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 How safe is Colchester?
Live, visit, study or work here - Colchester is your Borough and your community. Essex is the fourth safest county in England with Colchester being independently assessed as the SAFEST borough in England with a population over 100,000. Now that is safe!
Your role in community safety
Community safety is not the sole responsibility of the Police or Colchester Borough Council. It is about every business, resident, visitor, pupil and student taking responsibility for their own safety and having consideration for the safety of every other person. Have you considered attending one of our 15 community based Neighbourhood Action Panels that lead on actioning your local priorities? Have you thought of starting a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in your area with a phone call to Colchester Borough Neighbourhood Watch on 01206 513333? What action have you taken to protect your home, family, business, or car? This website and the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership can help you do all these things and much much more.
What will I find on this website?
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This website is thought to have the most comprehensive range of crime reduction and community safety information of any crime reduction partnership website in England. |
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At least 22 pages+ of Personal Safety information including children, domestic violence, cyber bullying, young people, women, men, race & hate crime, sexual assault, disability, mental health, car, home, community, fire & rescue, weapons, lone working and much much more... |
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At least 47+ pages of Crime Prevention including identity theft, access to the 70+ top cons & scams, Colchester Borough Neighbourhood Watch, religious premises, child care, car crime, Trading Standards, credit card fraud, security products, Colchester Community Safety Alert, computer crime, home security, drink spiking and much much more... |
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The role and function of 15 Colchester Neighbourhood Action Panels in resolving local quality of life issues or crime reduction priorities for our communities. |
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What this crime partnership is doing to combat Anti-Social Behaviour. |
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Combating drug and alcohol misuse. |
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Victim and witness support. |
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How and what receives funding for crime reduction. |
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Our news and successes. |
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Who, how and where to get help from the CDRP and its partner agencies. |
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What are our stats, plans and targets for a safer Colchester. |
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Make a difference - What you can do? |
You will find a very wide range of community safety and crime reduction information to help you remain safe in Colchester. This website site will also inform you about what the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) has achieved; our plans; objectives and actions on how we intend to make Colchester even safer than it already is for you and your family. We have included a number of other useful links and important websites that provide a wide range of topics and help on how you can improve your own safety and help to reduce crime.
What is meant by crime, community safety and quality of life?
Crime normally means the more ‘harder’ types of crime like violent crime, drug dealing, murder, rape, sexual assault, burglary, car theft, theft and robbery etc. Community safety and quality of life is normally linked to litter, noise, graffiti, anti-social behaviour, boy racers, neighbour disputes, fly tipping and is about feeling safe at home, in the street or at work; it is about everyone's daily experience of life in the real world. Everybody should be able to pursue and obtain the fullest benefits from their domestic, social and economic lives without fear or hindrance from crime and disorder. The Public, business and voluntary organisations have a key role to play in promoting community safety, because it is the concern of the whole community.
How can I have my say about what matters in my community?
15 Neighbourhood Action Panels, representing the whole of Colchester, have been developed to give Colchester residents and business the opportunity to have action taken on what are real local priorities for reducing crime, combatting anti-social behaviour and quality of life issues like litter, noise, graffiti, street lighting, road improvements etc. The CDRP believes it is important to find out what you think so if you have a local priority take it to your local Neighbourhood Action Panel (NAP) for action.
To find out about your local NAP telephone the Colchester Community Safety Team on 01206 717819, 717817 and 717818 or email Peter Carrington, Community Safety Co-ordinator, at peter.carrington@colchester.gov.uk
Disclaimer
The Colchester Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership, Colchester Borough Council, Essex County Council or Essex Police do not endorse or recommend any organisation, service or information referred to on this website. Every effort is made to update the information, but no guarantee is offered at any time that all the information is up to date and accurate. All information provided is for general guidance only and you are advised to seek professional opinion at all times. |
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