What is Safer Plymouth?
Safer Plymouth is the community safety partnership for Plymouth.
It is made up of statutory organisations (known as responsible authorities) and a wide range of other partners from the public, voluntary, community and private sector organisations.
The responsible authorities are Plymouth City Council, Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, National Probation Service and NHS Devon.
Plymouth City Council
Devon and Cornwall Police
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
National Probation Service
NHS Devon
The Safer Plymouth Partnership has a responsibility to work together to do all that we can to reduce crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour, problem use of drugs and alcohol and re-offending. Safer communities happen when everyone works together to find local solutions to local problems.
Safer Plymouth supports and co-ordinates the work of all the partners across Plymouth by:
- Producing a strategic assessment to identify community safety priorities across Plymouth and set objectives;
- Developing a three year Partnership Plan, refreshed annually, to co-ordinate activities to address the community safety priorities across Plymouth;
- Monitoring delivery against our objectives and driving good performance by targeting resources to deliver efficient and effective outcomes for everyone who lives, visits and works in Plymouth.
Safer Plymouth meets every three months, and we consult and engage with the communities throughout the year to encourage, support and empower them to undertake local projects and initiatives.
Tackling the issues that matter
To address the issues that really matter, it is important to understand not only what is happening and where, but what is causing the problems and the best way to tackle them.
Community safety is a co-ordinated approach to tackling crime and disorder which takes into consideration what causes people to get involved in crime, as well as how victims of crime can be made less vulnerable. It examines social and environmental problems that are contributing factors to overall crime and disorder levels, and which can also cause fear of crime. It relates to people’s sense of personal security and well-being in the places they live, work and spend leisure time. It affects how people value their neighbourhood, and it can affect their confidence, their self-esteem and how they go about their day to day lives.
Everyone should have the right to feel and be safe, whether at home or not, and it is the shared responsibility of the community as well as the public, private and voluntary organisations to ensure that this is possible.
Safer Plymouth recognises that it is not one organisation’s sole responsibility to deliver a reduction in crime and disorder and the fear of crime but something which needs to be tackled collectively and in partnership with others.
Here are the statutory, public, volunteer and private sector organisations we work with to keep Plymouth Safer:
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth City Council is the unitary authority for Plymouth. The council provides a wide range of services to more than 260,000 residents. It is responsible for services including schools, social services, parks, rubbish collection, roads, planning and more.
Website: https://www.plymouth.gov.uk
Devon and Cornwall Police
Devon and Cornwall Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall, including the unitary authority areas of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly.
The geographical area covered is the largest for any police force in England, and the fourth largest in the United Kingdom. The total resident population of the force area is approximately 1.5 million, with around 11 million visitors annually.
Website: https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is responsible for responding to fires and other emergencies such as flooding and terrorism attacks. It also carries out a range of prevention work in the community including in homes, businesses and schools to help reduce the risk of fires and other emergencies such as road traffic collisions.
Website: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk
National Probation Service
The Probation Service is a criminal justice service that deliver the sentence of the court, reduce the likelihood of reoffending and minimise the risk of harm to others.
They work with low and medium risk offenders who have been given a community sentence or released on licence by the courts. Managing the sentence in the community and helping individuals to obtain the knowledge, skills and the support to enable them to lead a crime-free life.
Website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/plymouth-plymouth-probation-office
NHS Devon
NHS Devon is the organisation responsible for the majority of county’s NHS budget, and develops a plan to improve people’s health, deliver high-quality care and better value for money.
The organisation is led by a diverse board, which includes representatives from local councils, primary care, acute hospital, mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity.
Website: https://devon.icb.nhs.uk/