Safer Herefordshire
Introduction
Safer Herefordshire (Formerly Herefordshire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership) is a statutory, multi-agency partnership set up to tackle community safety and drug issues across the county. The Partnership aims to work together to make Herefordshire an even safer place to live, work and visit, focusing on education, prevention, enforcement and treatment.
Herefordshire is a very safe place, with some of the lowest crime rates in the country. However, in any area there will always be some improvements that can be made to increase community safety. Safer Herefordshire focuses on:
- Reducing crime through offender management and other interventions (including domestic abuse)
- Reducing drug and alcohol harm
- Promoting and delivering increased road safety
- Providing community reassurance on anti-social behaviour, disorder and crime
- Multi-agency and community dynamic tasking and co-ordination
The following two subjects also fall into each of these categories:
- Young People (victims and offenders)
- Violent Crime
Our current partner organisations are:
- Worcestershire & Herefordshire Youth Offending Service
Partnership Background
The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act placed a statutory duty on local authorities and the Police to act in co-operation with the Probation Service, Health Authorities and other relevant agencies, to work together to develop and implement a strategy for tackling crime and disorder in their area. This was later amended in the 2002 Police Reform Act to include the Police Authority, Fire Service and the Primary Care Trust.
So the Herefordshire Community Safety Partnership was established, which then merged with the Herefordshire Drug Action Team in 2004 to form the new Herefordshire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership.
However, in order to move with the changing times, it was decided in early 2009 that we needed to re-brand ourselves, so Safer Herefordshire was born.
Bottletop!
Have you heard about Bottletop? This new and innovative alcohol awareness website, is for young people by young people. To find out more visit www.bottletop.info today!
Are You Ok?
Are you a young person who's been affected by crime? Would you like somewhere to go for help and advice? Why don't you visit the amazing 'are you ok?' website, which is run by Victim Support? For further information visit: www.are-you-ok.org.uk.
Youth Zone
Are you looking for things to do and places to go....Why don't you visit the new Youth Zone website, you'll find it's bursting with useful information for all young people in Herefordshire. For further information visit: http://www.myherefordshire.com/youthzone/
Resources
For more information, please view our short presentation
Safer Herefordshire PresentationAdobe PDF
620kb
This leaflet offers information on who we are, what we do, who we work with and how to contact us
Safer Herefordshire Information LeafletAdobe PDF
342kb
This is our current Partnership Strategic Plan for 2008 - 2011
Safer Herefordshire Strategic Plan 2008 - 2011Adobe PDF
219kb
Herefordshire Crime, Disorder and Drugs Reduction Strategy 2005 - 2008
Audit of Crime, Disorder & Drugs within Herefordshire 2004If you need help to understand a document, or would like it in another format or language, please call 01432 260500 or email info@herefordshire.gov.uk
![[External Link to Adobe Website for PDF Reader Download]](/images/Structure/adobe_reader.gif){kind=small}
Adobe offer a free Reader to view these files which can be downloaded from their website
External Links
-
Local site: information for young people in Herefordshire
-
Local site: Bottletop is a website about alcohol awareness by young people for young people.
-
Local site: Drugsfaqs - the place where you can find out all about drugs and ask questions too.
-
National site: Drugs information and advice
-
Government site: The Think! Road Safety website - safety campaigns and advice
![[Link to external links statement]](/images/Structure/externallink.gif "External Links Disclaimer"){kind=small}
Herefordshire Council is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Please notify us if you have any concerns about external links found on our site at the following address editor@herefordshire.gov.uk
TAAG Graffiti Campaign
The TAAG Graffiti Campaign (Targeted Action Against Graffiti) was launched this month and will run from Monday 22nd February - Friday 5th March, removing unsightly areas of graffiti across Herefordshire. For further information visit our anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and graffiti page >>
New NHS Alcohol Campaign
February sees the launch of a new national NHS campaign, highlighting the unseen damage of alcohol misuse. To read the full story visit our alcohol information page >>
'Legal Highs'
The Government has announced that it is looking to ban so called ‘legal highs’ by the end of 2009. For further information visit our drug information page >>
Community Messaging Service
A new online community messaging service, called Ringmaster is now available in Herefordshire. The system, which is used throughout the UK, allows Police to quickly pass information to businesses, Neighbourhood Watch schemes and individual households around the county.
The system will circulate a wide variety of information including Local Policing Team messages, urgent witness appeals and safety information such as flood alerts.
The messages will be sent to you via your chosen method, which includes E-Mail, telephone or text message completely free of charge. The scheme is generously funded by Herefordshire Neighbourhood Watch Association through National Lottery grants.
Acting Chief Inspector Bob Barnett from Hereford Police Station believes there are many benefits to the system. He said, "This system allows us to reach a large number of people across the county in a very short period of time and at a very low cost. We can not only circulate regular Police bulletins, but also important community messages, in the event of flooding or serious incident."
To join the scheme and receive up to date information, you can self-register at www.herefordshire-community-messaging.org.
Leominster Unveils New CCTV Camera
Leominster residents can now feel even safer thanks to the unveiling of a new CCTV camera. To read the full story, visit our CCTV page >>
Know Your Limits!
This Summer sees the Home Office re-launching their successful 2008 binge drinking campaign.
For further details visit our alcohol information page >>
The Stonham Wraparound Service
Stonham Wraparound is a dynamic new Floating Housing Support Service for people with substance misuse issues and / or offending behaviour. To read the full story of this 18 month pilot project, visit our drug information page >>
How Safe Is Your Home?
Do you want to know how secure your home is? Then take the quick three minute online questionnaire with the Home Office and find out how you rate! To take this handy test visit the Home Office website >>
For your Top Ten Tips on how to keep your home secure, visit our home security page >>
Cannabis And The Law
As of 26th January 2009, Cannabis has been been reclassified from a Class C to a Class B drug. For more information visit our drug information page>>
Drug & Alcohol Advice Leaflets
Want to know where to go for help and support about alcohol and drug misuse? Herefordshire Community Safety and Drugs Partnership has produced a new information leaflet containing information on the County's service providers. It not only offers local and national contact details, but also information on available programmes and services.
The leaflet is available in English, Polish, Portuguese and Russian and can be downloaded from our alcohol or drugs pages.
Related Pages