Safer Kingston Partnership
Working for a Safer Kingston, Making a Difference Together.
Crime is tackled in every local area by a Community Safety Partnership (previously called a Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership) known in Kingston as the Safer Kingston Partnership.
The Safer Kingston Partnership is made up of Public, Private and Voluntary Sector organisations in which Kingston Council is one of the statutory partners along with Metropolitan Police, NHS Kingston, Metropolitan Police Authority, the London Fire Brigade and (as of 1 April 2010) London Probation Trust.
The Safer Kingston Partnership Plan 2011 - 2014 which contains our aims and objectives for Kingston is updated yearly through a survey-based process of consultation with borough residents.
This section aims to provide you with information about what is going on in the Partnership, crime prevention and contacts so we can all help to make Kingston a safer place to live, work, visit and be educated.
Recent News and Initiatives
The Safer Kingston Partnership Plan for 2011 - 2014 has been recently agreed. The document below gives details of the focus of activities of the Partnership for the period in question.
Reducing Crime Together Survey
The Partnership has also recently reviewed its 2008-11 Crime, Disorder and Substance Misuse Reduction Strategy. To help us work out priorities for the revised Strategy, we asked for your views on crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour and substance misuse in your local area of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
The 2010 survey is now closed but some of the issues raised in the survey can be read about in the Safer Kingston Partnership Newsletter below.
Also see:
- 16 days of activism - link to domestic violence events page
Stay Safe in Kingston 2010
Safer Kingston Partnership ran a poster campaign in Kingston town centre between 23 November – 20 December 2010 The poster campaign was the latest Christmas version of the "Stay Safe in Kingston" initiative. This initiative was designed to give meaningful and appropriate messages to people who live, work, are educated or visit the borough. The key Christmas oriented messages were:
- Don’t become a victim of burglary. Don't leave Christmas presents under the tree until Chistmas Eve and never in sight of windows.
- Keep a close watch on valuables. Beware of pickpockets and never leave Christmas shopping unattended in the car.
- Stick with a friend when out at night. Don't drink so much that you can't take care of yourself.
- Keep unnecessary noise to a minimum. Think of neighbours and other residents.
- Register your valuables at www.immobilise.com
The poster features a touch screen mobile phone with application-like icons promoting each message. Artwork for the poster can be seen below: