Case studies

Organised crime is a national problem which has a corrosive effect on communities, manifesting itself in a prevalence of drug abuse, prostitution, anti-social behaviour and violence. Historically, Salford has a number of organised crime groups (OCGs) operating in its area.

"Hull Prison houses 1,040 offenders at any time. Nationally, the average cost of an offender in prison for a year is between £40,000 and £50,000. In the year ending March 2008, 403 prisoners had been released from Hull Prison directly into Hull.

Enfield was awarded the first prize and the Popularity Award in the 2012 National Tilley Awards for innovative work to address gangs and serious youth violence.

As in many cities, anti-social behaviour is a key issue for the residents of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Safe Newcastle, Newcastle's community safety partnership (CSP), prioritises anti-social behaviour and facilitates multi-agency efforts to reduce the impact of anti-social behaviour (ASB) on communities through delivery in a partnership between agencies and communities.

In Chelmsford the night time economy and the management of it is extremely important.  With a licensed capacity of 15,000 and events held to attract customers from across Essex and North London it is a vibrant place which makes a significant contribution to the local economy. 

Polling carried out prior to the PCC elections identified anti-social behaviour (ASB) as the top concern for voters, with 71 per cent suggesting ASB be included as one of the PCC's top three priorities. This was matched by polling of PCC candidates, 69 per cent of whom declared that ASB would be their top priority.

This example demonstrates how councils and partners working together contributes towards delivering the safer Gateshead priority of protecting and supporting vulnerable victims and communities. 

The first 12 months of the Derbyshire Integrated Offender Management (IOM) scheme has seen criminal justice staff and partners working with approximately 300 prolific, acquisitive and violent offenders.

Following piloting a small provision and a combined Police and Ambulance Rapid Response Vehicle provision, the Blackpool Night Safe Haven was piloted on a larger scale during 2011 and later rolled out as a permanent service. The Night Safe Haven is an interagency approach to addressing the increasing number of ambulance call-outs and police activity in the night-time economy.

Liverpool City Council has significantly invested in multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARACs) to deal with the highest risk cases of violence against women and girls (VAWG). MARACs share information and discuss risk management for these cases and are attended by housing, health, adult and children's services, police, probation and others as appropriate.