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Welcome to the Community Safety web pages. The following pages provide information and advice on reducing crime and antisocial behaviour in the Lancaster district as well as information relating to the Lancaster District Community Safety Partnership (CSP).
The CSP was set up in 1998 under the Crime and Disorder Act. This Act put a statutory duty on agencies to work together to reduce crime, disorder, antisocial behaviour on a district wide basis. In Lancaster our priorities are; criminal damage, street cleanliness, antisocial behaviur, serious acquisitive crime, alcohol related violent crime, domestic abuse, substance misuse, and fire and road safety. Woven through these objectives is the requirement to improve our links and engage the local community. The CSP concentrates some of its resources on linking to those members of the community who cause the most damage i.e. its prolific offenders.
See below for the latest Community Safety News................
Lancashire Constabulary have created a news email address so that residents can pass on information to police officers in confidence.......
The Crimeline@lancashire.pnn.police.uk email address will send information directly to Lancaster’s target team, which focuses on drug dealing and acquisitive crimes such as burglary, theft or motor vehicle crime.
Information that can be passed on via the email address includes –
• Information regarding a particular crime that has been committed, such as who committed the crime, the location of any stolen property etc.
• The name of a particular person who is committing crime on a regular basis, or who is planning to commit crime.
• The name of a person who is involved in any kind of illegal drug dealing, or when and where the drugs are being sold.
• The location of anyone wanted by the police.
• Information regarding any illegal dogs, such as pitbulls.
• Any general suspicious activity that you believe to be related to drugs or crime.
However, the email address is not for reporting neighbourhood issues, such as anti-social behaviour, which should be reported through the usual channels which are set out below.
- If you are in immediate danger or witnessing a crime in action call 999.
To report a non emergency crime call Lancaster Police on 01524 63333
If you wish to report a crime anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111
Alternatively, if you have a community safety related issue call the Community Safety Team on the details below who can offer you advice and assistance
19/01/2010
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Journey to Recovery (J2R) - Lancashire’s new Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service
Journey to Recovery (J2R) delivers drug and alcohol services across North Lancashire and went live on 1st October 2009.
January 2010
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Community Safety Related Statistics
Want to find out up-to-date community safety statistics for your area?
The Safer Lancashire website provides a statistical facility for you to find out the levels of crime and disorder in your Ward area. You can also compare your ward with both the Lancaster average and also the average across Lancashire.
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Police Community Support Officers (PCSO's)
PCSO’s play an important role in reducing crime and anti-social behaviour by working alongside the local neighbourhood policing teams and in partnership with other agencies to provide support and reassurance to the public.
Clean Sweep
Lancaster’s Community Safety Partnership carries out regular multi-agency Clean Sweep operations in priority areas around the district, ridding the area of ‘crime and grime’ to make the area look and feel safer. Areas are identified through statistical analysis and community intelligence to determine areas that are most in need of environmental clean up and enforcement action for criminal and anti-social behaviour. For more information and dates for upcoming Clean Sweep operations view the Clean Sweep pages.