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Preventing crime
Find out about the work we do to prevent crime in the borough.
Southwark Community Safety Partnership
A Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is made up of 5 organisations:
- local council
- police
- health partners
- probation services
- fire and rescue authorities
CSPs were introduced as part of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
What a CSP must do
A CSP must formulate and implement strategies to tackle crime and disorder issues in the local area.
CSP priorities in Southwark
In Southwark, the CSP’s 5 priorities are:
- tackling violence against women and girls and promoting women’s safety
- reducing and preventing violence and vulnerability
- reducing drug-related harm
- increasing trust and confidence in policing
- creating safe and sociable estates and neighbourhoods
The CSP plan and priorities have been developed from:
- 2023 to 2024 CSP strategic assessment
- 2021 to 2022 CSP strategic assessment
- feedback from CSP partners and Southwark residents