Keeping your community safe

Here you will find links to the various services that the council provides to make sure that your city and your community is safe to live in. There are links to other sites that tell you how you can help make your community a better place to live.

Community safety

We all have the right to live our lives within a safe environment.

Improving community safety is one of our highest priorities.

We believe that keeping communities safe involves more than just preventing crime and disorder; we must also stimulate social and economic change. We realise that if we are to succeed in making our communities safer, we must all work together. These pages tell you how the council is working with partner agencies, the business community and local residents to make Southampton a safer city.

Anti-Social Behaviour Team

Information about anti-social behaviour, how it affects communities and how to report it.

City Patrol

Information about City Patrol, what they do and how to pay Fixed Penalty Notices.

CREW

Information about Crime Reduction Environment Weeks

Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch is one of the most successful crime prevention initiatives ever in the UK. It has been built on the simple principle of members of the public working hand-in-hand with the police to combat and reduce crime in the community.

The Drug Action Team

The Drug Action Team (DAT) is a sub group of the Safe City Partnership and is supported by a small team of commissioning and coordinating officers based in Southampton City Council. The DAT partnership and support team are responsible for delivering the ten year National Drug Strategy “Tackling Drugs” here in Southampton.

Parenting Practitioners

Information about the Council's Parenting Practitioners, working with families of children who committ Anti-Social Behaviour.

Respect Action Area

Information about Respect Action Areas

Gating Orders

Information on current legislation that assists with the making of Gating Orders, including application form and guidance.

Animal Welfare Officer

Dealing with strays, dog fouling and agressive animals.

Firework safety

Trading standards can provide information from how to use fireworks safely through to protecting children and animals. Also available is information on changes to the law and firework safety publicity material.

Safe city partnership

Southampton's vision for making the city safe is delivered through the Safe city partnership.

Not In My Neighbourhood Week

The Safe City Partnership joined the national ‘Not in my Neighbourhood’ week on 13th to 26th October 2008, resulting in a very successful week of events and publicity.