What are we trying to achieve?

What are our objectives?

The Safer Surrey Heath Partnership has a statutory duty to formulate and implement crime and disorder reduction strategies. Its objectives and targets are contained in the Partnership Plan, which is continuously reviewed and updated by a Partnership Plan working group. The group draws on intelligence provided by the Partnership's Joint Action Group (JAG) and Community Incident Action Group (CIAG) as well as from contributing partners and the community.

Current targets and objectives (June 2008) include:

  • Educating motorists to drive and park more safely, and maintaining low levels of those killed or seriously injured (KSI) on Surrey Heath's roads (KSIs 2007-08 = 32)
  • Reducing public place disorder in anti-social behaviour hotspots in the borough (Camberley Town Centre, Frimley, Old Dean and Heatherside)
  • Increasing awareness of domestic abuse, and encouraging victims to report incidents of domestic abuse
  • Dealing effectively with environmental issues, including dog fouling, litter and fly tipping
  • Reducing levels of arson
  • Increasing awareness and education about substance misuse, and reducing alcohol dependency
  • Maintaining low levels of domestic burglary and vehicle crime

What have we achieved recently?

  • Seen an increase in the percentage of residents who are "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the area in which they live, from 83 per cent in 2004 to 92 per cent in 2007
  • In the year to April 2008, seen a reduction in most crime areas including violent crime, robbery, burglary and vehicle crime
  • Introduced a Community Speed Watch scheme, with eight watches operational by June 2007
  • Seen an increase in the number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes to 231 in 2008
  • Introduced a Sanctuary Scheme for victims of domestic abuse, helping an average of 20 families a year to stay safe in their own home
  • Seen vehicle crime, including theft from a car, fall by 6.1 per cent in the year to April 2008
  • Thanks to targeted interventions, seen incidents of robbery from personal or business property fall by 63.3 per cent in the year to April 2008
  • In March 2008, implemented a successful trial of police headcams in targeted areas
  • Established neighbourhood police panels in every ward in Surrey Heath
  • Introduced Taxi Marshals in Camberley town centre on Friday and Saturday nights, reducing crime and disorder on those nights by almost 30 per cent during summer 2007
  • Introduced a domestic abuse outreach service and helpline with Surrey Women's Aid
  • Increased the number of PCSOs in the borough to 14
  • Introduced popular youth initiatives such as SNAP club nights and the Camberley Youth Café
  • Improved mobile CCTV operations funding the installation of 21 lamppost brackets with three mobile CCTV cameras by April 2008
  • Introduced regular road safety awareness days
  • Mounted successful campaigns to combat countryside arson via the Partnership-funded Arson Task Force; and seen a decrease in the number of deliberate fires (excluding vehicle fires) in Surrey Heath from 2,151 in 2003/04 to 1,495 in 2006/07
  • Reduced the level of alcohol misuse in pubs, clubs and bars through the Pubwatch scheme
  • Seen a 65 per cent increase in the detection of drugs offences in the year to April 2008

 

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