Community Safety Partnership
About the Partnership
The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) involves various agencies working together to reduce crime and disorder within the Borough. The Partnership evolved following the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The Act stipulates that a local authority and the Local Police service are jointly responsible for the formulation and implementation of a strategy to reduce crime and disorder in the local authority area, in co-operation with other local statutory bodies. In Richmond borough, these partner organisations include:
- London Fire Brigade
- Community and Police Partnership (CPP)
- Richmond Council for Voluntary Services
- Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP)
- Richmond Magistrates' Court
- NHS Richmond
- The Ethnic Minorities Advocacy Group (EMAG)
- London Probation Trust
- Youth Offending Team (YOT)
Further details can be found in the section about the Partnership's objectives, principles and funding.
Crime in the borough
Before crime and disorder can be tackled effectively, a realistic picture of the type and location of crimes is needed .
We must also encourage people to report crime. We know this is not always easy and our Reporting Crime section suggests a number of ways you can report different types of crime. See the Domestic abuse section for help and support for people experiencing abuse.
Crime in the borough is analysed in the Strategic Assessment (2010 version)
(pdf, 369KB), which is used to set priorities and inform the Community Safety Partnership Plan 2011-14 (draft version January 2011)
Richmond is one of the safest boroughs in London. However that doesn’t mean that there aren’t occasional problems with crime and anti social behaviour. Minimum Standards is our way of telling you what we will do if you happen to be experiencing anti social behaviour.
The Metropolitan Police Service and Metropolitan Police Authority have made a Policing Pledge, which is their promise to Londoners to deliver the high-quality service that you deserve.
Events and Meetings
We hold several meeting and events around the Borough, these include:
Contact the Community Safety Partnership (CSP)
Community Safety Partnership
3rd Floor Civic Centre
Twickenham TW1 3BZ
Telephone: 020 8891 7777
Email: community.safety@richmond.gov.uk
The Community Safety team’s phone and mailbox are monitored during normal office hours. For assistance at other times, see the CSP A-Z of Frequently Asked Questions.(pdf, 46KB)