Communication and Publication

'You Said, We Did' Newsletters

Thurrock Community Safety Partnership has been working hard and listening to residents to make Thurrock a safer place (please see how to access PDFs):

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Safer Thurrock Newsletters

Thurrock Community Safety Partnership produces a regular newsletter to keep you informed about their work in Thurrock (please see how to access PDFs):

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Communications Strategy

The document below outlines the communications strategy of the Thurrock Community Safety Partnership (please see how to access PDFs):

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Communications Group

Within the Community Safety Partnership is the Communications Group. The group has membership from:

  • Victim support
  • Thurrock Over Fifties forum (TOFFs)
  • Ngage
  • TRUST (Thurrock Racial Unity Support Taskgroup)
  • Thurrock council (Community Well-being, and Community Safety)
  • Police.

The terms of reference for the Communications Group are available below (please see how to access PDFs):

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Action Plan

Objective Action Timeline Progress 08/09
Establish the identity and role of the partnership Relaunch as the Community Safety Partnership and rebrand June 08 Thurrock community safety partnership has been relaunched with new logo.
Purchase and promote branded products e.g. pens & post its Ongoing Partnership promoted through various items, 78.6% of residents polled Jan – Mar 09 were aware of the Partnership
Provide coherent and consistent messages on crime prevention and community safety Continue to provide personal safety items: personal alarms, safe cans, and purse chains Ongoing 681 alarms, 251 safe cans and 681 purse chains distributed in 08/09. All well received in terms of personal safety. Safe can distribution will be more targeted in 09/10.
Develop monthly poster crime prevention campaign March 09 Outstanding – burglary posters initiated
Publication of Safer Thurrock newsletter May & Oct 08 2 editions of the newsletter produced with crime prevention advice. Special Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) edition distributed in April 09.
Maintain Safer Thurrock web site Ongoing New sections have been added to the web site and all information is up to date. Burglary advice to be reviewed, and road safety added.
Promote successful initiatives achieved by the Partnership Build links to local media Sept 08 New editor in post, connections to be made
Identify projects for recognition through awards Ongoing No applications made.
Reach vulnerable groups Contribute to TRUST newsletter May 08 TCSP has featured in the T.R.U.S.T newsletter throughout the year.
Look at publishing be smart be safe handbook Oct 08 The costs of this were not practical
Work with local safeguarding children's board to develop young peoples communication strategy Sept 08 We have worked together to raise awareness through child safety week
Identify means to engage with vulnerable adults Sept 08 This is ongoing work
Promote Partnership working through two way dialogue with the community Maintain communication and event planner Ongoing In place and consistently maintained
Attend community events Ongoing 28 community events, including forums were attended in 08/09
Host 3 community engagement events linked to EAT days November 08 Events held in Corringham, Grays and Aveley.
Evaluate effectiveness by monitoring local media coverage and surveys Undertake local surveys Ongoing 80 surveys were completed Qtr1 ‘09.
Analyse and publish survey results Ongoing Results will be analysed and published quarterly from April 09
Act on quality of life survey Ongoing Further perception surveys have been undertaken and incorporated within the communication strategy 09/11
Seek feedback from the public, and use to make informed decisions Collate information from the community through Naps and Jags Sept 08 This process is now in place, key concerns raised are: ASB, Parking, and youth nuisance. 4 forums didn’t report priorities.
Host annual public meeting March 09 We attended the Community Involvement Board annual showcase where a panel from the TCSP Board answered questions. Key issues were environmental crime.
Improve internal communication with key stakeholders Promote strategic assessment and encourage further contribution from partners March 09 From April 09 a monthly internal newsletter has been distributed, including performance, successes and events.
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Background: 'Tackling Fear of Crime & Disorder in the Community'

The Crime Reduction Website has produced a document entitled 'Tackling Fear of Crime & Disorder in the Community. The document is designed to encourage individuals and groups to get involved in reducing crime and disorder and fear of crime in their community.

The guidance is drawn from the Crime Reduction Website 'Fear of Crime' Toolkit, and 'Crime Reduction Basics - Tackling Crime and ASB in the Community.'

Rather than looking at reducing fear of crime problems in general, the document's aim is to look at the impact of crime and anti-social behaviour as the drivers for fear in the community, and ways in which the community can become involved in reducing crime and disorder and thereby reduce fear as a consequence.

The document aims to help the Community to

  • Understand what drives fear of crime.
  • Identify who is involved in their local crime and disorder reduction partnership and what services they can expect from it.
  • Describe a simple problem solving process that can be used to reduce the fear of crime.
  • Describe some of the methods that can be used to reduce fear of crime.

Most importantly, it identifies for the community what they can do to reduce fear of crime locally.

The document is broken down into small chapters covering a number of sections including:

  • General Crime & Disorder Information and Statistics.
  • Different types of approaches to tackling crime - situational, social, problem orientated policing and multi-agency working.
  • The Fear of Crime.
  • Identifying the problems and why it is a problem.
  • Theoretical models.
  • Anti-Social Behaviour generally, as well as ASBO's and ABC's.
  • The Community's role in ASB.
  • Guidance on how to become more involved in crime reduction.
  • Useful contacts and websites.

The document, at the end of each small chapter, poses questions for consideration by the reader, to prompt ideas and solutions to some of the crime and disorder problems in the area.

For more information visit www.crimereduction.gov.uk

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How are we doing?

Fear of crime was measured in the 2007 Quality of life survey. The key results on fear of crime are below.

% of people who feel safe or fairly safe to go out alone after dark - 49%

% of people who feel safe or fairly safe alone outside during the day - 92%

% of residents who think youths causing a problem is their most significant fear - 73%

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What can you do to combat crime?

For a practical guide to personal safety visit www.crimereduction.gov.uk/yp/ypgcp05.htm

If you would like a safe can to store your valuables in, a personal attack alarm or a purse chain please contact the Community Safety Partnership on 01375 652301 or e-mail

(please note available to residents of Thurrock only)

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Get involved with your community

A Community Forum is a community group which is made up of various people that live, work or have general interest in their local community and want to make a difference. A community Forum provides a way for the public to raise their issues and concerns, and can enable people to have a say on local issues and be part of any decision making processes.

The Community Forums in Thurrock have a budget in which they are able to fund projects and initiatives that benefit the local community. The amount that each Forum is allocated does vary and is dependant on the size of the population that the Forum represents. A Forum meets no more than once a month, and is often attended by the local ward councillors and the neighbourhood police.

It is important that communities work together to make their area a better place to live. So why not find out when your next local Forum meeting is and help to make a difference to your local community.

For more information about community Forums contact ngage on 01375 389893 or visit their website at www.ngagethurrock.org.uk

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Useful Links to external Web Sites

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 - call anonymously with information about crime.