Keeping people safe within the community
Community safety is about working in partnership to make our communities safer places to live work and visit by reducing crime, anti-social behaviour, risk of fire and accident in the home. It is about feeling safe and being safe wherever you are, whatever the time.
These pages aim to help you find the advice and support you need quickly and easily.
Local Environment Cleaner, Safer, Greener Communities - Ideas and funding to help make communities safer, cleaner and greener places.
Fire Safety Fire safety - Information on how to protect yourself and your home.
Fire safety enforcement in Essex - Working with Business ... New responsibilities in relation to the protection of your property and your workforce .
Crime Reduction and Prevention Neighbourhood Watch is a well known example of the community working together to prevent crime, reduce the fear of crime and improve quality of life. Over 155,000 Neighbourhood Watch schemes operate throughout the United Kingdom covering up to 25% of all households.
Crime reduction - Information and resources for people working to reduce crime in their local area.
Preparing for Emergencies Preparing for Emergencies The booklet covers general advice about what to do in an emergency; advice about specific types of emergency; preparations to make dealing with an emergency easier; advice on how schools and businesses handle emergencies; basic first aid advice; and details of where to find more advice.
Road Safety Road safety - News of the latest campaigns and road safety advice to keep everyone safer on the UK's roads. Leaflets, factsheets and posters to download for more information and links to other useful sites.
Personal Safety Personal safety - general tips from Essex Police on how to be more safety aware in various situations - at the shops, in the car, in the home and on public transport.
