Community Safety in Wychavon

Community Safety is about reducing crime, antisocial behaviour and disorder. And particularly in a low crime area such as ours, reducing the fear of crime and making people feel safe. It focuses on social, environmental and economic causes of crime and its roots within the community rather than on individuals.

The aim is to address community problems with community based solutions.  These are tackled by working in partnership between statutory and voluntary agencies, businesses and community groups.

Partnerships

Community partnerships are about recognising that the police alone cannot eradicate crime and the causes of crime and criminality.  These are rooted in society as a whole and it is therefore the role of society to identify local problems and local solutions.

Information about the twelve local policing teams in Wychavon is available from West Mercia Police.

Crime Perception

More information about perceptions of crime in wychavon is available in the Fear of Crime Survey Summary Report. (19.73 KB)

The latest information about crime and community safety in the district is available in the 2006 West Mercia Crime and Safety Survey full report. (887.46 KB)

We also commissioned M.E.L Research to conduct a survey to map drug problems across the district.  Details of this can be found in the summary document.

Further Information