Work by Babergh’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP), and other agencies, is having a positive effect on the number of crimes recorded – according to latest figures released.
From July until December last year there was a substantial reduction in criminal damage, violence in a public place and public disorder. Offences in Hadleigh and Sudbury fell by 19 per cent, compared to the same time period in 2008.
Offences at night in Hadleigh and Sudbury fell by 20 per cent during that time period – this followed the targeted, and more effective, use of CCTV cameras in a new local monitoring hub in Sudbury, funded by the CSP and police.
From January until March this year results were even better, with offences in Hadleigh and Sudbury falling by 29 per cent - compared to the same time period the previous year.
Offences at night for the same timeframe also fell by 29 per cent.
The Community Safety Partnership brings together the key people responsible for tackling locally-relevant crime and anti-social behaviour issues, like the district council, police, Babergh councillors and council officers, NHS Suffolk, the fire service, probation, as well as youth offending and Connexions services.
Paul Little, Babergh’s Community Safety Manager, said: “The Community Safety Partnership is action-focused and the results that are being achieved is testament to the hard work and dedication of all the people within the partnership.
“The falling crime figures are a reflection of the fact that Babergh and the police are determined to deliver real results – and not just talk about them.”
And Insp Paul Crick, from Sudbury police, added: “Suffolk Constabulary is signed up to working even more closely with our partner agencies in order to provide meaningful long-term solutions to community problems.
“I am often surprised by both the energy and resourcefulness that partner agencies, and especially Babergh, bring to the table.
“Our joint working has had considerable and measurable outcomes on the lives of many local people, especially those suffering from anti-social behaviour.
“Police action alone is far less effective than when other agencies join with us to tackle issues from a number of angles.”
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