Our Community Safety Team leads North Somerset Council’s crime and disorder agenda under our section 17 responsibilities of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The Community Safety Team develops the partnership plan and delivers the safer aspect of the Safer and Stronger Partnership.
The Community Safety Team have a range of work areas including:
Find out about anti-social behaviour, what it is and what you should do if you are affected by it.
Includes information for practitioners and anyone affected by domestic abuse in North Somerset.
Learn about what we are doing to improve Weston-super-Mare after dark including the Weston Purple Flag and the MAVISbus.
Find out how to report crimes carried out against someone because of their race, religion, sexuality, disability or gender.
Find out about Modern Slavery including what it is and what to do if you think it’s happening.
Learn about Serious organised crime including what it is and what to do if you think it’s happening.
Latest community safety news
Council wins taxi licence appeal
A former taxi driver who allegedly behaved in an inappropriate way has failed to regain his licence at a crown court hearing.
Community Emergency Shelter Scheme Launch
A new project to update the Council’s list of community venues has been jointly launched between the Emergency Management Unit and Community Safety Team.
Increased jobcentre support for women experiencing domestic abuse
Every jobcentre in the UK will have a trained domestic abuse point of contact by the end of summer, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd will announce today.