A plan which aims to make Watford safer is reviewing its strategy and will identify how each of its priorities will be achieved over a three year period.
The Community Safety Partnership (CSP), also known as Safer Watford, brings together Watford Borough Council, Herts Constabulary, Herts Fire and Rescue, Herts County Council and other local organisations to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
The partnership works together to protect the vulnerable, keep people informed and prevent crime.
Each year, the CSP is provided with an assessment from the County Analyst to review performance and monitor the delivery of the objectives for community safety.
This year, the key priorities in the plan are ‘managing crime’, ‘protecting our communities’, and to ‘reassure and inform’.
Specialised teams have been put together as the partnership aims to prevent crime before it occurs.
As an example, the anti-youth crime team are working to engage young people in Watford who are in need of extra support and guidance to divert them from a negative path.
Since the beginning of 2019, they have worked with students in Watford schools with the help of partners at Watford BID and Chessbrook Education Support Centre.
Elected Mayor of Watford Peter Taylor said: “The Community Safety Partnership ensures that we continue to maintain our strong relationship with the key organisations tackling crime and anti-social behaviour.
“The new plan has priorities set to protect the vulnerable, keep people informed and reassured and reduce offending.
“I know that Safer Watford will play a key role in tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in our town so that this is a safe place for everyone.”
The Community Safety Partnership is keen to hear from communities in Watford to ensure issues that matter to them are being tackled. Information can be submitted via the online feedback platform, echo.
Watford Chief Inspector Ian Grout said: “We are very lucky to have strong working relationships with our key partners who help us work towards a common goal: making Watford a safer place to live, work and visit.
“The Community Safety Partnership is vital in helping us achieve this, and the plan’s revised priorities will help us measure our success as we move forward.”
As the low number of crimes and ASB recorded in 2020 is linked to the lock down and tier four strategy implemented to deal with Covid, this data will be set aside and the 2021-2022 crime analysis data will be the baseline for evaluating the effectiveness of the new plan.
Read about the Community Safety Plan for 2021 – 2024 at: https://www.watford.gov.uk/info/20010/your_environment/203/community_safety
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