Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Projects (SNAPs)

1. Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Projects (SNAPs) Transforming the CDRP’s approach to neighbourhood-based operations Damian Dallimore – Salford Community Safety Unit

2. Beat Sweeps (2005-08) • Beat Sweeps ran in Salford for over three years • Led by GMFRS • Week of action • Partnership approach • Defined geographical area (usually sub-ward) • Made significant contribution to reductions in ASB • Desire from CDRP to build upon this model • Focus on sustainability beyond initial week of action

3. What Did Beat Sweeps Look Like? • Started from a position of arson reduction • Partnership defined by forward-thinking services – not always based on demand / intelligence • Action plans not always clearly defined • Publicity was limited • Residents not always aware of Beat Sweep – minimal consultation • Additional costs incurred by the involvement of some services

4. Transforming Beat Sweeps • CDRP asked for a rethink of Beat Sweeps • Cover an entire ward • Broader set of outcomes beyond just crime / arson reduction • Better buy in from partners • Intelligence-led • Improved engagement with residents • No additional costs wherever possible • Sustain the positive outcomes beyond the initial week of action

5. Aims and Objectives • Reduction in crime • Reduction in ASB • Reduction in arson (NI 33) • Improve public perception of ASB (NI 17) • Build upon existing partnership working in neighbourhoods

6. Branding • The term ‘Beat Sweep’ is ambiguous • Synonymous with enforcement activity • Promote prevention and intervention approaches • Focus on sustainability • Changed the name to ‘Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Projects’ or ‘SNAPs’

7. Priority areas • Working at a ward level • Analysis of areas of need, focusing on: • Levels of recorded crime; • Levels of recorded ASB; • High Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score; • Low scores in public satisfaction surveys.

8. Targeted areas • To date the following wards have been targeted: • Winton • Broughton • Langworthy • Ordsall • Little Hulton • Irwell Riverside • Walkden North • Weaste & Seedley • Swinton North • Boothstown & Ellenbrook

9. Planning cycle • Initial planning meeting eight weeks prior to operation • Partnership focuses on following themes: • Crime and disorder. • Anti-social behaviour (including arson). • Children & young people. • Drugs and alcohol. • Environmental improvement. • Community cohesion and sustainability. • There is a lead officer for each theme, tasked with developing a SMART multi-agency delivery plan

10. Engagement Strategy • Leaflets delivered to every property before and after each SNAP • Local press opportunities • Website – including SNAP blog • Engagement with children & young people • Posters • Community meetings & residents’ groups • Residents encouraged to get involved

11. Results (after 8 SNAPs) • 90 arrests for a variety of offences. • 36 vehicles seized for no tax or insurance. • 34 drugs warrants executed of which 28 resulted in arrests for drugs offences. • Several cannabis farms have been identified including two with a street value of over £20,000 and one with a street value of £11,500. • 185 tonnes of bulky waste - including refrigerators, settees and other household goods - have been collected and disposed of free of charge. • Graffiti removed from approximately 460 sites.

12. Results (cont.) • 143 Fixed Penalty Notices issued for a range of offences including dog fouling, littering and driving offences. • Fire and rescue service has conducted over 1750 home fire risk assessments in the homes of vulnerable people, giving out free smoke alarms and offering fire safety advice. • Over 650 young people have participated in some form of statutory or voluntary youth provision, many of whom doing so for the first time. • Twelve new alley gate schemes have been introduced, with many more existing schemes repaired or improved as a result of an inspection.