Now is the time for Wiltshire Police, and my office, to go back-to-basics and deliver exactly what our residents want: a quality, frontline, policing service which tackles the crimes which matter most to them.
Making Wiltshire Safer sets out the direction for policing focus and priorities until 2025 as well as showing you the funding I receive and how it will be spent during my first term in office.
Priority 1: A police service that meets the needs of its communities
I am prioritising:
- Increasing public confidence, trust and our policing engagement with communities
- Provide a quality of police service to all our communities
Giving the Police the right tools for the job
Priority 2: Reduce violence and serious harm
I am prioritising:
- Violence reduction and domestic abuse
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Child abuse and Child Exploitation
County Lines and Serious Organised Crime and exploitation
Priority 3: Tackle crimes that matter most to local communities
I am prioritising:
- Anti-social Behaviour
- Road safety
- Rural crime and heritage crime
Fraud, cyber crime and hate crime
Priority 4: Improve the experience of victims and deliver justice
I am prioritising:
- Victim care and support
- Mental Health
- The criminal justice system
- Restorative Wiltshire
Reduce re-offending
From the start, I was determined my police and crime plan – and the strategic policing blueprint for Wiltshire Police – would be informed by Wiltshire and Swindon’s residents, to deliver a service that you told me is important and that you deserve. This is what has happened.
I consulted widely with the people of Wiltshire and Swindon via Use Your Voice and opportunities for you to download copies of the draft plan and participate in public discussions on social media.
I listened to our key stakeholders and partners using Focus Group sessions, and heard what the Chief Constable and colleagues within the Force telling me what needed to be included, during several internal meetings, before publishing my Police and Crime Plan – approved by Wiltshire and Swindon’s Police and Crime Panel.
Our new police and crime plan is as closely aligned with your concerns and aspirations as possible and this has been balanced with advice from the Chief Constable as well as national policing strategies.
My finalised police and crime plan was supported at the latest meeting of Wiltshire and Swindon's Police and Crime panel as the cross-party councillors unanimously ratified the document.
I’m pleased thousands of you took this opportunity with many councillors, MPs, charities and third sector organisations engaging on our community’s behalf.
I listened to our key stakeholders and partners using Focus Group sessions, heard the operational policing advice from the Chief Constable, as well as considering national policing priorities and threat, harm and risk assessments.
Our new police and crime plan is as closely aligned with your concerns and aspirations as possible - and this has been balanced with advice from the Chief Constable, as well as from those national priorities.
It is now time for us to work together to ensure our delivery is impactful and makes the difference we all want to see – a safer Wiltshire for all.
Making Wiltshire Safer can be downloaded from the PCC's website: Police and Crime Plan 2022 – 2025 (wiltshire-pcc.gov.uk)
Or you can use the interactive version here: Making Wiltshire Safer - Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Plan 2022-2025 (office.com)
