Safe

What We Have Achieved

Wokingham is one of the safest boroughs in the country. The Community Safety Partnership is committed to working with partners to ensure that people are safe and feel safe in the borough.

We have taken a stand to end violence against women by becoming a White Ribbon accredited organisation. We have also recently updated The Domestic Abuse Strategy which has been co-produced with those with lived experience as well as agencies responding to those affected by domestic abuse. 

Prevention projects such as Positive Choices have been introduced.  This uses virtual reality headsets to help educate young people on topics including knife crime, violence against women and girls, exploitation, county drugs lines and sexual harassment.

Some examples

• We have invested in tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) with the team now working directly for WBC.
• We are working across Children’s Services, Thames Valley Police and the Community Safety Partnership to reduce the exploitation of vulnerable young people.
• We have reduced the number of first-time entrants into the youth justice system by developing an early intervention and prevention approach.
• We have provided local homes for children, young people and young adults in their local communities so they can live and be educated in their community.
• We have introduced an Exclusion Prevention Programme in schools which focuses on keeping children in education.
• Our future youth focus survey received over 2000 responses from 11–18-year-olds telling us what makes them feel safe.
• We have built 36 housing units as part of our award-winning specialist accommodation programme, with another 25 units in train.

Where We Are Going

Priority 1

• We are focused on protecting residents from abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

Priority 2

• People feel safe in their community, including those who have experienced anti-social behaviour, discrimination, or hate crime.

Priority 3

• We have supportive communities and partnerships, where helping early is everyone’s business.

Priority 4

• Housing, neighbourhoods, and public areas are designed, built, and maintained with people’s safety at the forefront.

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