Issue - meetings

To note the report and approve the Community Safety Partnership Plan and Priorities 2024-26.

The Community Safety Manager presented the report on the creation of a new Community Safety Partnership Plan and Priorities 2024-2026. This plan replaced the previous plan and incorporated statutory and local crime and disorder reduction measures through the Spelthorne Safter Stronger Partnership. The plan had recently been sent out for public consultation to assess the community perception of crime and disorder.

Members acknowledged that this was an informative report which provided useful information for residents. The Committee queried how long the consultation on community safety will be open to the public. The Community Safety Manager confirmed the survey will be open for six weeks from 9 September until 18 October 2024. Thereafter, a noting report on the results of the consultation will be published.

The Committee raised there had been significant increases in Spelthorne this year in acquisitive crimes compared to last year, and queried whether targeted plans to resolve these crimes, particularly in established hotspots was being considered. The Community Safety Manager confirmed that the current defined hotspots for retail crimes was Staines Town Centre and Sunbury Cross. Plans for dealing with priority areas including acquisitive crime were outlined within the report.

 The Committee resolved to:

1.    Note the report; and

2.    Approve the Community Safety Partnership Plan and Priorities 2024-26.