2014-15 - Brentwood Borough Council

Safer Brentwood
Community Safety Partnership
Partnership Plan
2014/15
Version Control:
First Draft Prepared
Final draft prepared
Final version agreed
17th April 2014
16th May 2014
30th May 2014
CONTENTS
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………. 2
District Profile………………………………………………………………………………………. 2, 3
Background………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Strategic Priorities……………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Partnership Objective…………………………………………………………………………… 4
Achievements………………………………………………………………………………………. 4, 5
Acquisitive Crime Action Plan………………………………………………………………. 6, 7, 8
Domestic Abuse Action Plan…………………………………………………………………. 9
Community Priorities Action Plan………………………………………………………… 10, 11
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Introduction
Safer Brentwood Community Safety Partnership is the local statutory Community Safety
Partnership (CSP) for Brentwood. The purpose of the Partnership is to provide a strategic
and co-operative approach to addressing local crime & disorder between agencies and the
communities within the Borough. The partnership is made up of both Statutory and
Community organisations please refer to the table below.
Community Partners
Statutory Partners
Brentwood Borough Council
Essex County Council
Essex Police
Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Essex Probation
Health
Residents groups
Basildon Women's Aid
Watch Groups
Local Churches
Schools
Businesses
Volunteer Groups
District Profile
Within Brentwood there are four police
‘neighbourhoods’:
 Brentwood Town Centre;
 Brentwood North;
 Brentwood South;
 Hutton and Shenfield.
Local Media
Each of these is split into 15 Council wards.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
WARD NAME
Brentwood Town Centre
Brentwood South
Brentwood West
Brentwood North
Brize & Doddinghurst
Tipps Cross
South Weald
Pilgrims Hatch
Ingatestone, Fryerning
& Mountnessing
Hutton North
Hutton South
Hutton Central
Shenfield
Hutton East
Brentwood North
Herongate, Ingrave &
West Horndon
Warley
Hutton
Brentwood South
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Within the borough there are a number of towns and villages, the largest of which are
Shenfield and Ingatestone.
Brentwood borough covers approximately 60 square miles and has a population of around
74,000 people. The population comprises 93.4% White, 2.9% Asian (predominantly of
Mauritian descent), 1.4% Black and 1.3% Mixed Race.
A large proportion of residents commute into London because of Brentwood’s close
proximity to the city and good transport links. There are railway stations located at
Brentwood, West Horndon and Shenfield, which is a key station in the region.
Brentwood contains large sections of some of the county’s busiest roads, including parts of
the M25, A12 and A127. The excellent transport links make the borough easily accessible
for travelling criminals.
The borough is generally affluent and includes a variety of retail services, commensurate
with the size of the population. Brentwood town centre has the highest concentration of
retail premises with approximately 40 stores.
There is an active night-time economy with a variety of pubs and clubs in and around the
town centre.
Thorndon Country Park and Weald Country Park are located within the borough and both
parks consist of extensive areas of woodland. Weald Country Park covers around 500 acres
and is the largest of Essex County Council’s parklands.
1. Background
Under the Crime & Disorder Act 1998 CSP’s are required to work together in formulating
and implementing strategies to tackle local crime and disorder in the area and to have in
place a partnership plan setting out their priorities.
To ensure that the partnership is proactive and well informed we carry out an annual
Strategic Intelligence Assessment in order to review existing priorities and identify any new
or emerging priorities that the partnership should focus on.
The Partnership Plan takes forward the priorities identified in the strategic assessment and
sets out how the partnership will work together over the next twelve months to tackle
crime and disorder and achieve its priorities. This plan has regard for the police and crime
objectives set out in the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) police and crime plan and
will be shared with the PCC.
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Priorities for 2014-15:
 Acquisitive Crime1 (concentrating on burglary and vehicle crime)
 Domestic abuse
 Community Priorities (anti-social behaviour/community engagement)
The above strategic priorities mirror those from last year’s Strategic Intelligence
Assessment. The Partnership achieved some encouraging results in 2013/14 as shown
below but remains committed to deliver against the priorities that matter to residents of
Brentwood. The importance of engaging with our local communities is key and plays a vital
part in our plans for 2014/15.
The Partnership Objective:
To provide a meaningful platform for public and partners together, to
address local problems, reduce crime and optimise quality of life in the
borough.
Highlights/Achievements
st
Performance Summary 1 Oct 2012 to 30th September 2013:
 There were 415 fewer criminal offences. A reduction of 9.5%
 There was a reduction of 12% in theft from motor vehicle (70 fewer offences)
 Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) has seen a reduction of 19% over the year 448 fewer
offences)
 ASB related to the night time economy has also seen a reduction of 30% (53 fewer
offences)
 There were 489 incidents of domestic abuse this year. This is a 15% decrease on last
years figures, or 83 fewer offences
 In quarter 4 of 2013 (Oct 13-Dec 13) Brentwood saw the largest reduction in ASB in
the County
Lock them Out:
The partnership has produced a range of literature providing important burglary reduction
information including Posters, leaflets with basic crime reduction advice, and booklets
providing detailed information for residents assisting them to secure their properties against
burglary. Copies can be obtained via Saferbrentwood.com, the Council website and
Neighbourhood Watch.
Street Pastors:
The borough has the benefit of having 20 Street Pastors who patrol the High Street every
Friday night and one Saturday every month. More recently they have developed a further
patrol for those more elderly Street Pastors who will now walk the High Street from 8pm to
11pm once a month. They remain a fantastic asset and are invaluable in ensuring Brentwood
high Street remains a safe and welcoming environment for residents and visitors.
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A criminal act where property is taken without the owners consent i.e. burglary, theft, car crime and
Shoplifting.
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Highlights/Achievements
Improved communication with CCTV:
Improved communication between Essex Police and the Council’s CCTV Department.
Operators took part in joint patrols with Officers in order to develop relationships and a
greater understanding and awareness of effective use of CCTV. There is now a police
Airwave radio permanently located in the CCTV control so that operators have direct access
to Essex Police.
Domestic Abuse:
 Domestic Abuse Awareness Week
 Funding provided to Basildon’s Women Aid to continue to deliver outreach and
support to victims in the Borough
 Funding for a dedicated Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor
 Home visit to all high risk victims providing security devices including door and
window alarms, fire safety kits and door braces
 A Youth Conference providing advice and information on healthy relationships
Development of innovative intervention programmes
 Delivery of Life Choices, Last Chance youth project.
Improved Communication:
 Development of a dedicated website for the Partnership saferbrentwood.com
Projects/Initiatives:
 Fire Safety Awareness sessions for elderly residents including distribution of smoke
alarm and home fire safety leaflets.
 Assisted with delivery of 10 projects/initiatives including Firebreak, Crime Safety
Awareness Day, engaged and worked with nearly 1400 young people, provided
support to 10 families with complex needs.
 Delivered an extremely successful Senior Safety Day delivered in March 2014 to
elderly residents providing not only an enjoyable day for those who attended much
raised awareness of various issues such rogue trading, online fraud, fire safety,
neighbourhood watch etc.
Neighbourhood Watch:
 Monthly Crime Prevention Notices placed inside many Banks, Building Societies,
Chemist and the Library located in and around the High Street
 First Advice Sessions held in Brentwood, Shenfield and Ingatestone Libraries plus
appearances outside Sainsbury’s, Chapel Ruins and at Council Fun Days.
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Priority
Strategic Lead
To reduce Acquisitive Crime (concentrating on
Burglary and Vehicle crime)
Chief Inspector Denise Morrissey, Essex Police
Strategic Objective
Action
Lead Officer
Budget
Allocation
Timescale
Crime Prevention Tactical
Advisor (CPTA) to support high
risk vulnerable victims of
burglary
Additional Support from Essex
Police
CPTA to carry out visits to repeat or vulnerable victims and
provide crime prevention advice/support to assist in target
hardening. Satisfaction survey to be sent following visit to
assess effectiveness of service.
Specialist support requested from headquarters every two
weeks when required. Brentwood is regularly supported by
specialist ANPR/pursuit resources and highly visible policing. In
response to spikes in crimes Essex Police also have access to
specialist resources to deploy under specific operations to
target affected area’s.
 To hold regular Advice Sessions in all 3 Libraries plus
Brentwood Community Hospital.
 Purchase and arrange for more NhW signs to be erected
throughout the Borough.
 Vigorously promote the new Police Messaging System when
it goes live.
 Expand distribution of Monthly Crime Prevention Notices.
 Expand Junior Neighbourhood Watch project through local
primary and Secondary schools
Making use of available overtime, resources to be strategically
deployed to the hotspots, and used to target known offenders.
Tony Ellis, CPTA,
Essex Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
CI Denise
Morrissey, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
Colin Freeman,
Essex Watch,
Essex Police
Peter Salmon,
NHW Coordinator
£2k BBC
Immediate and
ongoing
CI Denise
Morrissey, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
Increased focus on
Neighbourhood Watch (NHW)
Increased Police Presence
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Priority
Strategic Lead
To reduce Acquisitive Crime (concentrating on
Burglary and Vehicle crime)
Chief Inspector Denise Morrissey, Essex Police
Strategic Objective
Action
Lead Officer
Budget
Allocation
Timescale
*ALBATROSS* Optimal
Foraging Patrols.
‘Optimal Foraging' (productive patrolling) involves new Crime
Pattern Analysis which is based on a 400 or 200 metre radius
around subject premises. This allows for hotspots to be
identified. This will allow for patrol strategies to be more
specific and hotspots smaller, dictating specific roads, rather
than wards.
'Cocooning' a new method of target hardening at the premises
which have been statistically identified as vulnerable. PCSOs
provide very specific advice about offences, targeting 10 homes
behind and beside and in front of burgled premises reducing
further victims and providing reassurance as well as appealing
for information about offences.
'Capable Guardians' Infrastructure of professional capable
guardians now in place and being co-ordinated in part by the
Safer Communities Team. Essex Fire and Rescue and
Brentwood Borough Council are also currently on board.
 Continue to increase the numbers of volunteers who are
willing to become Capable Guardians in their communities.
To ensure that the offenders whose crimes cause most damage
and harm locally are managed in a co-ordinated way.
CI Denise
Morrissey, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
CI Denise
Morrissey, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
CI Denise
Morrissey, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
Sgt Karen
Brimson, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing
*ALBATROSS* Cocooning
*ALBATROSS* Use of Capable
Guardians
Integrated Offender
Management (IOM)
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Priority
Strategic Lead
To reduce Acquisitive Crime (concentrating on
Burglary and Vehicle crime)
Chief Inspector Denise Morrissey, Essex Police
Strategic Objective
Action
Lead Officer
Budget
Allocation
Timescale
To continue to provide crime
prevention advice and
collaborate with neighbouring
Boroughs in producing relevant
awareness literature for
distribution across the
Borough.
Improve ANPR coverage
 To publish an information/advice booklet
 Door Chain Pilot for elderly/vulnerable residents
 Continuation of the successful Lock Em Campaign
Tracey Lilley, BBC
£2k BBC
£3k PCC
(confirmation
awaited)
Immediate and
ongoing
 Identify key location – Brook Street
 Liaise with police regarding surveys etc
 Application made – awaiting PCC authority to be granted.
Insp Russ Welch,
Essex Police
TBC
Part Night Lighting Scheme
(ECC)
To review any increase in criminal activity that could be
potentially attributed to the switching of the street lighting in
the Borough
Josie Harding,
Partnership
Analyst
£15k Cfwd from
13/14
£2k Essex Police.
Ongoing costs to
be met by Essex
Police
Existing resources
To ensure Townlink radio is
utilised for maximum effect.
To encourage existing members to use the system and promote
the benefits to other premises.
Sgt Scott
Kingsnorth, Essex
Police
Existing resources
Immediate and
ongoing with a final
analysis for a twelve
month period
Immediate and
ongoing
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Priority
Strategic Lead
Domestic Abuse
Essex Probation
Strategic Objective
Action
Lead
Officer
Budget
Allocation
Timescale
To safeguard victims of Domestic
Abuse (DA) from repeat incidents,
by Identifying high risk victims
and assessing their need for
added security devices
CPTA will visit all high risk victims of DA and carry out a full home safety
inspection providing additional security when required. Additional
security measures will also be made available to all those who work
with victims in Brentwood (i.e. IDVA’s, WSW’s, Police, Family Mosaic –
this is not an exhaustive list). This will enable an increased number of
victims to be safeguarded from incidents of DA
To organise a domestic abuse awareness week and deliver a package of
campaigns during that week focusing on raising awareness of domestic
abuse in Brentwood
To ensure appropriate funding is allocated to carry out a review should
the borough experience a domestic homicide
Tony Ellis,
Crime
Reduction
Officer, Essex
Police
Existing
resources
Immediate
and ongoing
Essex
Probation/CRC
£1k PCC
(confirmation
awaiting)
£5k
Nov 2014
To raise awareness of Domestic
abuse and encourage reporting
Domestic Homicide Review
(statutory obligation)
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
N/A
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Priority
Strategic Lead
Community Priorities (ASB/Community Engagement)
Tracey Lilley, Brentwood Borough Council
Strategic Objective
Action
Lead
Officer
Budget
Timescale
Allocation
To target at risk young people
within the Borough and challenge
behaviours (for more information
on individual projects please visit
saferbrentwood.com
To deliver the early intervention projects including:
 Life Choices
 Firebreak x 2
 Crime Safety Awareness Days in 2 local schools
 Strengthening Families Programme
 Incredible Years Project
 Family Boot Camp
 Parent & Child Firebreak
 To promote advice and seek residents views using the Partnerships
website www.saferbrentwood.com
 To develop use of social media to provide info & updates to
members of public about crime data and key issues or concerns
 To use all possible opportunities to engage with residents including
Family Fun Days, Strawberry Fair and Lighting Up Brentwood
 To produce a regular CSP Newsletter
 To deliver at least one Senior Safety Day
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
£28k BBC
Jul 2014
£5k PCC
(confirmation
awaited)
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
Existing
resources
Immediate and
ongoing
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
£3k BBC
TBC
 Offender Rehabilitation Tool Scheme. Funding provided for
purchasing gardening equipment to be used by ex offenders
completing supervised work around the Borough.
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
£500 PCC
TBC
(confirmation
awaited)
Improve communication with
local communities and residents
To raise awareness amongst the
most vulnerable/elderly residents
about issues such as fire safety,
internet fraud, rogue traders etc
To reduce reoffending
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Priority
Strategic Lead
Community Priorities (ASB/Community Engagement)
Tracey Lilley, Brentwood Borough Council
Strategic Objective
Action
Lead
Officer
Budget
Timescale
Allocation
Smoke alarm and home fire safety
leaflet distribution
Awareness Leaflets to be distributed regularly to all relevant venues
including doctors surgeries, Leisure centre, libraries etc
Existing
resources
Ongoing
To raise awareness of fire safety
amongst vulnerable elderly
residents
To continue to work with our
partners to ensure that the Night
Time Economy (NTE) remains safe
and vibrant for all residents and
visitors
 Fire Safety talks to various groups throughout the borough
Brian
Mansfield,
ECFRS
Brian
Mansfield,
ECRFS
Ashley
Culverwell,
BBC
Existing
resources
From May 2014
£2k BBC
Ongoing
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
External
funding
Ongoing
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
£1k PCC
Aug 2014
(confirmation
awaiting)
£500 PCC
Jul 2014
(confirmation
awaiting)
Existing
Aug 2014
resources
Vulnerable Door Chain Project
Men Shed Project (local church
volunteer program)
Speedwatch
 To continue to provide support and funding to the Brentwood
Nightlife Action Group (BNAG)
 To continue to support Street Pastors:
 Assisting with finding a suitable option for a facility that can be
used in the High Street
 Supporting additional patrols 8pm – 11pm one Friday in every
month
 To offer free door chain kits and fitting for vulnerable and elderly
residents
 Door Chains to be fitted by volunteers from Men Shed
 To support the volunteer group who have undertaken to fit door
chains FOC for elderly and vulnerable residents (door chains to be
provided with funding from PCC)
To establish a communication channel for potential volunteers to
register their interest in the scheme and to arrange training.
Tracey Lilley,
BBC
Daniel
Cannon, BBC
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