Community Safety

The Bridgend Community Safety Partnership involves various agencies from the public, private and voluntary sector that work together to reduce crime, disorder and fear of crime locally, in order to improve the quality of life and to create a safer living and working environment.

Bridgend Community Safety Partnership aims to tackle the needs of both individuals and communities to enable them to feel safer and enjoy increased opportunities within their local communities. Consequently a wide range of agencies are represented within the partnership to ensure a balanced approach to the issues of crime reduction, prevention and addressing social inclusion.

Partnerships make a difference - The Partnership is made up of all the key players locally, who have an interest in community safety. It recognises that crime reduction is the responsibility of everyone, not just one or two agencies.

The setting up of the Partnership Office at Derwen House in Court Road Bridgend enhances and provides a base from which partner agencies can develop joint working.

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 states that Local Authorities and Police services are jointly responsible for formulating and implementing a strategy to reduce crime and disorder.

The Bridgend Community Safety Partnership Crime and disorder strategy 2005 – 2008 sets out how the partnership aim to address the community safety agenda within the county borough. The strategy can be viewed via the BCBC Website or shortly on the partnerships own Website SaferBridgend.org.uk