Safer Stronger Campaign

The CSP involves many local organisations and exists to help create safer, happier, nicer environments for the community. Organisations involved include the emergency services, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, Hertfordshire County Council, East & North Herts Primary Care Trust, Probation Service, University of Hertfordshire and many local community and voluntary groups. Together they tackle issues that have a detrimental impact on residents’ quality of life.

The CSP has carried out many initiatives over the last year to reduce crime and the perception of crime in the borough.  In Welham Green, the CSP along with local residents and businesses, reduced anti-social behaviour in the area by 73 per cent, which has helped to reignite a sense of community in the village.

The ‘Safer Stronger’ campaign is based around six facts about community safety in the borough.

County Councillor Richard Smith, Chair of the Community Safety Partnership, said:  “The CSP and all its partner organisations do a lot of work in Welwyn Hatfield to keep our borough a safe and pleasant place to live.  We are very pleased with what we have achieved in the year since we launched, but there is still a gap between crime rates and the perception of crime.

“We have designed six new posters to try and dispel some of the myths about community safety.  Welwyn Hatfield is still one of the safest places to live in the country;  this is something we should all be proud of and should celebrate.   Watch out for the eye-catching posters and banners that will be are appearing around the borough.”

Here are six of the key facts about our borough:

• At community involvement events in 2007-2008, we have spoken face-to-face with more than 1,500 residents about their safety concerns.
  
• Thanks to increased promotion of advice, more people are confident to report incidents of domestic violence
  
• Most anti-social behaviour disputes were successfully resolved in 2007-08
  
• Crime in Welwyn Hatfield has dropped by 28 per cent since 2004
  
• The Community Safety Partnership carries out regular patrols to confiscate alcohol from underage drinkers
  
• All areas of Welwyn Hatfield have dedicated neighbourhood teams to make your communities safer and stronger
  More information about the Community Safety Partnership can be found on the Welwyn Hatfield Alliance’s website.