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Community Safety is all about making our communities safer and better places to work and live. It is concerned with reducing crime and disorder, responding to public fears and perceptions, tackling the problems through multi-agency working and supporting victims.

Community Safety Partnerships (formally Crime and Disorder Partnerships) were created by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the act requires statutory agencies; local authorities, police authorities, fire services and health authorities set up a CSP to work with partners, the community and voluntary sector to tackle crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour, substance misuse and reduce re-offending in its area.

Yes, Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 requires the statutory agencies to consider crime and disorder reduction in the exercise of their duties, activities and decision making.
This means that all policies, strategies and service delivery need to consider the likely impact on crime and disorder. This legal duty affects all Council services as well as agencies that are contracted by, or that legally contract to work in partnership with, the Council and its provision of its services.

In an emergency, contact 999. In non-emergency situations, contact Lancashire Constabulary on 101. These numbers operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There are several ways to do this, either contact your local police station direct or information is readily available online at the crime prevention website – https://www.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-law/crime-prevention

A wide range of agencies are working hard to tackle these issues. Working in partnership with other agencies, we have a wide range of tools available which combine prevention, education and enforcement. More information can be found in our priorities page on this website.

First of all ask yourself, are they really causing a problem? If they are causing an immediate problem, contact Lancashire Police on 101. If they cause a problem over a longer period of time, causing damage, graffiti, etc. keep a diary of incidents with as much information as possible. Contact the Community Safety Partnership, see our contact us page for the details.

Councils across the Pennine Lancashire region take this very seriously. Try and note as many details as possible, including registration plates, model of vehicle, time and date of the offence, description of the offender, and contact your local council to deal with the issue.