girls (including harassment and stalking) and sexual violence. Domestic Abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence, or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are, or have been, intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. It is estimated that 65% of all domestic abuse is not reported to the police or to other support services. In rural communities it is estimated that this increases to around 90%. In South Staffordshire Domestic Abuse increased by 29% between 2019-2022 to 597 reported incidents and crimes and during the pandemic many of those providing Domestic Abuse support services and those in safeguarding roles, commented that cases became more complex and increasingly high-risk. Domestic Abuse affects all communities to some extent and presents a significant risk to victims, but also has a wider impact where children are present, who through the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, are recognised as victims if they have been a witness of or experienced domestic abuse for themselves. Also, within the Act, local authorities have a duty to ensure that victims (adults and children) in Safe Accommodation settings are appropriately supported.
Stalking and Harassment
Although there has been an increase in the number of Stalking and Harassment incidents it is considered that due to police training and reporting of the offences that the national and regional rates have caught up with the local area.
In 2021-22 Staffordshire Police recorded 3,470 Stalking incidents (a 3% increase on the previous year) of which 91% (total of 3,140) were flagged as being domestic. Harassment offences accounted around 1 in every 50 domestic abuse crimes committed.
Violence Against Women and Girls
Recent government research evidenced that girls do not feel safe at school or in other educational establishments, and many women and girls in the UK have experienced verbal abuse, intimidation, and sexual harassment in public spaces. In order to understand more about Violence Against Women & Girls improvements are being made on the reporting and recording of these violent offences as they fall into a wider range of offences rather than domestic violence. This wider range of non-domestic abuse related violence includes violent crimes (malicious communications, harassment, assault, stalking, more serious violence), sexual offences (serious sexual offences, rape, other sexual offences) and public order offences.
This category of recording will allow for comparisons over time.
The MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference) reviews the high risk, repeat victims of domestic violence working in partnership to support and protect victims of domestic abuse by offering target hardening measures to property and person; offering them support through “New Era” the Service Provider for victims in Staffordshire (through legal processes, providing options for themselves and their families, awareness and confidence building training, counselling, signposting to other support); offering them emergency accommodation through South Staffordshire Council or via Staffordshire Women’s Aid for victims who may be homeless due to domestic abuse; offering them wrap around support for victims and their children through Children’s Services; offering them support with managed house moves through their Registered Social Landlord and suggesting perpetrators engage with the New Era Perpetrator Programme. The Multi Agency Vulnerability Hub works closely with partners in South Staffordshire to ensure vulnerable residents are supported and engage in a process of becoming independent. Victims of Domestic Abuse are also discussed if required to ensure the appropriate support is in place. Again, tackling serious violence will be addressed through the police-led Tactical Priorities Group, which is a partnership group discussing and addressing all crime types in the district.
Anti-Social Behaviour Anti-Social Behaviour continues to account for a considerable amount of demand across the partnership and continues to cause harm to individuals and communities. In 2021-22 in South Staffordshire there were 1498 incidents of anti-social behaviour recorded by the Police which was a 6% decrease on levels in 2019-2020. The decrease in local rates of ASB are in line with national levels too. As was the case prior to the pandemic, local ASB in 2021-22 was dominated by Rowdy & Inconsiderate Behaviour, which accounts for around two-thirds (66.3%) of Police-recorded ASB. A further 20% of all ASB comprises of Neighbour Disputes, and 6% is Vehicle Related. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 introduced Tools and Powers to tackle anti- social behaviour. These are available to Local Authorities, Police and Housing Providers and can incur Fixed Penalty fines of £100 or fines up to £2500. These Tools and Powers include Public Spaces Protection Orders which have been implemented in six areas of South Staffordshire including Wombourne, Shareshill, Westcroft, Baggeridge and Great Wyrley. Community Protection Notices are served on individuals or bodies to discourage behaviour reoccurring and Civil Injunctions, Criminal Behaviour Orders and Closure Powers are other Tools and Powers available too. Housing providers in South Staffordshire are looking at their Anti-Social Behaviour policies to reclassify some types of behaviour which falls within noise and pest control to ensure tenants are not penalised for behaviour caused by lifestyles rather than being anti-social. The Multi Agency Vulnerability Hub works closely with partners in South Staffordshire to establish reasons behind anti-social behaviour, as behind the behaviour is often a vulnerability where support is required to change particular circumstances. Also through the Hub, Victim Support provide a Victim’s Champion and Mediation Services through their service provision “Harmony”.
Young people’s activities are supported across the district by Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services (SCVYS), offering a variety of activities for 8-18 year olds.
Perception vs Reality The 2022 Residents’ Survey results indicate that 88% of residents feel safe during the day and 67% feel safe after dark in their local area. It also showed that 34% of residents feel safer if the crime rate is low. All recorded crime decreased by 11% between 2020/21 and 2021/22 however the number of people who feel safe in their local area during the day fell from 90% to 88% but increased after dark from 65% to 67%. The public perception of feeling safe has fallen slightly and therefore the reassurance messages are key to make residents and communities feel safer. South Staffordshire is one of the safest places in the Country but bordering the large conurbations and easy travel networks through the district perception of crime is often higher than the actual number of crimes. When asked in the Residents’ Survey what makes people feel unsafe in their local area 48% of residents said Anti-Social Behaviour made them feel unsafe, 44% said speeding vehicles and 44% said theft of/from vehicles which correlate with the priorities identified in the Strategic Assessment.
Housing providers through their transactional survey management scheme will be asking their tenants for perceptions of their local area which will also be considered within this priority.
Through partnership working positive messages have been and will continue to be circulated via the Community Safety Newsletter, South Staffordshire Review and Social Media explaining the work being done by the Community Safety Partnership, often led by Staffordshire Police, to reduce crime and improve residents’ perceptions. Community Safety Forums bring together Police Liaison representatives from all parishes in South Staffordshire to hold a conversation with South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire Police and, if required, the wider partnership to address local community safety issues and concerns. It’s a two- way conversation with partners asking parishes to assist with circulating reassurance messages and promoting campaigns too.
Additional Considerations for Partnership Working Fraud Fraud is a global issue and can affect anyone. It is a threat to every resident through the internet and social media, by telephone or text messages or by post too. In South Staffordshire some of our older adults and those who are less skilled with technology are particularly vulnerable to fraud and doorstep crime but young people are being targeted too through social media for investment scams – usually relating to Cryptocurrencies. In Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, figures show that year-on-year around 70% of personal fraud has an online element. Fraud scams using internet banking and remote computer access, mean that criminals can defraud individuals and businesses of large sums of money very rapidly and from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Consumer Fraud (including online shopping/auctions and dating/romance scams) is the most prevalent, accounting for 39% of all fraud offences with average losses of around £1,620 per incident. Fraud and scams are looking more authentic with scams including the NHS, Visa approval and post office payments being some of the more difficult to recognise. Campaigns to raise awareness and offer hints and tips about possible scams will be a regular feature in the South Staffordshire Review Magazine, the Community Safety Newsletter and on the Council’s website and social media platforms. Rural Crime Although crime rates tend to be lower in rural areas overall, rural communities are affected by the same types of crime as urban areas and the demography and characteristics of those within these communities can be very different, with differing expectations, resilience, community assets, strengths, and needs. In more affluent and dispersed rural areas, particularly to the south of the force-area, challenges persist around car-key burglaries and vehicle thefts – with some areas being targeted by criminals in order to steal high value and high-performance vehicles. Isolated rural areas with low housing density/building density and farming / agricultural premises are at particular risk.
Road Safety Although there have been reductions in overall casualties on roads in Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent over the past five years, the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) has remained constant the proportion which are killed or seriously injured has increased – from 13% of all casualties in 2017 to 21% in 2021. Over the past five years, on average, five people per week were killed or seriously injured on local roads. Motorcyclists, pedestrians, and those on pedal cycles are particularly vulnerable road users and the most likely to be seriously injured or killed when road collisions take place. Community Cohesion Although the current threat level in the UK is Substantial, which is a lower level than this time last year and means an attack on the UK is likely, the local authority has a duty to Prevent radicalisation and from November 2023 will have a duty to Protect venues from an extremist or terrorist attack whether it be an inside or outside event. Through the Government’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy (CONTEST) local authorities have the duty to Prevent radicalisation which, in South Staffordshire, is more likely to occur online or through social media and is more likely to be Extreme Right-Wing. With the recent placement of Asylum Seekers in hotels in the district, community tensions are being monitored by the Community Safety Partnership and facts about who Asylum Seekers are and why they are currently residing in South Staffordshire are being circulated to inform local Members and residents. In December 2022 the Government announced details for the Protect Duty (also within CONTEST), to be known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute of Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017. Martyn’s Law has been introduced to ensure stronger protections are considered against terrorism in public places. With venues such as Himley Hall, Weston Hall and Baggeridge providing facilities for large numbers of people in the district, considerations will be made to ensure the facilities themselves and their staff understand a process for security and are prepared for evolving situations and possible evacuation. There were over 100 hate crime incidents reported in South Staffordshire during 2021-2022 with race/religion, LGBTQ+ and disability issues being the top three reported. The service provider Uniting Staffordshire Against Hate (USAH) provided by Victim Support, offers help to victims of hate crime in the district.
Drug Use and Drug Dealing (including County Lines)
The use of County Lines to traffic drugs from urban areas into rural areas, causes significant issues for communities. County Lines activity often relies heavily on the Criminal Exploitation of vulnerable persons. The practice of ‘cuckooing’ is commonplace; where criminals take over a vulnerable person’s home (while the vulnerable person remains living there) and use that property for criminality. Victims are often people who misuse substances such as drugs or alcohol, but there are cases of victims with learning difficulties, mental health challenges, physical disabilities or who are socially isolated. The current (2021-22) local rate of drugs-specific offences (possession and trafficking; 1.0 per 1,000 population) has fallen over the last two years, and is below the national level (3.0 per 1,000 population), there are well evidenced links between drug use and offending. During 2021 around 38% of offenders within the probation service in Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent had needs relating to drug use with around 1 in 50 crimes in Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent considered to be drug-related. Health and Wellbeing Mental Health is a cross-cutting theme, with links to a range of other vulnerabilities. Many with mental health needs appear in other high-risk cohorts; including those with drug and/or alcohol challenges, those who are socially isolated and living in poor quality housing, as well as young people and adults at risk of criminal exploitation. As well as those with existing mental health conditions being at risk of experiencing crime, experiencing crime itself also exacerbates and can create considerable mental health challenges for individuals. Many types of crime are judged to pose a substantial or severe risk of psychological harm to individuals; in particular, but not limited to; domestic abuse, serious violent and sexual offences, stalking and harassment, hate crimes, and criminal exploitation. Also, the latest Public Health England (PHE) estimates for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent suggest that around 9.5% of children aged 5 to 16 years (approximately 14,060 children) are likely to have a common mental health disorder which is similar to the national level.
South Staffordshire Community Safety Delivery Plan 2024-2025
Partnership Priorities – Outcomes for Year 1 2024-2025:
• To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) • To reduce vehicle crime by 2% (from 466 crimes) • To reduce repeat victims of domestic abuse through access to New Era services. • To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) • To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) • To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%) The following action plan is a partnership approach to achieve joint outcomes from all partners represented on the Community Safety Partnership. It is recognised that safer communities can’t be achieved by a single agency or in isolation and that by working together in a way that includes all sectors (residents and businesses too), communities and residents can feel safe and reassured in their local area and in their homes. New Legislation supporting community safety: • The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Act 2022 makes tackling Serious Violence an explicit priority for Community Safety Partnerships. The County Council’s Serious Violence Board is working in partnership to provide a multi-agency governance approach. Locally the Community Safety Partnership is focussing on all aspects of violence to understand the local picture especially in relation to Violence Against Women & Girls. • The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 places a statutory duty on local authorities to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation. • Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 places a statutory duty on local authorities to prevent radicalisation of young people and vulnerable adults. • Martyn’s Law 2022 falls within the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 and includes premises of a certain capacity which are used for entertainment and leisure and includes visitor attractions, temporary events, Places of Worship, health, and education. Owners have a duty to ensure staff are better prepared to respond quickly to situations, aware of what processes they should follow, able to make rapid decisions and carry out actions that could save lives. • Modern Slavery Act 2015 outlines how local authorities have a key role to play in tackling modern slavery, including identifying and supporting victims and working in partnership locally. • Crime and Disorder Act 1998 • The Online Safety Bill, currently being discussed at Parliament, is looking to bring in new rules for internet companies to make sure their users are protected from harm that can take place on their platforms. The Bill aims to tackle and remove illegal material online, and better protect young people.
Action 1: Tactical Priorities Meetings
Outcomes: To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 3958 crimes)
Action 1: Tactical Priorities Meetings
Outcomes: To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) To reduce vehicle crime by 2% (from 466 crimes) To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency South Staffordshire Local Police Commander Budget to support : Locality Deal Fund for joint campaigns and multi-agency problem solving e.g. property marking for businesses and rural crime; business support; marketing and reassurance materials for residents (personal alarms and Catalytic Converter marking kits); parking buddies in village centres and near schools.
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: Cross Border Criminality & Serious Crime ASB and the related harm caused Violence- including Violence Against Woman and Girls (VAWG), other violence Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused CSP Priorities: Cross Border Crime – focus on vehicle crime Serious Violence – includes domestic violence, serious violence, stranger violence and VAWG Other considerations for CSP: Rural Crime Fraud Road Safety Community Cohesion Drug use and drug dealing Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, Learning Disability and Autism Anti-Social Behaviour Perception v Reality
Fortnightly: Ongoing
PFCC Community Safety Priorities: A flexible and responsive service Reducing offending and reoffending Supporting victims and witnesses Preventing harm and protecting people
Action 2: Multi-agency Vulnerability Hub ensuring that all key crime/vulnerability issues and emerging trends which are affecting the community, and individuals, are discussed and tackled. Outcomes: To reduce repeat victims of domestic abuse through access to New Era services. To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency South Staffordshire Council Budget to support : Locality Deal Fund for multi-agency working to support victims of crime, anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse and to support residents to improve their mental wellbeing e.g. hoarding; counselling to assist residents to improve their mental health; target hardening to support victims of crime and ASB and offer reassurance skips to assist residents re:
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: Cross Border Criminality & Serious Crime ASB and the related harm caused Violence- including VAWG, other violence Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused CSP Priorities: Cross Border Crime – focus on vehicle crime Serious Violence – includes domestic violence, serious violence, stranger violence and VAWG Other considerations for CSP: Rural Crime Fraud Road Safety Community Cohesion Drug use and drug dealing Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, Learning Disability and Autism Anti-Social Behaviour Perception v Reality
Weekly: Ongoing
PFCC Community Safety Priorities: A flexible and responsive service Reducing offending and reoffending Supporting victims and witnesses Preventing harm and protecting people
Action 3: MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) Supporting the highest risk victims of domestic abuse
Outcome: To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) To reduce repeat victims of domestic abuse through access to New Era services.
To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency Staffordshire Police Budget to support : Locality Deal Fund to reduce the number of repeat victims of domestic abuse Smart Water for victims of domestic abuse; emergency mobile phones; contribution to local authority “Stay Safe Scheme” for target hardening measures.
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: Violence- including VAWG, other violence
Weekly: Ongoing
Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused
CSP Priorities: Serious Violence – includes domestic violence, serious violence, stranger violence and VAWG Other considerations for CSP: Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, Learning Disability and Autism
PFCC Community Safety Priorities: A flexible and responsive service Reducing offending and reoffending Supporting victims and witnesses Preventing harm and protecting people
Action 4: CCTV and ANPR to assist with the prevention and detection of crime. Outcomes: To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) To reduce vehicle crime by 2% (from 466 crimes) To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency South Staffordshire Council
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: Cross Border Criminality & Serious Crime ASB and the related harm caused Violence – including Violence Against Woman and Girls (VAWG), other violence Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused
Ongoing – change of location
every 4 months
CSP Priorities: Cross Border Crime – focus on vehicle crime Stranger violence and VAWG
Anti-Social Behaviour Perception v Reality
Action 5: CSP to publish and promote positive stories in local press, local newsletters and on social media. Increase community awareness of partnership activities whilst also managing residents’ perception of crime and ASB in their locality. Outcomes: To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) To reduce vehicle crime by 2% (from 466 crimes) To reduce repeat victims of domestic abuse through access to New Era services. To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency South Staffordshire Council
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: Cross Border Criminality & Serious Crime ASB and the related harm caused Violence- including VAWG, other violence Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused CSP Priorities: Cross Border Crime – focus on vehicle crime Serious Violence – includes domestic violence, serious violence, stranger violence and VAWG
Community Safety Newsletter: 6 per year South Staffordshire Review: 2 per year Social media posts: 4 per week Locality Forums: 3 per year Community Safety Forums through Parish Summit: 2 per year each locality
Staffordshire Police
Locality Forums
Community Safety Forums South Staffordshire Parishes
Anti-Social Behaviour Community Cohesion Perception v Reality
Other considerations for CSP: Rural Crime Fraud Road Safety Drug use and drug dealing Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, Learning Disability and Autism
PFCC Community Safety Priorities: A flexible and responsive service Reducing offending and reoffending Supporting victims and witnesses Preventing harm and protecting people
Action 6: Young People’s Voice CSP to work with South Staffordshire Primary and Secondary schools and discuss community safety with young people CSP to facilitate the delivery of SPACE - a young people’s diversionary programme provided over the summer holiday period for young people aged 8-17 years Outcomes: To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency Young people’s provider
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: ASB and the related harm caused Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused
Provision of activities for 8 – 18-year-olds
Staffordshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services (SCVYS)
in each locality
CSP Priorities: Anti-Social Behaviour Perception v Reality
Provision of activities during the
Youth Offending Service – Staffordshire Commissioner – SPACE
Other considerations for CSP: Drug use and drug dealing Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, Learning Disability and Autism
summer holidays
Provision for children and young people who are hard to reach
PFCC Community Safety Priorities: A flexible and responsive service Reducing offending and reoffending Supporting victims and witnesses Preventing harm and protecting people
Action 7: CSP engagement To gain understanding of community needs to identify challenges and direct resources to address local concern. Working through Locality Forums and Community Safety Forums using local data to determine local solutions. Outcomes: To reduce all recorded crime by 2% (from 5750 crimes) To reduce vehicle crime by 2% (from 466 crimes) To reduce repeat victims of domestic abuse through access to New Era services. To reduce serious violence, including violence against women and girls by 2% (from 115 crimes) To reduce anti-social behaviour by 3% (from 726 incidents) To maintain the high level of feeling of safety during the day (88%) and improve the feeling of safety after dark (67%)
Responsible Lead Agency South Staffordshire Council
Partnership Priorities
Target
Police: Cross Border Criminality & Serious Crime ASB and the related harm caused Violence- including VAWG, other violence Drug dealing, drug use and the related harm caused CSP Priorities: Cross Border Crime – focus on vehicle crime Serious Violence – includes domestic violence, serious violence, stranger violence and VAWG
Locality Forums: 3 times per year
Parish Councils
Budget to support : Locality Deal Fund for problem solving within the localities and crime reduction initiatives such as Smart Water; CCTV; ring doorbells; rural crime resources; serious acquisitive crime resources; ASB resources; resources for reassurance (ASB tools and powers etc.)
Community Safety Forums through the Parish Summit: 2 per year per locality
Anti-Social Behaviour Community Cohesion Perception v Reality
Other considerations for CSP: Rural Crime Fraud Road Safety Drug use and drug dealing Health and Wellbeing: Mental Health in young people and adults, Learning Disability and Autism
PFCC Community Safety Priorities: A flexible and responsive service Reducing offending and reoffending Supporting victims and witnesses Preventing harm and protecting people
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