Still time to shape crime and community safety priorities in Wandsworth

There’s still time for residents and businesses to have their say on local priorities for tackling crime and anti-social behaviour in Wandsworth.

The Wandsworth Community Safety Partnership, which includes the police, council, fire brigade and other public bodies, is hosting a consultation to help shape its new Community Safety Strategy – setting out the actions it will take to improve the safety and quality of life for communities across the borough.

The consultation now has a fortnight left to run after it was extended just before Christmas. Thoughts and views on how to tackle and prevent crime can be submitted up to and including February 3.

The council’s cabinet member whose remit includes community safety, is urging local people to have their say and help the borough’s crime fighting agencies better understand local people’s priorities and the issues that most concern them.

Graeme Henderson said: “Listening to the views of local people is vitally important in ensuring we get our strategies right and address the issues and concerns which have the most impact on our residents and businesses.”

Key priorities likely to feature in the strategy include:

• Ensuring neighbourhoods are safe by tackling crime and anti-social behaviour including burglary and motor vehicle crime as well as violent crime such as robbery and knife crime
• Preventing violence against women and girls
• Preventing offending and reducing reoffending
• Tackling hate crime, extremism and radicalisation
• Keeping children and young people safe

To take part in the consultation please visit the council’s website. To request a copy of the questionnaire in an alternative format, please email consult@wandsworth.gov.uk or call (020) 8891 7777

To find out more about local crime trends and community safety issues, please visit https://haveyoursay.citizenspace.com/wandsworthced/cs-22/user_uploads/20220902-ww-sa-on-line-surveyfinal-vr.pdf