The Wandsworth Partnership
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 places a responsibility on the Police and the Council to work together alongside other key partners to reduce crime and disorder in their areas. Wandsworth had long recognised the benefits of this working relationship and had established an excellent partnership with the local Police in 1987. As a result of this a number of very successful long-term crime prevention activities have been planned and implemented.

In the past, every three years the Partnership carried out an audit of crime and disorder across the Borough, based not only on statistics but also on extensive consultation with Wandsworth residents and community representatives. The Audit allowed the Partnership to develop the Crime and Disorder Strategy, which was the key document for guiding and managing the approach to crime and disorder reduction and the improvement of public perception of community safety.

The new Partnership Plan replaces the Crime, Disorder and Drugs Reduction Strategy 2005-08 which lapsed at the end of March 2008. The Plan has been based on a comprehensive Strategic Assessment of Crime and Disorder, which was completed in December 2007, the feedback from a 'Face the Public' meeting on 6th February 2008 and other stakeholder consultation. The Plan is currently in Draft form as the sign off of the Local Area Agreement targets to which it links is not expected until June 2008. It is expected that a final version will be published in July 2008 and that this version will include an Action Plan. You can download a copy of the draft Partnership Plan for 2008-2011 below. For information on past strategy please go to our audits and strategies page.

 Partnership Plan 2008-2011 (2.5 mb)