4 September 2008
Eastbourne’s Crime Reduction Partnership has introduced a new plan to tackle crime and disorder. The Plan was considered and endorsed at a meeting of the Council’s Cabinet Committee. Cabinet Member, Councillor Margaret Bannister said, “Our local crime fighting partnership is a strong one and Cabinet fully endorses this new plan to make Eastbourne an even safer place to live, work and visit.”
Cabinet Members were advised that Eastbourne was one of only 17 boroughs and districts in the whole of the south-east region to meet its 3 year crime reduction targets set by central government. By April this year:
- Overall crime was down by over 20%
- Burglary of people’s house was down by 66%
- Theft from vehicles was down by 61%
More recent figures over the last 12 months highlight this downward trend is continuing:
- Overall crime down a further 7%
- Burglary Dwelling down 22%
- Vehicle crime down 12%
- Criminal Damage down 11%
This crime reduction success is due to the Crime Reduction Partnership (CRP) working alongside the local Police, co-ordinating the efforts of its statutory and voluntary sector partners. Now the CRP has developed a new plan to drive crime even lower. The document details the proven crime reduction strategies and tactics of all partners designed to make Eastbourne even safer. The plan author, Bob Gough, Co-ordinator of the Partnership, said “If all the strategies outlined in the plan are implemented successfully we will see further substantial reductions in crime over the next 3 years”.
Neil Fuller, a Director of Eastbourne Borough Council and Chair of the Crime Reduction Partnership stated “A full analysis of all crime types was undertaken in preparation for our plan as well as seeking the views of the community and our new priorities reflect these views. Whilst we will continue to focus on acquisitive crime reduction our new priorities also include, anti-social behaviour and town centre night time violence.”
The Full plan can be viewed on the Eastbourne Borough Council Website.
