Communities that are safe and feel safe

Wyre Forest Matters - the Local Strategic Partnership

Communities that are safe and feel safe

The November edition of the WFM newsletter contains an article about new data on alcohol use and misuse in Worcestershire. The report contains data at a district level. Click below to read it.

WORCESTERSHIRE ALCOHOL NEEDS ASSESSMENT Nov 2008

Our Vision

That Wyre Forest District is even safer to live, work and visit. Crime and disorder are low and people feel safe.

Our Priorities

Improve the quality of life in the Wyre Forest District by reducing crime and deliberate fires
Reassure the public reducing the perception of crime
Reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs and alcohol
Build respect in communities and reduce anti-social behaviour

These link to the following Local Area Agreement priorities:

To continue to enhance community safety and build confidence in communities
To reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs and alcohol

How are we doing?

We are currently performing well on all our priorities.

Performance of the Wyre Forest Community Safety Partnership has been fantastic. Between April 2005 and March 2008, WFCSP have:

Reduced British Crime Survey (BCS) Comparator Crimes (vehicle crime, domestic burglary, theft of cycle, theft from a person, criminal damage, common assault, wounding and robbery) by 27.7%, which is nearly 10% over the Government set target of 18%.

Reduced vehicle crime by 39.4% - target 20%

Reduced common assault by 30.7% - target 18%

Reduced criminal damage by 25% - target 17%

Reduced woundings by 24.5% - target 18%

More Communities that are Safe and Feel Safe performance data can be found by clicking on the links below.

Police statistics

Local Area Agreement performance information

What are we doing?

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last updated on 22nd Jan 2010