Community Safety Partnership

The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is a responsible authorities group which leads actions set out in the Ipswich Community Safety Partnership strategic action plan through joint working. This multi-agency partnership takes a strategic but practical approach to problems and reduce crime, substance misuse, anti-social behaviour as well as the other priorities set out below:

The group satisfies the statutory requirements of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Police Reform Act 2002, and any other relevant legislation, thus reducing crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime.

Objectives of the Partnership:

  • To enhance community safety
  • To promote a wider understanding of the contributions and responsibilities of individual agencies and develop a shared commitment to the aim of the partnership
  • To consider a variety of options to prevent and reduce crime, disorder and the fear of crime, following an evidence-based problem solving approach, and to promote the sharing of good practice and to divert people away from crime
  • To promote monitoring, evaluation and research into the effectiveness of local initiatives
  • To develop and maintain links with community groups and to value the views expressed by voluntary, community and business interests 
  • To encourage and monitor collaborative partnerships between local communities, statutory and non-statutory organisations

Structure of the Partnership

There are two tiers within the structure of the partnership:

  • Tier 1 – Ipswich CSP - Holds executive responsibility
  • Tier 2 - Multi-agency implementation groups - Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate projects within an implementation plan via associated sub-groups.

Ipswich Priorities

  • Hate crime 
  • Violence against women and girls, men and boys (VAWGMB)
  • Prevent 
  • Criminal exploitation and serious violence 
  • Theft and shoplifting 
  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
  • Modern slavery 
  • Fraud and computer misuse 
  • Emerging issues 

Ipswich CSP Partners

  • Ipswich Borough Council
  • Suffolk Police
  • Suffolk County Council
  • Health
  • Youth Offending Services
  • Probation
  • Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service

View our structure/action plan (PDF).

Domestic Homicide Reviews

Under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004), the CSP has a statutory duty to create a domestic homicide review in certain circumstances, to establish what lessons can be learned from a domestic homicide regarding the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard individuals.