Overview
The Safer Hartlepool Partnership (SHP) brings together key organisations to address crime, anti-social behaviour, and community safety issues across Hartlepool.
The partnership is a statutory body under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and includes the following responsible authorities:
- Hartlepool Borough Council
- Cleveland Police
- Cleveland Fire and Rescue Service
- The Probation Service
- Hartlepool and Stockton Clinical Commissioning Group
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Additional partners include:
- Thirteen Group
- Safe In Tees Valley
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland
- Hartlepool Youth Justice Service
Role and responsibilities
The partnership:
- identifies key community safety issues in Hartlepool
- prioritises the most significant concerns
- co-ordinates joint actions to address these issues
A strategic assessment is carried out to review data on crime, disorder, substance misuse, re-offending and other local concerns. The findings inform the development of the Hartlepool Community Safety Plan.
Community Safety Plan priorities (2024–2027)
- anti-social behaviour
- drugs and alcohol
- domestic violence and abuse
- serious violence
Meetings
The Safer Hartlepool Partnership meets quarterly at the Civic Centre, Victoria Road. Meetings are open to the public.