Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership

Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is made up of local organisations, known as statutory responsible authorities who work together to make Hertsmere an even safer place to live, work and visit.

CSPs were set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 giving the responsible authorities a statutory duty to work together to implement strategies to reduce crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour, offending and drug and alcohol misuse.

Hertsmere CSP statutory responsible authorities are:

We also work closely with a number of non-statutory organisations including:

Read our useful contacts leaflet for the correct number to ring if you have an issue:

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View our latest Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership Newsletter (opens in new tab).

The Partnership aims 2023-2027 are:

To create safer environments by tackling crime and anti-social behaviour;
To protect and safeguard vulnerable people;
To build community confidence and wellbeing to increase feelings of safety

The Partnership priorities 2026-2027 are:

Priority 1 - Protect against violence, abuse and exploitation and support our most vulnerable residents

What we will do:

Reduce knife crime and offensive weapon use (focus on early intervention)
Disrupt county lines and drug supply
Raise awareness of cuckooing
Support victims of cuckooing with a focus on safeguarding
Deliver targeted awareness sessions (schools, professionals & community)
Raise awareness of Modern Slavery and National Referral Mechanism (NRM)
Deliver Crucial Crew event programme
Raise awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Priority 2 - Identify Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and crime trends and work with partners to reduce further incidents by dealing with perpetrators and applying the Hotspot policing model in hotpot areas

What we will do:

Reduce serious and organised crime (SOC)
Embed hotspot policing model
Maximise use of anti-social behaviour powers
Improve communication via Herts Connected
Prevent burglary and vehicle crime
Increased enforcement on fly-tipping
Tackle Hate Crime (confidence & reporting)
Use data (Power BI) to drive action
Strengthen problem solving approach
Support national awareness campaigns
Deliver JAG Engagements in hotspots
Support individuals with substance misuse issues
Tackle retail crime with businesses
Embed ASB best practice (ASB Pledge)

Priority 3 - Prevent and disrupt Violence Against Women and Girls and Domestic Abuse

What we will do:

Deliver education on healthy relationships (early intervention)
Promote ‘Ask for Angela’ and ‘Ask Clive’ schemes
Support National VAWG campaigns
Increase awareness of Domestic Abuse and related harms
Promote Domestic Abuse support services to victims
Develop and deliver youth workshop with MPAA
Increase referrals to perpetrator programmes (Chrysalis Centre)
Deliver the Annual Domestic Abuse Conference in partnership with St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Review Domestic Abuse Forum governance
Expand J9 Champions network
Deliver Women’s Safety walks

If you would like to learn more you can request a copy of the Partnerships Plan by emailing community.safety@hertsmere.gov.uk.

The Annual Review is a document detailing the Hertsmere CSP's key successes during 2025 - 2026. If you would like to request a copy of the Annual Review 2025 - 2026, please email community.safety@hertsmere.gov.uk.