Rochford Community Safety Partnership (CSP)
The Rochford Community
Safety Partnership (formerly known as Rochford Crime and Disorder
Reduction Partnership) has a small body of statutory members who
are required under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to work in
partnership to combat local crime and disorder. These key statutory
partners are: Rochford District Council (RDC), Essex County
Council, South East Essex Primary Care Trust, Essex Police, Essex
Police Authority, Essex Fire and Rescue Service and Essex Probation
Service.
These seven key statutory partners have a legal obligation to
comply with the requirements which include the placing of the duty
on the Steering Group to prepare the Annual Strategic Assessment
and Partnership Plan.
Rochford Community Safety Partnership Reference Group
The CSP Reference Group comprises of representatives from each
of the statutory partners (as detailed above) together with members
from non-statutory agencies and the voluntary sector.
Rochford Community Safety Partnership Steering Group
The CSP Steering Group is the body that provides strategic
leadership and overall management of the partnership. They are
responsible for formulating the Annual Partnership Plan, managing
the performance and finances of the partnership and allocating
funding to projects
Strategic Assessment
The aim of the Strategic Assessment is to identify current
patterns, trends, future gaps and risks that impact upon Rochford
District and the communities it serves, linked to crime,
anti-social behaviour, substance misuse, fear of crime and
behaviour adversely affecting the environment.
A significant part of the Strategic Assessment is the
development of a comprehensive analysis of community safety related
issues and how these link to our partner agencies’ most recent
crime data, performance and service plans. The document is about
future performance, in response to intelligence led information,
analysis and data, that inform the seven statutory partners of the
priorities and needs of the local community.
Ultimately, the aim of the Strategic Assessment is keeping
Rochford safe, ensuring that our community feels safe and that
their fear of crime and their perception of crime decreases.
2009/2010 Strategic Assessment Priorities
The priorities identified from the 2009/2010 Strategic
Assessment (year 2) were:-
- 1. Reduce domestic burglary by 5% during 2009/2010.
- 2. Reduce Anti-Social Behaviour by 5% during 2009/2010.
- 3. Improve public engagement and increase public
reassurance.
- 4. Reduce the number of repeat victims by 5% and increase
reporting rates of domestic abuse by 5% during 2009/2010.
- 5. Reduce alcohol related disorder by 5% during 2009/2010.
Priorities for 2010/2011
The Strategic Assessment for 2010/2011 (year 3) has recently
been completed and the actions within the Partnership Plan reviewed
and amended to reflect changing priorities identified through the
Strategic Assessment.
The priorities for 2010/2011 are:-
- Reduce anti-social behaviour by 10% during 2010/2011
- Reduce robbery by 5% during 2010/2011
- Reduce Theft From Motor Vehicles (TFMV) by 10% during
2010/2011
- Reduce the number of repeat incidents of domestic abuse cases
reviewed at MARAC and increase reporting rates of domestic abuse by
10% during 2010/2011
- Reduce alcohol related disorder by 10% during 2010/2011 and
increase baseline data on drug offences and service provision
- Targeted campaigns to reduce speeding throughout the District
and encourage safer parking especially around schools.
For information about the Community Safety Partnership you can
call 01702 318104.