Safer North Tyneside Community Safety Partnership Strategy 2026 – 2030 DRAFT

Foreword

Cllr Sandra Graham

Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Climate Emergency

A photograph of Cllr Sandra Graham

As Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Climate Emergency, and chair of the Safer North Tyneside Partnership, I am pleased to introduce this partnership strategy for 2026-2030 to you which sets out our joint community safety priorities for the Borough.

This strategy outlines four key strategic community safety priorities for North Tyneside. These priorities have been developed by looking at what our collective data is telling us but also taking on board feedback and views from members of our communities.

The community safety landscape has seen several legislative and guidance changes since Community Safety Partnerships were established, and it is the role of the partnership to be aware of these changes and future changes to ensure we deliver services that protect our communities. 

Community safety is a high priority for the boroughs residents with everyone having the right to feel and be safe as they live, work, study, visit and enjoy the wide-ranging opportunities our borough has to offer.  Feeling and being safe determines how people see their neighbourhood and community, and so reducing crime and the fear of crime is essential to improving our residents’ quality of life.

I am extremely grateful for the huge collective effort made by all of the statutory partners to develop this new strategy and in the fantastic achievements made over the time of the last strategy.  

That collaboration provides a strong platform for tackling the impact of inequalities across our borough and delivering against the agreed priorities; I look forward to overseeing the work ahead and achieving results for our residents.

 

Introduction

Background

Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) were established in 1998 and require partners to work together to address the crime and disorder issues that affect the borough. The statutory partners involved in the Community Safety Partnership for North Tyneside (Safer North Tyneside Partnership) are: 

  • North Tyneside Council
  • NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
  • Northumbria Police
  • The Probation Service
  • Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Through legislation the partnership has a specific responsibility to ensure that there are plans in place for: 

  • Reducing crime and disorder, 
  • Combatting substance misuse, 
  • Reducing re-offending, 
  • Preventing serious violence. 

Additionally, there are requirements to ensure that a Crime and Disorder Strategic Needs Assessment is undertaken, that we conduct Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Case Reviews and that a Partnership Plan is prepared annually. A process is also in place for undertaking Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR’s) and Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDRs). The Partnership also oversees the delivery of CONTEST (Prevent Duty) as part of the UK’s Strategy for Counter Terrorism.  

 THE AIM OF THE CSP is: 

 “To provide strategic leadership, coordination and activities focussed on reducing crime and disorder, reducing substance misuse, reducing re-offending, and reducing serious violence. The partnership is committed to multi-agency working with shared objectives and accountability, using a public health approach, and tackling inequalities.”

 Our Priorities

The Elected Mayor of North Tyneside will publish a North Tyneside Plan for 2025-2029 which will set out the ambition to make North Tyneside a great place to live, work and visit. The Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner has also published their plan for 2025-2029. Along with these two key plans and our Strategic Needs Assessment, the Safer North Tyneside Partnership have identified four key priorities:

  • Tackling Neighbourhood crime and anti-Social Behaviour 
  • Tackling Domestic Abuse and Violence against Woman and Girls
  • Tackling Serious Violence and Organised Crime
  • Promoting community cohesion and resilience

In order to meet these local priorities, we must work in partnership to create and maintain safe and resilient communities. The partnership is committed to working together with local partners to ensure that the most vulnerable people in our communities are protected and supported while improving community life overall for our residents, businesses and visitors.

A period of consultation will be undertaken to inform the Strategy.

 Governance and Reporting

The partnership will meet four times per year, with one meeting being open to public attendance. The partnership will also meet outside of this time to address urgent issues and where the duty to approve statutory reports is required. 

A set of indicators will be developed to monitor the implementation of the priorities and this will be further informed through the annual Partnership Plan and Strategic Needs Assessment. The partnership will identify key dates within the calendar to prepare these products 

The partnership will report to the North Tyneside Strategic Partnership, chaired by the Elected Mayor on a quarterly basis.


This is a hierarchy table showing that the ASB Strategic Board, the Domestic Abuse Board, the Serious Organised Crime Governance Board and the North Tyneside Community Cohesion Board report to the Safer North Tyneside Partnership which then feeds up to the North Tyneside Strategic Partnership. 

Our Priorities 

Tackling Neighbourhood Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour 

The Partnership will support partners to reduce crime and disorder in the borough. This includes:

  • acquisitive crime such as robbery
  • crime and disorder associated with the night-time economy
  • crimes against persons which cause harm, especially anti-social behaviour (ASB).
  • Increase public confidence to report crime and ASB
  • Offer effective pathways to support to victims and offenders

Tackling Domestic Abuse and Violence against Woman and Girls

The Partnership will coordinate and support work to safeguard people in our communities. This includes:

  • domestic abuse and sexual violence
  • child sexual exploitation
  • modern-day slavery
  • hate crime
  • cyber-crimes (including online bullying and stalking)

We will maintain links with the North Tyneside Safeguarding Adults Board and the North Tyneside Local Safeguarding Children's Board to coordinate progress on these cross-cutting issues.

Tackling Serious Violence and Organised Crime

The Partnership will work with agencies to reduce, educate and safeguard individuals from harm. This includes

  • Reduce incidents of serious violence
  • Reduce knife crimes
  • Reduce the number of young people entering the system for violence related offences
  • Seek to reduce and safeguard those vulnerable to exploitation.  

Promoting Community Cohesion and Resilience

The partnership will ensure that there are suitable processes in support communities: This includes;

  • Ensuring effective processes are in place for those referred via the Prevent process.
  • Ensuring there is effective local management and understanding of community feelings to aid cohesion
  • Ensuring that all elements of the Prevent duty benchmarking are adhered to.
  • Engaging with all our communities to ensure they feel enabled to express their individual and diverse characteristics without intimidation or fear. 

 

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