Violent Crime

Safer Swansea is focussing on reducing violent crime, in particular alcohol-fuelled violence within the city centre.

Safer Swansea targets areas where violence is known to occur taking a multi-agency approach to make a real difference. The city centre at night is a key area.

The Call Time on Violent Crime operation has been run over the Christmas period for the last four years and achieved significant reductions in violence at that time. It uses innovations such as polycarbonate glasses, taxi marshals, police patrols and CCTV monitoring to prevent violence. However, efforts need to be made to make this work all year round, rather than certain times of the year.

Partnership activity is now being carried out regularly in the city centre and with positive effect:

• Regular multi-agency operations involving police, taxi licensing, night-time venue managers, door supervisors and CCTV operators have been carried out to address city centre issues.
• The Night-time Economy Officer role has helped with the development in information sharing and partnership working activities.
• Street Pastors continue to volunteer their time to support partnership staff in Swansea City Centre. They offer an informal support service to visitors to the city centre at night who look like they need assistance.
• Information sharing is improving -  the Ambulance Service now provides regular data to a police analyst in relation to city centre injuries and A&E departments are also improving the way they data share with other authorities such as the police.

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This page last updated on December 14 2011