Guidance for local partnerships on alcohol-related crime and disorder data DPR6

This Home Office Development and Practice Report draws out from Home Office online report 08/03 the messages for practice development, implementation and operation. Guidance is provided to local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) on the best way to collate and utilise data on alcohol-related crime and disorder, particularly within the context of conducting audits under the 1998 Crime and Disorder Act.

The report advises how to interpret ’alcohol-related crime and disorder’ for the purpose of auditing. It summarises data sources and types of data that can be used, and it describes different approaches to the measurement of alcohol-related crime and disorder that can help overcome the difficulty of linking alcohol use to crime and disorder. The report also emphasises the importance of co-ordination between CDRPs and other organisations to ensure consistency of data collection methods, “mainstreaming” of data and data sharing. It concludes with recommendations for “good practice” for CDRPs.