The Community Safety and Neighbourhood Services department coordinates the councils and our partners response to crime and disorder reduction.
The Service brings together the work of the Community Safety Team to ensure a cohesive and combined approach towards increasing the safety and the quality of life of local residents.
The department aims to:
- Reduce crime and antisocial behaviour
- Reduce the fear of crime
- Increase user satisfaction of our parks and open spaces
- Be positive about our young people
The Service is based within the council, but works towards objectives laid out by the Community Safety Partnership that it supports.
The Community Safety Partnership is made up of local authority, Primary Care Trust, Probation, Police and Fire services, Youth Justice Board, National Treatment Agency and voluntary and community services.
The Partnerships principal aims are to reduce and prevent crime, to support young people and their families in making choices and to reduce the harm caused by drugs and alcohol to adults and young people.
We have a vision to build communities and transform lives and are committed to making Barking and Dagenham a safer place for people to live, work and to learn through:
- Making communities stronger and more effective
- Reducing crime and antisocial behaviour
- Creating safer environments
- Protecting the public and building confidence
- Improving people's lives
By working in partnership we will contribute to this vision and ensure that we address crime and disorder issues from a holistic standpoint as well as addressing the fear of crime.