North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership

Community Safety

Tackling crime and disorder is a job for everyone and not just the police.

The North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership provides a strategic and co-operative approach between agencies and communities within North Worcestershire to address local community safety issues and achieves the Partnership’s vision of ‘Keeping North Worcestershire a safe place to live, work and visit.’

The North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership is the statutory Community Safety Partnership (CSP) and was newly formed in April 2013, covering the districts of Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest.

The aim of NWCSP is for its members to work together to ensure that crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) are reduced and North Worcestershire is a place where residents are safe and feel safe.

The partnership delivers a range of community safety initiatives aimed at keeping our towns and villages in Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest a safe place to live, work and visit.

Partners have a responsibility to work together, and in co-operation with other local organisations, to develop and deliver activity to reduce re-offending, tackle crime, anti social behaviour, behaviour that adversely affects the local environment and substance misuse.

NWCSP was formed in April 2013 and brings together and replaces the original CSPs in Bromsgrove, Redditch and Wyre Forest, which had been in place since 1998 as a result of the Crime and Disorder Act.

The Partnership provides a co-ordinated approach to tackling crime, delivering projects across the whole of the area and making best use of resources.

All partners share one vision of ‘Keeping North Worcestershire a safe place to live, work and visit'.

Our Priorities

Anti Social Behaviour

Working to reduce the number of antisocial behaviour incidents and to bring perceptions in line with the downward trend in reported incidents.

Burglary and Home Security Work

to promote home security to reduce incidences of dwelling and non-dwelling burglary and improve resident's feelings of safety in their home.

Violence and Abuse

Working to ensure residents are safe in the community and at home without having to suffer violence, domestic abuse or hate.

Reducing Re-offending

Work to tackle and increase our understanding of re-offending in North Worcestershire with continued support of the Integrated Offender Management approach.

Business and Rural Crime

Reducing the harm caused by business and rural crime with a focus on community engagement, crime prevention and effective targeting of those who cause harm.

Help and Advice 

60 Second Security

Greater Manchester Police have produced a series of ‘60 Second Security’ videos on simple security advice. They provide easy step-by-step tips, including advice on bogus callers, property marking, going away and more

Keeping Yourself Safe

How to keep safe when out and about.

Online Shopping Tips

With more and more of us using the internet to purchase goods or services, there are, however, risks associated with online shopping and you need to take care with what you are buying, from whom, and how you pay for your purchases.

On-line Digital Crime Prevention Home

A virtual house designed by the Police to show people where their home may be vulnerable to burglary.

Internet Safety

The internet is a popular and fun place to chat to friends on social networking sites and to do online shopping and banking amongst many other things. To prevent you becoming a cyber-crime victim here are some tips from the West Mercia Police to keep you safe whilst surfing on the internet.

Vehicle Crime

Most vehicle crime is opportunistic and happens as a result of a vehicle being left vulnerable or unsecured, with these simple steps you can help reduce vehicle crime even further and save you the hassle and expense of having to repair any damage caused during a vehicle break-in.

Garden, Shed and Allotment Security

Hints and tips to keep your garden - and therefore your home - secure.

Cyber Security

Become more “streetwise and savvy” in protecting your online interests and transactions. It seeks to educate small businesses in particular, as well as individuals, on how to avoid falling victim to sophisticated cyber criminals.

Safer Jogging

Suggestions on how you can keep yourself safe when out jogging.

Safety when walking the dog

Before heading out on your daily walk with your dog, take a moment to read how you can keep safe.

Domestic Abuse

Residents in Worcestershire can report abuse in confidence by contacting their local police station, or in an emergency by phoning 999. For free confidential information, support and advice they can phone the dedicated 24 hour helpline 0800 980 3331 or visit http://www.westmerciawomensaid.org/ or http://www.thehideout.org.uk/

Hate Crime

Have you experienced or witnessed a Hate Incident, do you know of someone who has? If so you can report it.

Fire Safety Checks

Home Fire Safety Checks are offered free of charge by the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, primarily to the more vulnerable groups in the community such as the elderly, people living alone and those with reduced mobility or other issues.

Drugs and Alcohol

Advice for parents and young people regarding drugs and alcohol

Local Policing Team

Find out about policing where you live, get to know your local officers and find out how you can get involved and make a difference in your community.

"Safe Place" Scheme

The Safe Place scheme gives vulnerable people a short term "Safe Place" to go if feeling threatened when out and about.

Car Safety

How to ensure a safe journey for your child

'Bobby on the beat' pens crime prevention ditty

A West Midlands Policeman has written a song as part of a burglary crackdown using a rather unique instrument. Sandwell Police Sergeant Giles Dean has used the 'banjolele' - a banjo-ukulele hybrid - to spread security messages.

His song "When I'm burgling your house" urges residents to keep windows firmly shut as part of maintaining basic home and car security. 

Contact Us

For more information, or if you have any comments or concerns, please contact the Community Safety Partnership.

For North Worcestershire wide issues you can contact any of the teams, for district specific issues please contact the relevant team.

Bromsgrove – communitysafety@bromsgrove.gov.uk

Redditch – communitysafety@redditchbc.gov.uk

Wyre Forest – community.safety@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

http://www.nwcsp.org