The Safer St Austell Profile provides a picture of crime and anti-social behaviour in the town. The profile is produced each year to provide an understanding about what crimes are occurring, when they are most likely to happen as well as a profile of anti-social behaviour. This information is used to inform the delivery plan for St Austell and helps to ensure interventions are focused on the most important issues.
Safer St Austell facilitates a multi-agency approach to community safety in order to improve feelings of safety and reduce the risk of harm to the community and protect vulnerable groups.
Safer St Austell involves community members in the work of the partnership and encourages social inclusion and community participation by being part of a problem solving process and having a sense of pride in St Austell.
Over the past 12 months we have continued to work together to tackle pockets of anti-social behaviour with a balance of support and enforcement measures.
We have worked collaboratively with civil enforcement partners to focus on hotspot locations as well as target empty properties with Environmental Protection and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service. We have responded dynamically to local demands, moving mobile cameras to aid prevention and detection of crime, and increase feelings of safety.
We have rolled out Bystander training to licensed premises, security and taxi drivers. The active bystander approach aims to prevent domestic abuse and sexual violence, sexual harassment, bullying and hate crime.
We are continuing to work with partners, such as Young People Cornwall and Action for Children, to support young people, address any concerns and target specific areas with outreach work.
The Safer St Austell partnership regularly hold community safety and anti-social behaviour (ASB) drop-ins as well as patrols. These patrols provide reassurance to the public; reduces ASB within the town; provides support to individuals by referring directly to agencies on patrols and additional support to businesses in reporting ASB and shoplifting.
