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Safer and stronger communities

We examine what councils, with their partners, have achieved in their ambitions for building safer and stronger communities.

Although emphasis has differed according to the priorities of each council, inspectors have assessed six broad themes relating to crime and fear of crime; anti-social behaviour; drugs and alcohol; reducing accidents; emergency planning and community cohesion.

 
 
York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership
26 February 2007
The number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) road casualties in York and North Yorkshire has continued to reduce over recent years at a rate that is ahead of the national average.
Performance monitoring of traffic-related incidents and enforcement at the Metropolitan Police
26 February 2007
The Traffic Operational Command Unit (OCU) within the Metropolitan Police Service contributes to the force's Policing Plan by setting objectives under each of the four corporate priorities
Mobile matrix speed messaging signs protocol in North Yorkshire
26 February 2007
Crime and disorder reduction partnerships (CDRPs) in North Yorkshire have identified road safety as a priority area for action. This often relates to residents' concerns over speeding issues, whether ...
Data analysis at a pan-London level collated, analysed and circulated by Transport for London (TfL)
26 February 2007
In order to monitor these London targets, all STATS191 data is sent by the Metropolitan Police to TfL's London Road Safety Unit (LRSU) on behalf of data users in London. The data is then run through ...
Joint working on road safety promoted by the local area agreement in Tower Hamlets
26 February 2007
The Community Plan for Tower Hamlets, setting out a vision for the future of Tower Hamlets to 2010, was launched in May 2001, following extensive consultation with key stakeholders and the community.
Plymouth City Council - Engagement with residents in resolving road safety issues, Morice Town Home Zone Pilot
26 February 2007
In 1999, the Department for Transport selected Morice Town as one of nine National Home Zone pilots to identify how to integrate Home Zones into residential areas.
Innovative settings for engagement with communities – Jagonari Cycles! for Bengali women in Tower Hamlets
26 February 2007
The Jagonari Cycles! project was set up in March 2005, a collaboration involving Tower Hamlets Wheelers, Good Going travel awareness campaign, London Cycling's Community Campaign Project and Tower ...
Cleveland Safety Camera Partnership – a proactive relationship with the media and community
26 February 2007
The Cleveland Safety Camera Partnership (SCP) was formed in April 2000 between Cleveland Police, Cleveland Magistrates, and Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton and Middlesbrough borough ...
The role of councillors – scrutiny inquiry into 20mph speed limit zones outside schools within Hartlepool Borough Council
26 February 2007
In August 2005, a meeting of the South Neighbourhood Consultative Forum referred the issue of 20mph zones outside schools to the Council's Scrutiny Coordinating Committee.
Prioritising annual road safety engineering schemes at Leeds City Council
26 February 2007
Leeds City Council undertakes statistical analysis of casualty data on behalf of other councils in West Yorkshire. The data collated is used to produce two reports of accident analysis for each ...
Safer and stronger communities