Community Safety

	Oxford's Community Safety Strategy 2005-08

Crime and the fear of crime have an adverse effect on all our lives.  Since Oxford Safer Communities Partnership (OSCP) was established in 1998, all crime in Oxford has been reduced by 6% from 23,481 recorded incidents in 1998-1999 to 21,745 recorded incidents in 2004-2005.

OSCP's partners are Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council, Thames Valley Police, Oxford City Primary Care Trust, Thames Valley Probation Service, Youth Offending Service, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Thames Valley Police Authority. 

Since 1998, OSCP has conducted audits that identifies key issues to be tackled based on data analysis and consultation with both the community and OSCP partners. These key issues are:

• burglary of dwellings
• car crime
• violent assault and robbery
• drug and alcohol misuse
• targeting prolific offenders
• hate crimes including domestic violence, homophobia and racist crime
• anti-social behaviour 
• fear of crime
• community empowerment
• victim support

Examples of OSCP's successes include:

• installation of a £1.5 million CCTV scheme around Oxford city centre
• NightSafe initiative that tackles alcohol related crime and disorder in Oxford city centre
• a household security scheme contributing to a reduction of repeat victims of domestic burglary
• secure Car Park status for car parks in and around Oxford
• a scheme targeting prolific and persistent offenders that is recognised by the Home Office as best practise
• a domestic violence risk assessment model
• the creation of a Victim Support Officer
• reducing the number of people sleeping on the streets in Oxford and providing provision of targeted support
• implementation of the Street Warden and PCSO scheme
• creation of the Crime And Nuisance Action Team (CANAcT) who target perpetrators of anti-social behaviour through the use of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), Acceptable Behaviour Contracts and drug house closures
• financing a large number of youth diversion and drug education projects such as the Rose Hill and Littlemore Young Peoples' Project, Barton's Youth Achievement Awards, TRAX and Positive Futures

You can download Oxford's latest Community Safety Safety Strategy 2005-08 below:

To find out more about the work of OSCP visit the OSCP website or contact us.

Page last reviewed 10 Mar 2008