Safer North Hampshire Partnership Plan 2013 - 2014 1 Contents Strategic Assessment Executive Summary 3 Away Day January 2013 9 Project Initiation and Development Grid 2013/14 11 Community Safety Partnership 13 Community Safety Partnership Management Group & Funding 14 Contact 15 Appendix 16 2 Strategic Assessment Executive Summary 1.1 Purpose Safer North Hampshire will produce a Strategic Assessment annually and review it every six months to ensure an intelligence-led business planning approach. Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) can then be aware of the local priorities and alter their focus as problems in an area change. The aim of the document is to: Establish an accurate picture of current and emerging community safety trends and why they may have occurred Through the Partnership Plan, organise activity and allocate resources based on identified needs, both at local, area and county level Understand our performance and in doing so compare our effectiveness to other CSPs Inform the countywide Strategic Assessment 1.2 Methodology and limitations From 1 November 2012 Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor Community Safety Teams merged. As a result there have been some changes to the way in which Strategic Assessments are completed. There will now be a Safer North Hampshire document, which will summarise the common themes across the three areas and the issues local to Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor. In addition local area summaries will provide more information on identified local trends and issues. Priorities will be set using the scoring Matrix adopted by Hampshire Constabulary and modified for the CSP. Prior to the merger Strategic Assessment processes across Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor varied. This six month assessment is intended to align the three areas and create a starting point upon which future assessments will be based. The current assessment is based on data from 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012, with comparisons to previous years where appropriate. To ensure a partnership and holistic approach, data from a range of partners has been used throughout this assessment. Data contained in this report has been referenced with the supporting source, and relevant graphs and tables appear throughout the text and in appendices. 3 It is acknowledged that under-reporting is a particular problem in relation to crime. Consequently, this assessment will only reflect those crimes and incidents that have been reported to the relevant agencies and recorded in the correct manner. Data in relation to offenders is reliant on whether they have been caught. Some fields are not completed and therefore show as blank or not stated. Additionally there will be slight differences in the ways which local areas record data. When interpreting the findings it is important to be aware of this. 2. DATA TABLE Crime Type – Safer North 01.04.11 – 01.04.12 – %change & No Hampshire Area 30.09.11 30.09.12 Anti-social behaviour Total anti-social behaviour 6818 6557 -3.8% (n=261) ASB Environmental 715 561 -21.5% (n=154) ASB Personal 2435 2386 -2.0% (n=49) ASB Nuisance 3668 3610 -1.6% (n=58) Repeat Victims of ASB No data No data No data Criminal damage Criminal damage and arson 1867 1441 -22.8% (n=426) HFRS arson 240 116 -51.7% (n=124) Graffiti 370 375 +1.4% (n=5) Fly-tipping No data 1738 No data NTE issues Violence against the person 226 154 -31.9% (n=72) Anti-social behavior 319 336 +5.3% (n17) Criminal damage 86 63 -26.7% (n=23) Violent offences Total violent crime 2654 2207 -16.8% (n=447) Violence against the person 2424 2034 -16.1% (n=390) Sexual offences 157 127 -19.1% (n=30) Robbery 73 46 -37.0% (n=27) Domestic assaults (ABH, common assault 439 408 -7.1% (n=31) & battery) Domestic incidents 2054 1936 -5.7% (n=118) Repeat domestic incidents 873 869 -0.5% (n=4) Acquisitive crime Serious acquisitive crime 1382 835 -39.6% (n=547) Burglary dwelling 478 226 -52.7% (n=252) Burglary non dwelling 973 660 -32.2% (n=313) Theft of motor vehicle 249 135 -45.8% (n=114) Theft from motor vehicle 582 429 -26.3% (n=153) Other theft and handling 1958 1492 -23.8% (n=466) Shop theft 896 721 -19.5% (n=175) Fraud and forgery 720 433 -39.9% (n=287) Other crime types Drug offences 583 538 -7.7% (n=45) Alcohol related offences 1227 861 -29.8% (n=366) Hate crime 80 81 +1.3% (n=1) YOT Substantive Outcome 429 454 +5.8% (n=25) 4 YOT First Time Entrants 125 87 -30.4% (n=38) Feeling Safe No data No data No data Door Step Crime No data No data No data Community Tension No data No data No data Total crime 11123 8434 -24.2% (n=2689) 3. SCANNING 3.1 Summary of identified issues 1. Anti-social behaviour (ASB) – ASB was widespread across Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor and was the single most common incident type in each area. In Basingstoke and Deane ASB increased by 2% on the same time in 2011. Incidents classed as ASB Nuisance were the most common across all three areas. The town centre beats were among the top locations for ASB with a large number of incidents linked to the night time economy. In all three areas ASB increased slightly at the weekend and peaked between 4pm and midnight. ASB scored 128 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix, the second highest of all incident types. 2. Criminal damage – Significant reductions in criminal damage were made in Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor. When compared to Most Similar Family Groups all three areas ranked 8/15 areas for criminal damage and arson. In all three areas damage to vehicles was the most common, offences increased at the weekend and peaked between 5pm and midnight. Criminal damage scored 96 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 3. HFRS Arson – Significant reductions in levels of arson were recorded by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service across all three areas. Refuse and grass fires were most common in Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor. Arson peaked in April and levels were fairly low during the summer months in comparison to previous years. Arson scored 57 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 4. Fly-tipping – Reports of fly-tipping increased significantly in Rushmoor, although it is currently not known why this rise occurred. Fly-tipping was also widespread in Basingstoke and Deane. Fly tipping scored 60 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 5. Violent crime – Violence against the person offences contributed the majority of violent crime across Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor. Reductions in this offence type were seen in all three areas. The town centre beats experienced the highest numbers of offences and much of this was linked to the night time economy. Assault and public order offences were the most widespread types of violence against the person. Violence against the person scored 108 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. The number of sexual offences also reduced in all three areas. They scored 30 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 5 Robbery was the lowest level violent crime type with reductions seen in Basingstoke and Deane and Hart. Robbery in Rushmoor increased by one offence compared to the same time in 2011 but offences remained low in numbers. Previously cash in transit robberies had been identified as a risk to Rushmoor district. During the current assessment period there were no such offences. Robbery scored 30 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 6. Domestic abuse – Domestic assaults, domestic incidents and repeat domestic incidents contribute a large proportion of violence against the person offences in all three areas. Raising awareness and reducing the number of repeat victims have been identified as areas for improvement across Safer North Hampshire. Domestic abuse scored 132 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix the highest of any incident type. 7. Night time economy offences (NTE) – NTE offences were common in all three areas, particularly town centre beats where approximately a third of all crime occurred between 10pm and 3am. Violence against the person, criminal damage and ASB were linked to the night time economy in all three areas. NTE offences scored 124 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix, the third highest off all incident types. 8. Drug and alcohol related offences – The number of drug offences recorded was highly dependent on police activity rather than trends in the level of offending. While Basingstoke and Deane and Hart experienced reductions, drug offences in Rushmoor increased slightly due to a police operation. Possession and supply of cannabis accounted for the majority of offences in all three areas. Rushmoor had the highest percentage of class A offences. Despite reductions in all three areas a large proportion of crime in Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Rushmoor was linked to alcohol, particularly violent crime, criminal damage and ASB. The town centre beats experienced the most offences, which were often NTE related. Substance misuse related issues scored 120 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 9. Hate crime – Reported hate crimes were very low level across all three areas. While offences in Basingstoke and Deane and Hart reduced Rushmoor experienced a slight rise. This rise was in offences relating to sexual orientation and honor based violence. Offences relating to the Nepali community were low and down on the same time in 2011. Hate crime scored 57 on the Safer North Hampshire Matrix. 10. First Time Entrants to the Youth Justice System –The number of first time entrants to the youth justice system reduced in all three areas.