Community Safety - Strategic Assessments

Strategic Assessments are reviewed and refreshed at six month intervals and this is an ongoing process.  The first six strategic assessment covered the time period April 2007 to September 2007.

Strategic Assessments are pulled together by members of the Community Safety Partnership.   Many agencies and organisations, Councillors and members of the community provide information which influence each strategic assessment.

A three year action plan was written in April 2008 based on the findings of Strategic Assessments. This three year action plan has been superseded by the Community Safety Action Plan 2010.  

What's in them?

We look at information from a wide range of sources which include Community Safety Surveys, calls made to the police, calls made to Hampshire Fire and Rescue, housing information, environmental services information and more.

Strategic Assessments shall include

a) An analysis of the levels of crime and disorder and substance misuse in the area
b) An analysis of the changes in those levels and patterns since the previous strategic assessment
c) An analysis of why those changes have occurred
d) The matters which the responsible authorities should prioritise when each are exercising their functions to reduce crime and disorder and to combat substance misuse in their area
e) The matters which the persons living and working in the area consider the responsible authorities should prioritise when each are exercising their functions to reduce crime and disorder and to combat substance misuse in their area
f) An assessment of the extent to which the partnership plan for the previous year has been implemented and
g) Details of those matters that the strategy group considers should be brought to the attention of the county strategy group to assist it in exercising its functions under these Regulations.

For more information on Strategic Assessments please contact Karen.dawes@easthants.gov.uk