Crime Reduction - Helping to Reduce Crime in Your Area

Source

Type of Data

Police

Crime incidents, recorded crime statistics, ACPO defined disorder incidents
Offender information, witness details where consent has been obtained, conviction data
Victim information, evidence to support court proceedings e.g. statements, officer attendance
Command & control data on non-crime incidents

Police Authority

Public surveys

Local Authority Housing Department

Housing voids, damage to non housing property and land, anti-social behaviours orders, RSLs
Criminal damage costs, derelict property, emergency property, entry phones, evictions
Neighbourhood complaints, property rooms, re-housed offenders, re-housed homeless
Vandalism records, types of locks and fittings, sub-standard housing, re-housed victims
Racial/homophobic incidents, emergency out of hours calls, empty property, turnover of tenants
Reasons for transfer applications
Records of neighbour disputes/complaints
Stock turnover, rent arrears and possessions, housing and council tax benefits
Evictions, injunctions, relating to anti-social behaviour

Local Authority Social Services Department

Information on vulnerable groups e.g. elderly, people with disabilities mentally ill, child protection, child abuse, lone parents, families on benefit
Children in care/leaving care, child neglect, low family income and deprivation
Information on young offenders, nuisance families, needle exchange, welfare referrals

Local Education Authority

Exclusions
Truancy

Individual Schools

Experience of discipline

Local Authority Environmental Services

Neighbourhood disputes
Refuse collections problems, fly tipping, dogs fouling, stay, dangerous, barking
Health & Safety problems, notices and prosecutions, odour, pollution, drainage, food
Grants for safety improvements, pollution, licensing, gambling premises, public houses

Local Authority Highways

Location of traffic accidents

Street Lighting

Requests for lighting

Local Authority Centre (Chief Exec/Policy Unit)

Census data analysis
Needs analysis for external grants
Records of crime/anti-social behaviour against staff

Local Authority Planning Department

Planning maps
Previous area based work
Forthcoming developments
Work for SRB bids etc
Census data
Land use, including dereliction, recreational, and business

Probation

Offender profiles e.g. age, gender, employment status, substance misuse, reconviction data, percentage of risk cases, effectiveness of programs, types of orders, total case loads, offender needs e.g. drugs.
Housing supervision status, release from custody/licence information, risk assessment

Health Authority

A&E records of assault and domestic violence
Victims of violence treated in primary care, relevant patient record
Mentally disordered offenders
Information on substance misuse e.g. drugs and alcohol
Behaviour Modification attendee numbers

District Health Authority

Morbidity data

Drug Action Team

Information on drug-taking/alcohol & substance misuse

Fire Service

Incidents of arson, hoax calls, suspicious fires
Details of individuals involved with ‘Firesafe’

Community Relations Council

Incidents of racial attacks and harassment

All public buildings e.g. schools, hospitals, libraries and leisure facilities

Costs of criminal damage and vandalism

Chamber of Commerce

Costs of damage and vandalism to private companies

Chamber of Trade

Costs of retail crime, damage and vandalism

Employment Service

Adult/youth unemployment data

Voluntary & other support services (victim support, gay/lesbian support groups, medication schemes)

Nature and extent of harassment
Profile of victims

Ambulance Service

Relevant incident details and calls for service
Any records of crime and anti-social behaviour against staff

Public Protection

All night cafes, diseases, households, educational establishments, complaints origin, commercial property types