The mission of the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership is to:
- reduce levels of crime and antisocial behaviour
- increase people's sense of community safety
- effectively tackle alcohol and drug misuse across Cambridge
The values and strategic drivers of the partnership are detailed in the Community Safety Plan, which is refreshed annually.
Reports
Strategic Assessment
The 2009 Strategic Assessment was written to provide an accurate overview of the current issues facing Cambridge in respect of crime, disorder, antisocial behaviour, substance misuse and behaviour adversely effecting the environment.
The assessment is based on research and analysis of a wide range of information sources. Information has not been restricted to any one agency with material from a range of sources being incorporated into the overview.
The purpose of this assessment is to help drive the business of the partnership and make recommendations for the prioritisation of problems identified within it. The approach is to scan topics and provide an overview of those areas of particular concern, rather than cover every crime type and topic in considerable detail.
Recommendations are also made as to further information requirements. This assessment enabled the partnership to discuss and agree new priorities in light of research analysis.
You can download the 2008 Strategic Assessment.
Community Safety Plan
The Community Safety Plan has been refreshed for 2009 following the completion of the strategic assessment which details the main issues relating to crime and disorder in Cambridge. The plan is revisited every year to ensure the priorities detailed are appropriate for Cambridge.
The priorities in the refreshed plan are:
- alcohol-related violent crime
- antisocial behaviour
- burglary of homes
- domestic violence
- personal robbery
- reducing re-offending
For each of these priorities a lead officer has been appointed and they have identified objectives, targets and actions for each priority.
In addition to the priorities detailed in the plan there are also three themes. These apply to each of the priorities identified and will be considered as part of the work to tackle each priority.
The themes are:
- children and young people
- community engagement / community cohesion
- drugs and alcohol
Cycle theft also features within the plan as a 'special project' for 2009.
You can download the 2008 Community Safety Plan.
Supporting reports
These provide further details on the work of the partnership and the key issues to be addressed:
Meetings
The partnership meets every two months and each meeting is open to the general public.
An agenda, complete with details on how to submit questions to the partnership, will be published on this page two weeks before each meeting, with the associated papers posted no less than five working days before the meeting.
Next meeting
The next meeting is 5.30-7.30pm on Thursday 18 March, in the Guildhall committee rooms.
Previous meetings - click to reveal
You can read the agendas, minutes and relevant documents from recent meetings; minutes from earlier meetings are available on request.
Agencies
The partnership is made up of a range of different agencies. There are six statutory responsible authorities and a number of equally important, non-statutory members. They are:
- Cambridge City Council
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Cambridgeshire County Council
- Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
- Cambridgeshire Police Authority
- NHS Cambridgeshire
- Cambridge Business Against Crime
- Cambridge Council for Voluntary Services
- Cambridge Magistracy
- Cambridge University Hospitals
- National Probation Service
The agencies that make up the partnership meet at a strategic level to agree issues such as funding plans, priorities and performance.
Contact
If you require any further details regarding the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership and the work that it does, please email Tom Kingsley at tom.kingsley@cambridge.gov.uk or telephone 01223 457042.
The postal address is Cambridge Community Safety Partnership, Cambridge City Council, Hobson House, 44 St Andrew's Street, Cambridge CB2 3AS.
