South Lakeland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership

South Lakeland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) is made up of a mixture of organisations and voluntary groups who work together with a common aim to tackle crime and disorder in the area and to maintain South Lakeland’s position as one of the safest in the North West.

Some partners have a legal responsibility to work with the CDRP and these are South Lakeland District Council, Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Constabulary, Cumbria Primary Care Trust, Cumbria Police Authority and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service. From April 2010, Probation changed from a co-operating body to a statutory partner, reflecting the CDRP’s changed remit to include reducing re-offending.

The CDRP has a duty to undertake an annual Strategic Assessment of local community safety and crime priorities. The information is used to develop a 3 year Partnership Plan that clearly sets out how the Partnership will tackle key priority crime types, identified through community and partner consultation.

The current key areas of work target anti social behaviour, youth disorder and criminal damage; violent crime including alcohol related assaults, domestic violence, public reassurance and acquisitive crime, including burglary.