The Safe Durham Partnership oversees the strategic delivery of the “safe” theme as part of the County Durham Partnership. It is also the local Community Safety Partnership (CSP) for County Durham as prescribed in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and subsequent legislation.
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 placed a statutory duty on local authorities to create Partnerships to tackle crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour, substance misuse, other behaviour adversely affecting the local environment and to reduce re-offending.
All of the partner agencies are committed to working together to address Crime, Disorder and Anti Social Behaviour issues and to make County Durham a better and safer place.
The Safe Durham Partnership structure comprises of an overarching Partnership Board, Thematic Groups working on the partnership's identified priorities and Local Mulit-Agency Problem Solving Groups (L-MAPS) providing local delivery.
The partners who work together to reduce crime and disorder in County Durham are:
Statutory Partners
Other partners include:
Partners have been working together to reduce crime and disorder since 1998 and have seen considerable reductions in crime as a result. However, we recognise that we still face major challenges ahead to narrow the gap between our more deprived communities, who are still more likely to be victims and offenders of crime and anti-social behaviour, and our more affluent areas, as well as the fear of crime which continues to limit people’s quality of life.
The Safe Durham Partnership Plan for 2011-2014 presents an opportunity to build upon previous success through the development of a new approach to tackle the underlying causes of crime and anti-social behaviour.
For further information, please see the following pages: