Community Safety Partnerships
Community Safety Partnerships bring agencies and communities together to tackle crime within our communities.
In this section, you will find the lastest news, information and publications for practitioners working within crime and community safety.
Contact details for all CSPs across England and Wales can found by clicking on the left hand link.
Effective Practice information can be found on the Effective Practice page.
Latest on this topic
Tilley awards 2012
Application forms and guidance, information on themes and roadshows are now available for the crime-fighting awards.
Published 30 March 2012
Tilley 2011 award winners announced
Winners of the national Tilley Awards were announced at a special ceremony hosted by Policing Minister, Nick Herbert.
Published 14 December 2011
Fund for male victims of domestic and, or, sexual violence
Application form and guidance note on this 2011-13 fund are now available.
Published 14 December 2011
Review of effective practice in responding to prostitution
A review has been published to support local areas in identifying and tackling issues they may be experiencing as a result of prostitution.
Published 13 October 2011
Information about the Community action against crime innovation fund
Further information about the fund, which is now closed.
Published 5 September 2011
Community safety partnerships mergers guidance
This document provides the latest guidance for community safety partnerships (CSP) on the procedure for the merger of CSP areas.
Published 10 August 2011
What are community safety partnerships?
Community safety partnerships (CSPs) are made up of representatives from the police and police authority, the local council, and the fire, health and probation services (the 'responsible authorities').
Community safety partnerships were set up as statutory bodies under Sections 5-7 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Working together
The responsible authorities work together to develop and implement strategies to protect their local communities from crime and to help people feel safe. They work out local approaches to deal with issues including antisocial behaviour, drug or alcohol misuse and re-offending.
They also work with others who have a key role, including community groups and registered local landlords. There are currently 310 CSPs in England, and 22 in Wales.
Contact your CSP
Who are the responsible authorities?
The responsible authorities of CSPs are:
- police
- police authorities
- local authorities
- fire and rescue authorities
- local health boards (LHBs) in Wales
- primary care trusts (PCTs) in England
- probation
Each responsible authority contributes their own particular local knowledge, professional expertise and resources to ensure that the issues of most concern to local people are prioritised and addressed.
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
If you are looking for information held on the partnerships mini-site section of the website prior to 7 May 2010, you can find it on the archived version of the Home Office website kept by The National Archives.
If you have any queries or would like further information about community safety partnerships, please email the community safety unit.
Contact Us
Community Safety Unit
4th floor, Fry building
Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Email us at effectivepractice@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk