New Community Safety Guidance for South Lakeland Residents

2 March 2010

South Lakeland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership has published a Community Safety Handbook to help residents stay safe.

The handbook, which will be distributed across the district with Council Tax bills, is a useful guide offering information and advice from a wide variety of local organisations committed to promoting community safety and reducing crime and anti-social behaviour.

It provides contact details on key agencies dealing with domestic violence, anti-social behaviour, drugs and alcohol and home and garden security. It also contains details on the South Lakeland CDRP main priority areas for 2010.

Andy Shine, South Lakeland CDRP Chair said, “ South Lakeland residents have the right to live their lives in safety and there are many agencies working together to provide help and support to our communities. This new initiative offers information in one handy little booklet to keep by the telephone. As well as useful information, it has advice on how we can all help ourselves to keep our homes and property safe. I hope it will re-assure South Lakeland residents that help is available should they need it.”

Temporary Chief Superintendent Sean Robinson, the South Cumbria Police Area Commander said, “South Lakeland is a safe place to live, work and visit, with a low crime rate which continues to fall. I welcome this handbook as it gives clear, concise information about community safety issues, which will hopefully make further contributions to the reduction of crime by helping people to restrict the number of opportunities open to criminals.  Well informed and well prepared residents are vital to ensuring the safety of our communities.”

Copies of the handbook will be available at Council offices, libraries and other public buildings as well as police stations and Citizen’s Advice Bureaus across the district. Residents can also view the handbook on our website.