Community safety
Learn how the Council is keeping our community safe.
About community safety
The Council has a legal responsibility to consider the reduction of crime and disorder when exercising their core functions.
Community safety partnership arrangements
The Safer Communities Board (SCB) provides strategic leadership for all community safety work.
Police and Crime Commissioner
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 created a directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner within each force area in England and Wales outside London.
Protect - Protection of Premises (Terrorism) Act
Information for organisations and the public on how to make their locations and people safer.
Prevention of extremism and radicalisation
The prevention of people being drawn into terrorism and to support the local communities and institutions to challenge and reject the message of extremism.
Domestic abuse support
If you are a victim of domestic abuse and violence, or know someone who is, there is help available.