Police and Crime Plan 2017-21 2018 Summary Police and Crime Plan

Keeping People Safe

Summary of the Police and Crime Plan for South Yorkshire 2017 - 2021 2

The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Every four years, people in each police force area in the country elect a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) to represent them. My job as PCC is to set the priorities of the police and criminal justice services in South Yorkshire on your behalf.

I do this by producing a Police and Crime Plan, setting out what I believe are your priorities for policing and crime. I then communicate this to the police, partner agencies such as the local authority and the NHS, the Police and Crime Panel (local councillors who hold me to account), the Home Office - and the public.

Within the Plan is a list of issues that the public, police and partners have identified as areas of concern. (For the full version go to my website: www.southyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk)

The Chief Constable, who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Force, must deliver the priorities and meet the outcomes I have set out in the plan. I hold the Chief Constable to account on the delivery of policing through my Public Accountability Board, which meets in public each month, as well as less formal meetings, discussions and reports throughout the year.

I also hold the budget for policing and crime services in South Yorkshire and allocate money to deliver the plans to meet the priorities. This money is collected from a range of sources though principally Government grants and the Council Tax precept.

Commissioned Services and Grants

I also commission a number of services, where either the police cannot provide them or it is more effective for someone else to.

These are services that help victims of crime, support the rehabilitation of offenders, provide drug treatment, support community safety activities and diversionary activities to help stop crime happening in the first place.

I either commission an outside organisation to provide the service or I invite organisations to apply for a grant from money set aside for this purpose. Details of the Grant Scheme are available on my website.

Dr Alan Billings South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner 3

Policing and Crime Aim

My overall aim in the Police and Crime Plan is that I want South Yorkshire to be a safe place to live, work and learn.

This can be achieved by focusing on these three priorities: • Protecting vulnerable people • Tackling crime and anti-social behaviour • Treating people fairly

I am asking those I commission to demonstrate how they are doing this by looking at a number of outcomes:

Safer Communities Efficiency, Effectiveness and Value for Money Partners work together with the communities of South Yorkshire to help Resources are used well to provide value them feel and be safe by: for money services to the public by:

• Prioritising joint problem-solving to • Demonstrating the delivery of efficient find sustainable and fair solutions to and effective services that meet the community issues policing and crime needs of South • Identifying and protecting vulnerable Yorkshire, pooling funding where a people through early intervention and better service to the public would be prevention achieved • Proactively understanding current and emerging trends to prevent individuals • Understanding current and future from becoming victims of anti-social demand on police and partners, behaviour, crime and harm acknowledging the effect savings plans • Delivering victim-led services designed may have upon each other, to enable with service users comprehensive workforce planning • Addressing causes and reducing frequency of offending • Sharing data and identifying and evaluating best practice

Trust and Confidence in Serious and Organised Crime Policing and Crime Services

South Yorkshire Police have a role in Everyone is treated fairly and in tackling crime on a regional, national and accordance with their policing and crime international scale by working with other needs by working together to understand forces and agencies to prevent crime, the different communities in South improve victim engagement and raise Yorkshire and their individual policing and awareness of cyber-dependent and crime needs, taking action to prioritise cyber-enabled crime. community concerns. 4 Barnsley

Population data: 239,319 (2% BME) Geographic size: 128sq/m

Barnsley is a former industrial town with a mix of urban and rural areas, including pockets of socio-economic deprivation and areas of affluence. The M1 motorway runs through the district, as does the A628 linking Barnsley with Manchester. Barnsley is also home to Barnsley FC, the local football club, and the Alhambra Shopping Centre.

I have listened to the views of the people and communities in Barnsley as to what they feel would make their area a safe place to live, learn and work. This plan reflects the concerns and priorities you have raised as being of most importance in your area.

I will seek to:

• Address local concerns about drug dealing and drug use • Continue to work with South Yorkshire Police to promote visibility and accessibility of community officers in your area • Reduce anti-social behaviour and criminal damage • Reduce fear of burglary and car crime through preventative activity • Address youth crime through diversionary activities and working with local schools • Improve road safety for all road users by supporting enforcement and education schemes

Since I came into office in November 2014 I have supported projects that address local policing and crime issues through my grants scheme. In that time local community projects and volunteer groups in Barnsley have received £43,472.

Community Safety Partnership Priorities • Crime • Protecting Vulnerable People • Anti-social behaviour • Promoting community tolerance and respect 5 Doncaster Population data: 304,813 (5% BME) Geographic size: 220sq/m

Doncaster is the largest district in South Yorkshire, and is predominantly a rural farming area, interspersed with urban pockets, including the vibrant town centre.

The M18, M180 and A1M motorways run through the district, and the new HS2 rail line linking London with the North is proposed to run through the west of the district. Doncaster Sheffield Airport links the county with the rest of the world, checking in 1.2 million passengers in 2016.

There are four prisons in Doncaster; HMP and YOI Doncaster, HMP and YOI Moorland and Hatfield, and HMP Lindholme. Doncaster is also home to the local football team, Doncaster Rovers.

I have listened to the views of the people and communities in Doncaster as to what they feel would make their area a safe place to live, learn and work. This plan reflects the concerns and priorities you have raised as being of most importance in your area.

I will seek to:

Community Safety Partnership Priorities • Protecting vulnerable people • Reducing anti-social behaviour • Reducing crime and reoffending • Tackling serious and organised crime • Reducing substance and alcohol misuse 6 Rotherham Population data: 260,786 (6.5% BME) Geographic size: 111sq/m

Rotherham is a former industrial town, with a mix of urban and rural areas, including the Wentworth Woodhouse estate.

The M1 and M18 motorways run through the district, as does the A57, linking Rotherham with Sheffield and Worksop. The new HS2 rail line linking London with the North is proposed to run through the district. Rotherham is also home to Rotherham United, the local football club, and the Parkgate Retail Park to the north of the town centre.

I have listened to the views of the people and communities in Rotherham as to what they feel would make their area a safe place to live, learn and work. This plan reflects the concerns and priorities you have raised as being of most importance in your area.

I will seek to:

Community Safety Partnership Priorities • Protecting Vulnerable Adults • Protecting Vulnerable Children • Building Confident and Cohesive Communities • Domestic Abuse • Serious Organised Crime 7 Sheffield Population data: 569,737 (16% BME) Geographic size: 143sq/m

Sheffield is a predominantly urban area, bordering the Peak District which attracts a high level of tourists throughout the year. The city centre has a vibrant night-time economy due to the two universities, the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam. Sheffield is home to two large football clubs, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, and Meadowhall Shopping Centre attracts 30 million visitors a year. There is a pronounced divide between the more deprived north of the city, and the more affluent south. The M1, including the Tinsley viaduct, runs through the district, with the A57 linking Sheffield with Manchester to the west.

I have listened to the views of the people and communities in Sheffield as to what they feel would make their area a safe place to live, learn and work. This plan reflects the concerns and priorities you have raised as being of most importance in your area.

I will seek to:

Community Safety Partnership Priorities • Tackle modern slavery and human trafficking • Address gangs and youth violence • Reduce and prevent domestic abuse and violence against women and girls • Tackle hate crime against the most vulnerable The full version of the Police and Crime Plan is available on the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s website: www.southyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk

To request a hard copy of the Police and Crime Plan please contact the office using either the email or telephone number below.

Public Accountability Board Dates:

I welcome the attendance of members of the public to my monthly Public Accountability Board. All meetings take place at the South Yorkshire Police Headquarters. The dates and times are listed below. Anyone wishing to attend should notify my office in advance on the email or phone number below.

28 August 2018 ...... 10am - 12pm 26 February 2019 ...... 10am - 12pm 27 September 2018 ...... 10am - 12pm 26 March 2019 ...... 10am - 12pm 29 October 2018 ...... 2pm - 4pm 30 April 2019 ...... 10am - 12pm 27 November 2018 ...... 10am - 12pm 30 May 2019 ...... 10am - 12pm 18 December 2018 ...... 10am - 12pm 25 June 2019 ...... 10am - 12pm 29 January 2019 ...... 2pm - 4pm 30 July 2019 ...... 10am - 12pm

Please note that these dates are correct at time of going to print. Any amendments to these dates will be posted on the website.

Contact

Office Address: Media Enquiries: Office of the South Yorkshire Police and Telephone: 0114 296 4154 Crime Commissioner, South Yorkshire Police Email: [email protected] Headquarters, Carbrook House, 5 Carbrook Hall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S9 2EH Social Media: South-Yorkshire-Police-and-Crime-Commissioner Telephone: 0114 296 4150 @sypcc Email: [email protected] @sypcc