Police and Crime Commissioner asks North Norfolk residents for their views on crime and anti-social behaviour

Date published: 3rd August 2023

The Police and Crime Commissioner is asking North Norfolk residents for their views on crime and anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods.

They have issued the below press release with details of the Countywide survey:

Police and Crime Commissioner asks Norfolk residents for their views on crime and anti-social behaviour

The Home Office has invited all Police and Crime Commissioners to bid for vital funding to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime. This is the fifth round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund and to inform Norfolk’s bid, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner needs to know residents’ views. Everyone in Norfolk is invited to complete a survey before Friday 11 August.

The survey aims to find out about opinions and experiences on aspects of neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour. 

Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Giles Orpen-Smellie, said:

“Anyone who has been a victim of a crime knows the personal cost this can have. It is the perception of crime in our communities that can make us feel threatened, too. 

“While we have data from Norfolk Constabulary, previous StreetSafe* data and information from local authorities about neighbourhood crime and anti-social behaviour, it is essential we hear from residents about the issues they are currently experiencing.

“My office is working in partnership with Norfolk Constabulary, local authorities and community groups to develop preventative measures, but we only have until the end of August to prepare and submit the bids, so I urge residents to take part in the survey so that we can capture their concerns.”

The PCC’s office has the opportunity to bid for £1.4m of the Government’s £60m fund for PCCs across England and Wales.

Previous successful bids have enabled the OPCC and the Norfolk County Community Safety Partnership to secure over £400,000 to tackle violence against women and girls with measures such as better street lighting in Great Yarmouth and an expansion of the CCTV network in King’s Lynn.

The survey is available online: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/SSF5Norfolk/

Paper copies are available by contacting the OPCC’s office.

By telephone: 01953 424455

Email: opccn@norfolk.police.uk