South Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

Partnership Rolling Plan 2008-2011

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Introduction ...... 3 What is the South Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership? ...... 5 The aim of the South Cambridgeshire CDRP ...... 5 About this strategy ...... 6 How this strategy links to other strategies ...... 6 How the CDRP works together ...... 7 Recent examples of successful partnership working: ...... 7 Keeping you up to date ...... 8 Priority 1: Anti-social behaviour and criminal damage ...... 9 Priority 2: Burglary of homes ...... 10 Priority 3: Vehicle crime ...... 11 Priority 4: Domestic violence ...... 12 Priority 5: Reduce re-offending ...... 13 Appendices ...... 14 Appendix A: Resources ...... 14 Appendix B: What each partner contributes to the CDRP ...... 15 Appendix C: Neighbourhood panels ...... 16 Appendix D: Glossary ...... 17 Appendix E: Crime statistics ...... 19

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Introduction Community safety affects everybody who lives, works and visits the district.

Statistics show that South Cambridgeshire district is one of the safest places in the country.

Whilst this is good news, by close analysis of the wide range of statistics available, some types of crime in the district can be seen to be rising and we want to address this.

The Police cannot tackle crime alone. To tackle crime, there needs to effective partnership working between local agencies, authorities, parish councils and communities. The South Cambridgeshire Crime and Reduction Partnership exists to do this, and is committed to reducing crime in the district by working in the most effective, efficient and innovative ways.

Reducing crime is not easy and cannot be done quickly. Whilst some types of crime can be addressed by swift enforcement, others require a change of culture or behaviour or for an initiative to be set up before the effects are seen.

By working together in the district we want to minimise the opportunities for crime, take enforcement action, and ensure appropriate programmes and support to divert people away from a potential criminal lifestyle. But we have to accept that there are circumstances that we cannot control. There will always be those who commit crime. As with the delivery of many public services, it is unlikely that we will have the all money and all the skilled people that we would like to carry out all the work we would like to do. Therefore the CDRP has to plan its activities carefully, and use its resources wisely, and take a balanced approach to both immediate and long-term solutions to keeping crime low in the district.

This new strategy clearly lays out our priorities for the next three years, and has been based on statistics, data, evidence and community feedback. I have no doubt that meeting our aims and objectives will be a challenge. It is a challenge the CDRP is confident it can achieve by working together and by working with local communities.

Cllr John Reynolds Chair of South Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

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Information about the District South Cambridgeshire consists of approximately 900 square kilometres of countryside that surround the city of Cambridge. It is predominantly a rural area that contains no towns, but has a number of smaller settlements and 102 parishes, none currently with a population of more than 8,000. The District is surrounded by a ring of market towns just beyond its borders, which are generally 10–15 miles from Cambridge.

South Cambridgeshire district sits in the fastest growing county in England - Cambridgeshire - located at the crossroads of the M11 / A14 roads, with direct rail access to London and to Stansted Airport.

In 2003 South Cambridgeshire had a population of over 130,000. 14,000 additional homes are scheduled to be built in the district between 2008 and 2016. Population forecasts predict the district to grow by 25% by 2021 from a population of 138,200 people in 2006.

The area is one of the UK’s leading regions of economic growth. As well as being a thriving agricultural area it is a base for world class businesses, concentrated on the industries of the 21st Century - information technology, telecommunications, biotechnology and e-commerce.

Its strength and reputation also comes from research and development links between industries, the universities and two of the world’s leading hospitals - Addenbrookes and Papworth. Cambridge is a major service centre for a wide area and, of course, a renowned tourist attraction. The city has an international reputation, with leading universities.

Between April 2006 and March 2007 there were 6,768 recorded crimes in the District; 329 crimes (4.6%) less than in our baseline year of April 2003 to March 2004, when there were 7,097 crimes recorded.

However, when comparing recorded crime for April 2006 to March 2007, with April 05 to March 06, there has been an increase of just over 13%, or 812 crimes.

Of particular note, Criminal damage (including arson), accounts for nearly a quarter of all crime (1,698 incidents, 24%), with Theft from a Motor Vehicle showing a considerable rise (60 extra incidents, an increase of 8.1%) since the year ending March 2004.

This means that, whilst looking from a national perspective, crime is low in the district, there have been some increases which the CDRP will need to continue to focus on.

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What is the South Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership? The South Cambridgeshire Crime and Disorder Partnership was formed in 1998, in response to the introduction of the Government’s Crime and Disorder Act (1998). The Act made it a requirement for local agencies to work together in Crime and Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.

The South Cambridgeshire CDRP is made up of the following partners:  Cambridgeshire Constabulary  South Cambridgeshire NHS Primary Care Trust  Cambridgeshire County Council  National Probation Service  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire & Rescue Service  South Cambridgeshire District Council  Cambridgeshire Police Authority  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority

Working in partnership is recognised as an effective way of reducing and preventing crime. Some of the partners can contribute enforcement action; others can provide support and positive interventions, whilst others may promote key messages and advice. Taking a partnership approach can address current issues as well as look to prevent problems in the future. In addition to the work of the partner agencies, we recognise the vital part played by communities and other partners including parish councils, neighbourhood policing panels, Neighbourhood Watch and the voluntary sector.

The aim of the South Cambridgeshire CDRP To improve community safety through the reduction of crime and disorder in South Cambridgeshire District Council area.

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About this strategy To help inform this strategy and ensure we identified the priority issues and themes, we carried out a Strategic Crime Assessment at the end of 2007. You can obtain a full copy of this from the CDRP Partnership Support Officer at the District Council offices (see Appendix B). Having identified our draft priorities, we invited comments on them through an online public consultation. The consultation demonstrated support for the priorities, and as a result the Partnership has agreed the following priorities:

 Anti social behaviour and criminal damage  Vehicle crime  Burglary of houses  Domestic violence  Reducing re-offending

You can find out more details about how we plan to address these priorities on pages 7 to 11.

In addition to the five priorities, there are three underlying themes that we will also focus on:  Young people – the CDRP recognises the importance of supporting young people in their development, helping them to provide a positive contribution to their communities  Communities working together – it is important to work with both the new and established communities to help them grow and develop, as there is clear evidence to suggest that strong and cohesive communities contribute to helping people feel safe  Drug and alcohol misuse – the strategic assessment indicated that many crimes are fuelled by substance misuse. The CDRP plans to ensure that projects and initiatives have an emphasis on addressing substance misuse.

For each key priority we have:  provided a short explanation of why we are focussing on this type of crime  listed our objectives  listed our targets and how we will measure progress  summarised some of the projects and interventions that we will work on together to address the priority. This is not a definitive list, but merely gives a flavour of the type of work the CDRP will carry out during the course of the year. Each key priority theme will have a more detailed action plan that will be developed and updated over the year.

How this strategy links to other strategies

This strategy and priorities reflect the wide range of existing strategies and groups including:  South Cambridgeshire Local Strategic Partnership  South Cambridgeshire Sustainable Community strategy  Cambridgeshire Local Area Agreement (Cambridgeshire Vision)  Cambridgeshire Children’s and Young People’s Strategic Partnership Strategy  County Community Safety Agreement  County Community Safety Strategic Group  South Cambridgeshire Housing Strategy  Cambridgeshire Policing Plan

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How the CDRP works together The CDRP Board consists of senior officers from each partner agency and meets on a quarterly basis to monitor progress and instruct appropriate action to be taken. Actions identified by the CDRP board are taken forward by the Executive Group.

In addition to the main CDRP board and the Executive Group, there are a number of themed task groups that focus on the main priorities highlighted by the Strategic Assessment and the community consultation, monitoring progress and identifying appropriate action. These groups are:  Burglary Task Group  Vehicle Crime Task Group  Anti Social Behaviour Task Group  Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Domestic Violence Task Group  District Prolific and Priority Offender Task Group

When these groups meet they review progress on current targets, and identify action that needs to be taken. Action may include redeploying resources, liaising with another agency or setting up a focussed initiative such as a police operation or a youth activity. Some actions can be taken immediately; others will need time to set up. An important factor to remember is the CDRP needs to ensure it has sufficient funding and resources to take the identified action. A limited amount of money is received from the Government each year to carry out additional activities. You can read more about funding and resources at Appendix A.

Recent examples of successful partnership working:  Nine Acceptable Behaviour Contracts signed to address anti social behaviour  Deployment of CCTV cameras to address malicious fires  25 test purchasing operations carried out to identify under age alcohol sales  Increased police activity to tackle crime and disorder in Fulbourn, Melbourn, Bassingbourn, Sawston and Cambourne  A increase of 216 people (491%) dealt with by police for drug offences as a result of targeted police operations  Three Community Safety road shows held in Bar Hill, Cambourne and Fulbourn  Ongoing young peoples’ interventions delivered through youth clubs  30% reduction in theft of motor vehicles (93 fewer)  30 individuals have been placed on the the Prolific and other Priority Offender (PPO) Scheme which provides an enhanced programme of monitoring and interventions aimed at prolific offenders since it began in 2004  Effective support continued to be provided to victims of domestic violence  Schools-based work advising on the effect alcohol can have on health and behaviour  Open Out Co-ordinator distributed literature at community events encouraging the reporting of hate crime and held reporting surgeries targeted at minority groups  Over 25 areas cleaned of graffiti during the year by the Probation Service

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Keeping you up to date Many people take a great interest in crime reduction and the work of the CDRP. We plan to write a Communication strategy that will explain how we will communicate key messages, successes, monitoring reports and crime statistics to communities.

The CDRP also hosts a series of neighbourhood panels across the district. There are seven Panels covering Histon, Swavesey, Comberton, Sawston, Bassingbourn/Melbourn, Gamlingay and Linton. A full list of the panels and the villages they cover can be found at Appendix C. Panel meetings are advertised locally, so keep an eye out for details.

At the end of the year we plan to publish a short review of progress made, as well as reviewing this three-year strategy to take account of any changes in priorities.

Don’t forget that you can contact your local councillor for more information; you can find out their contact details by contacting the Council on 08450 450 500 or visiting www.scambs.gov.uk. Cllr Mark Howell is the district councillor with Portfolio responsibility for Community Safety.

You can find more information about reporting crime and anti-social behaviour at http://www.safercambs.org/southcambs/ and www.scambs.gov.uk

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Priority 1: Anti-social behaviour and criminal damage Aim 1: Reduce anti-social behaviour and criminal damage

Why is this a priority? Our Strategic Assessment identified that incidents of anti-social behaviour have increased in some parts of the district, whilst in others it has fallen following positive interventions and appropriate enforcement action. The majority of anti-social behaviour relates to rowdy or nuisance behaviour. The consultation confirmed that reducing anti-social behaviour and criminal damage is a priority issue for residents.

Reports of criminal damage have increased by 60 incidents or 3.8%. Research has shown that criminal damage tends to be a spontaneous rather than a planned act and is often difficult to detect.

Objectives  To target problem individuals, focussing on appropriate prevention, enforcement and support  To reduce the amount of criminal damage in the district  Maintain the low level of deliberate fires in the district

Targets for 2008-9  Improve residents’ perception of anti social behaviour (figures to be based on the new national “Place Survey”)  Reduce police reported criminal damage to below 2006-7 levels of 1,689  Maintain the low level of deliberate fires in the district at 2006-7 levels of 201

How will we measure progress and performance towards this aim?  National Outcome and Indicator NI17: Perceptions of anti-social behaviour  Quarterly CDRP monitoring reports  Quarterly crime statistics, comparing crimes per 1,000 residents, based on April 2006 to March 2007 police recorded crime statistics  Quarterly Fire & Rescue Service statistics

Examples of projects and initiatives that will contribute to achieving this aim:  Action to address anti-social behaviour includes monthly multi-agency task group meeting to share information about ASB cases, with a dedicated ASB case worker investigating reports of anti-social behaviour and co-ordinating appropriate action including Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and positive interventions  Over 20 Police Community Support Officers in the District, carrying out high visibility patrols to prevent anti social behaviour.  The CDRP recognises the immediate and long-term benefits that the wide range of sports, cultural and arts activities play in reducing crime by providing positive activities for communities: Examples include Street Football, Youth Sport Initiative, Digital Story telling scheme, Feasts and Festivals, Dance workshops and projects for children and young people with disabilities  Positive youth activities for young people include Connexions Youth Bus, support and advice to youth clubs, arts projects including The Academy and The Streets, Youth Arts Award scheme  Arson prevention programme for young people led by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire & Rescue Service  Test Purchasing Operations led by Trading Standards to address under-age alcohol sales

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Priority 2: Burglary of homes Aim 2: Reduce burglary of homes in the district

Why is this a priority? Our Strategic Assessment identified that burglary of homes (known as “Dwelling Burglary”) accounts for 5% of all crime, and has risen across the district reflecting a county trend. There is still a disturbingly high level of distraction burglary affecting vulnerable residents across the district. Our recent consultation demonstrated that burglary of homes is an issue of concern for residents.

Objectives  To target burglary hotspots, using both prevention and enforcement  To target known prolific burglars  To work with communities to make homes more resilient to burglary

Target for 2008-9  Reduce police reported incidents of burglary of homes to below 2006-7 level of 344

How will we measure progress and performance towards this aim?  National Outcome and Indicator NI16: Serious acquisitive crime rate  Quarterly burglary task group action plan report  Quarterly CDRP monitoring reports  Quarterly crime statistics, comparing crimes per 1,000 residents, based on April 2006 to March 2007 police recorded crime statistics

Examples of projects and initiatives that will contribute to achieving this aim  Multi-agency Burglary Task Group, working on a tailor made action plan to address emerging issues, identifying hot spots and taking appropriate action  Visits by Fire & Rescue Service to install smoke alarms and distribute anti-burglary devices  Work with local parishes and neighbourhood panels to develop up to date advice about reducing crime in communities  Prolific and other priority offenders scheme - partnership action to target known regular offenders and identify those at risk of offending (for more information see Glossary)  “Bobby Scheme”, led by the Police Shrievalty Trust, this scheme carries out security improvements to the homes of older and vulnerable residents  Trading Standards led project to deter cold callers from residential areas  Neighbourhood Watch - A community based initiative to help reduce crime by creating local resident groups and linking to the work of the CDRP  Ecops - Police messaging system to keep local communities up to date  Police Architectural Liaison Officer to provide comments on residential developments of 10 or more dwellings, and on all social/affordable housing schemes  Immobilise – a nationwide secure database system that allows people to protect property by registering on-line any valuables that may be stolen such as mobile phones or laptops.

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Priority 3: Vehicle crime Aim 3: Reduce vehicle crime in the district

Why is this a priority? There are two categories of vehicle crime: theft from a vehicle and theft of a vehicle. Our Strategic Assessment identified that there has been a rise in both types of vehicle crime reflecting a countywide trend, particularly in the rural areas. Vehicle crime accounts for 11% of total crime in the district, with theft from a vehicle the predominant offence. The results from the consultation show that reducing vehicle crime is a high priority for residents.

Objective(s)  To target hotspots for vehicle crime, using both prevention and enforcement  To effectively communicate vehicle crime reduction messages to residents  To target known vehicle crime offenders  To work proactively with those identified as being at risk of becoming offenders

Targets for 2008-9  Reduce reported Thefts of Motor Vehicle to below 2006-7 level of 213  Reduce reported Thefts from Motor Vehicle to below 2006-7 level of 883

How will we measure progress and performance towards this aim?  Quarterly CDRP monitoring reports  Quarterly crime statistics, comparing crimes per 1,000 residents, based on April 2006 to March 2007 Police recorded crime statistics  National Outcome and Indicator NI 16: Serious Acquisitive Crime Rate

Examples of projects and initiatives that will contribute to achieving this aim  Prolific and other priority offenders scheme - partnership action to target known regular offenders and identify those at risk of offending (for more information see Glossary)  Provide advice to remind car users to not leave valuable in their vehicles  Police Architectural Liaison Officer to provide crime reduction advice to developers, businesses and property owners about the best ways to “design out crime”  Work with local parishes and neighbourhood panels to develop up-to-date advice about reducing crime in communities  Vehicle Crime Task Group (comprising of police, SCDC Environmental Health, Neighbourhood Watch) to write and follow specific action plan  Neighbourhood Watch - a community based initiative to help reduce crime by creating local resident groups and linking to the work of the CDRP  Ecops - Police messaging system to keep local communities up to date  Targeted Police operations planned and executed in response to identified hotspot areas with tailor made actions plans according to the type and location of the problems  Joint action taken by Police, the Fire and Rescue service and the District Council’s Housing Services and Environmental Health teams to remove abandoned vehicles which can become a target for further crime

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Priority 4: Domestic Violence Aim 4: To ensure effective delivery of programmes responding to domestic violence in the district

Why is this a priority? Our Strategic Assessment identified that Violent Crime accounts for 15% of all crime in the county, and that residents are concerned about domestic violence. In particular there has been an upward trend in the incidents of domestic violence (which includes physical violence and a range of behaviours that are controlling and abusive).

Objective(s)  To provide appropriate support to victims of domestic violence  To bring offenders to justice and challenge their behaviour  To support children and young people who witness or experience domestic violence  To increase public awareness of domestic violence and how to report it or support victims  Review provision of support services for children and young people affected by Domestic Violence

Targets for 2008-9  Increase reporting of domestic violence incidents  Reduce the proportion of repeat domestic violence incidents  Establish baseline figures for numbers of children and young people affected by Domestic Violence who access services  Reduce the number of MARAC (see Glossary) cases that become repeat domestic violence incidents

How will we measure progress and performance towards this aim?  Quarterly CDRP monitoring reports  Number of police recorded domestic violence incidents  Number of police recorded repeat domestic violence incidents  National Indicator 32: Repeat incidents of domestic violence

What type of projects and initiatives will contribute to achieving this aim?  Freedom Programme for women who are victims of domestic violence, helping to regain their self- esteem, confidence to improve quality of life, understand why some men abuse and develop ways to protect themselves and their children from harm  Freedom for Young People is adapted from the Freedom Programme (see above), and is specifically for young women who have experienced or are at risk of being victims of domestic violence, and offers accreditation for the participants.  The Domestic Violence Task Group brings together all the agencies and officers working in the district, to co-ordinate and focus action to address domestic violence issues  Sanctuary Scheme provides those at risk from domestic violence with a safe room in their home  Produce 2008 Directory of Domestic Violence services  “Break the Silence stop the Violence” curriculum pack about Domestic Violence to be delivered in schools  Awareness and training targeted at professional agency workers to raise their awareness of domestic violence issues  Support provided to domestic violence victims by SCDC Housing Support workers

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Priority 5: Reduce re-offending Aim 5: Reduce re-offending

Why is this a priority? Our Strategic Assessment identified that a large number of detected offences had been carried out by a small group of regular offenders, and our consultation highlighted that residents consider this work to be a priority. Many of these offenders are already known to the CDRP and a closely monitored under our Priority and other Prolific Offender Scheme (PPO).

Objectives  To work effectively across district council boundaries in order to target prolific and other priority offenders who commit crime in the District  Prevent and deter young people who are at risk of becoming serious and persistent offenders  Target the most prolific and persistent offenders  Effectively rehabilitate and resettle offenders, who have completed their sentence or are serving their sentence in the community, by encouraging and assisting them to stop offending

Targets for 2008-9  Contribute to county wide target to reduce reported Serious Acquisitive crime in the county  Increased satisfaction with the way the CDRP deal with anti-social behaviour

How will we measure progress and performance towards this aim?  Quarterly CDRP monitoring reports  Quarterly crime statistics, comparing crimes per 1,000 residents, based on April 2006 to March 2007 Police recorded crime statistics  National Outcome and Indicator NI 16: Serious Acquisitive Crime Rate  National Outcome and Indicator NI 24: Handling of Anti-Social Behaviour  National Outcome Indicator NI30: Re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders  Number of South Cambridgeshire offenders on each strand of the PPO scheme

What type of projects and initiatives will contribute to achieving this aim?  Prolific and other Priority Offender scheme aims to stop people engaging in offending behaviours and graduating into prolific offending. There are 3 strands:

Prevent & Deter seeks to identify those at risk of offending and working proactively with them; this work is led by the Youth Offending Service

Catch and Convict actively tackles those who are already prolific offenders by fast-tracking them through the criminal justice process

Rehabilitate and Resettle works with identified prolific offenders to stop their offending by offering a range of supportive interventions. Offenders will be offered the opportunity of rehabilitation or face a very swift return to the courts

Agencies contributing to PPO scheme include Probation Service, Police, Youth Offending Services, SCDC Housing and OCYPS

 Action to address anti-social behaviour includes monthly multi-agency task group meeting to share information about ASB cases, with a dedicated ASB case worker investigating reports of anti-social behaviour and co-ordinating appropriate action

 Dedicated task group shares information about current PPOs and identifies appropriate action

 Targeted cross-border operations and projects between CDRP partners

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Appendices

Appendix A: Resources Taking action to reduce crime requires resources. In the last few years, the CDRP has received in the region of £90,000 each year from the Government to help support its work to reduce crime. At the time of writing the amount for 2008-9 has yet to be confirmed. The CDRP seeks to make effective use of its limited funding, spending all its allocation in each financial year. In the past year, the CDRP allocated its funding on the following projects:

 Partnership Support Officer – this is a vital role that ensures that all the business of the Partnership is conducted properly, managing over 30 meetings a year and ensuring actions are carried out

 Anti Social Behaviour Case Officer – this role underpins the CDRP’s work to address anti- social behaviour. The case worker covers the whole district investigating reports of anti- social behaviour and co-ordinating appropriate action including Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and positive interventions

 Targeted policing initiatives to address crime and anti social behaviour

 Crime reduction devices and materials - these effective items are distributed at roadshows

 Domestic violence publicity and awareness raising materials

 Publicity and media to promote crime reduction advice to residents

 Open Out Co-ordinator – this role involves the promotion of the Open Out reporting scheme which aims to encourage increased reporting of crime to the police by minorities.

 A wide variety of youth projects including:

- Fulbourn Blazers fire project - ‘The Streets’ Anti Social Behaviour Project - Melbourn Graffiti Project - Street Football Project

These initiatives and projects are in addition to the every day activities of each CDRP member agency, some of which contribute to crime reduction. For more information about what each CDRP Partner Agency contributes to the work of the CDRP see Appendix B

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Appendix B: What each partner contributes to the CDRP

Information and contact details to be inserted.

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Appendix C: Neighbourhood Panels

The CDRP hosts a series of neighbourhood panels across the district.

Neighbourhood Panels provide a forum where members of the community, police and partner agencies can meet to promote and improve community safety through  involving local people in the identification and prioritisation of problems that affect their feelings of confidence and well being in their communities and policing generally  involving local people, on their terms, in problem resolution and  regular and consistent feedback and refreshment of priorities

Panels have now been rolled out across the district. There are seven panels covering Histon, Swavesey, Comberton, Sawston, Bassingbourn/Melbourn, Gamlingay and Linton. Panel meetings are advertised locally, so keep an eye out for details.

Panels have been well attended and residents have helped shape local priorities. including reducing ASB over Halloween and bonfire night, an increase in speeding checks, community cohesion work, multi-agency problem solving groups and an overall reduction in ASB in identified hotspot areas.

Histon Panel Histon, Impington, Milton, Waterbeach, Landbeach, Chittering, Cottenham, Rampton, Oakington and Westwick

Swavesey Panel Bar Hill, Boxworth, Lolworth, Dry Drayton, Girton, Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Elsworth, Fen Drayton, Conington, Knapwell, Graveley, Longstanton, Swavesey, Willingham and Over

Comberton Panel Cambourne, Bourn, Caxton, Croxton, Eltisley, Caldecote, Kingston, Childreley, Toft, Comberton, Hardwick, Barton, Coton, Grantchester, Madingley

Sawston Panel Babraham, Duxford, Gt & Lt Abington, Gt & Lt Shelford, Hinxton, Ickleton, Newton, Pampisford, Sawston, Stapleford, Thriplow, Whittlesford.

Bassingbourn/Melbourn Panel Shingay cum Wendy, Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Whaddon, Fowlmere, Foxton, Melbourn, Great & Little Chishill, Heydon, Meldreth, Shrepreth, Tadlow, Guilden Morden, Steeple Morden, Abington Pigotts

Gamlingay Panel Gamlingay, Little Gransden, Longstowe, Hatley, Arrington, Croydon, Great Eversden, Little Eversden, Harlton, Haslingfield, Harston, Hauxton, Wimpole, Orwell, Barrington

Linton Panel Linton, Bartlow, Hildersham, Balsham, Carlton, Castle Camps, Horseheath, Shudy Camps, Weston Colville, West Wickham, West Wratting, Fulbourn, Teversham, Fen Ditton, Great Wilbraham, Horningsea, Little Wilbraham, Stow Cum Quy

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Appendix D: Glossary

Acceptable Behaviour Contracts – a written agreement by an individual not to carry on with certain acts, which could be construed as anti social behaviour. An ABC is not legally binding, but a breach of an ABC can be cited in proceedings for an ASBO

Acquisitive crime: comprises theft from a person, robbery and other thefts of personal property.

ASB - Anti Social Behaviour

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders: ASBOs are statutory measures that aim to protect the public from behaviour that causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. An order contains conditions prohibiting the offender from specific anti-social acts or entering defined areas.

Baseline year: the year that the CDRP has chosen as being the year that progress will be compared to. For the 2005 to 2008 strategy we used statistics from April 2003 to March 2004. For this strategy we will compare crime statistics with April 2006 to March 2007.

British Crime Survey (BCS): The British Crime Survey (BCS) measures the amount of crime in England and Wales by asking people about crimes they have experienced in the last year. The BCS includes crimes which are not reported to the police, so it is an important alternative to police records. Victims may not report crime for various reasons. Without the BCS the government would have no information on these unreported crimes The British Crime Survey (BCS) moved to an annual cycle from 2001/02, with over 50,000 interviews of people aged 16 or over now taking place per year.

BCS Comparator Crime: this figure was devised by the Home Office to enable direct comparison to be made between recorded police statistics and the British Crime Survey. Ten personal types of police recorded crime are included under the banner of BCS Comparator Crime. See Appendix E for more information.

CDRP – Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

Crime statistics - the statistics used in this strategy have come from a number of sources. Generally we have referred to statistics form the most recent available statistics for a full reporting financial year, April 2006 to March 2007. Comparisons showing rises and falls in crime have compared the April 2006 – March 2007 statistics with April 2003 to March 2004, which was our baseline for our previous strategy. By comparing these two years it enables a direct comparison to be made between the start of the last strategy and this new one.

Criminal Damage – damage to buildings, dwellings, vehicles, industrial areas and recreation grounds. Figures also include cases of arson.

Immobilise - A free UK web-based system to register property with a serial number (e.g.mobile phones, laptops) to ensure it is identifiable www.immobilise.com a nationwide secure database system that allows people to protect property by registering on-line any valuables that may be stolen such as mobile phones or laptops.

MARAC – Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference

Neighbourhood Panels –a forum where members of the community, police and partner agencies can meet to promote and improve community safety. For more information see Appendix C.

Neighbourhood Watch – community based crime reduction initiative that brings together communities and resident groups, working closely with the police.

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National Indicators – set of 198 indicators established by the Department for Communities and Local Government to nationally monitor performance by local authorities and partnerships.

Place survey – a new national survey introduced by the Department for Communities and Local Government that will ask local residents for their views and perceptions about the place they live. The survey is scheduled to be introduced in the autumn of 2008.

Primary Care Trust (PCT) - Primary care is the care provided by people you normally see when you first have a health problem such as a doctor, dentist, optician or pharmacist.

Prolific and other priority offender scheme - The Home Office estimates 5,000 people are are responsible for one in ten offences and introduced the Prolific and other priority offenders scheme; there are three parts:

Prevent and Deter: to stop people (overwhelmingly young people) engaging in offending behaviours and graduating into prolific offending

Catch and Convict: to actively tackle those who are already prolific offenders by fast- tracking them through the criminal justice process

Rehabilitate and Resettle: to work with identified prolific offenders to stop their offending by offering a range of supportive interventions. Offenders will be offered the opportunity of rehabilitation or face a very swift return to the courts

Strategic Assessment - A strategic assessment presents and interprets the summary findings of analysis of community safety issues. The purpose of the strategic assessment is to assist the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership in revising the partnership plan by identifying issues that are likely to affect the partnership in the coming year and recommends relevant priorities. As set out in the Police and Justice Act 2006, it is produced annually.

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Appendix E: Crime Statistics

There are a variety of statistics available to the CDRP for monitoring progress and setting targets.

The priorities for this rolling plan were set using the data presented in the Strategic Assessment, which used the most up to date police recorded crime statistics available up to autumn 2007. You can obtain a copy of the Strategic Assessment from the District Council offices (see Appendix B). Ideally we would like to have based our new targets on the most recent reporting year, April 2007 to March 2008. However, in order to have this strategy ready as required by April 2008, targets have been set using the most up-to-date available full year police recorded crime statistics as a baseline, namely April 2006 to March 2007.

The figures we have used are shown below. Figures have been rounded to whole numbers:

2003/04 (used as a baseline for Latest 12 months Change from Baseline 2005-8 strategy) April 06-March07 year of 2003/4 (to be used as a baseline for 2008-11 rolling plan) a. Total all crime (made up of b+c – see below) 7,097 6,726 Down 5%, 371 crimes

b. Total BCS Comparator Crime (made up of the ten following 4,058 4,084 Up 1%, 26 crimes crime types) Criminal damage (and arson) 1,678 1,689 Up 1%, 11 crimes Theft from a vehicle 741 801 Up 8%, 60 crimes Wounding 388 390 Up 1%, 2 crimes Domestic burglary 337 344 Up 2%, 7 crimes Common assault 311 244 Down 22%, 67 crimes Theft or unauthorised taking 306 213 Down 30%, 93 crimes of a vehicle Theft or unauthorised taking 181 291 Up 61%, 110 crimes of a cycle Vehicle interference 80 82 Up 3%, 2 crimes Theft from the person 22 19 Down 14%, 3 crimes Robbery of personal property 14 11 Down 21%, 3 crimes c. Other Offences excluding BCS (made up of the following crime 3039 2642 Down 397 crimes, 13% types) Burglary other than dwelling 802 795 Down 7 crimes, 1% Drug offences 44 255 Up 211 crimes, 480% Fraud and forgery 433 282 Down 151 crimes, 35% Other offences 72 52 Down 20 crimes, 28% Other theft and handling 1356 1,034 Down 322 crimes, 24% Other violent crimes 332 224 Down 108 crimes, 33%

What the table shows is that all recorded police crime fell slightly between 03-04 (our baseline year) and 06-07. However one of our targets was to reduce total BCS comparator crime (see section B of the table). Comparing BCS comparator crimes only shows that these types of crime increased slightly by 26 incidents.

The population of the district is expected to grow considerably over the next few years and this is likely to be reflected in crime statistics, as in theory a higher population will increase the likelihood of more criminal offences taking place. So to help give an accurate and comparable picture, in future we plan to show crime statistics per 1,000 people, using the most up to date population figures available.

The CDRP recognises the importance of keeping track of progress and responding to issues as they come to light. To do this we will produce quarterly reports showing progress against key targets, as well as monitoring projects and initiatives to ensure they are on track and achieving what they set out to do.

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