I’m writing this month’s newsletter on the train back from London returning from a busy few days at a national policing conference. Having heard the Home Secretary set out her vision for police reform I’m travelling back to Northumbria feeling motivated with ideas and plans to help deliver safer streets and stronger communities for our area.
I welcomed commitments around improving performance, restoring confidence and protecting neighbourhoods from crime. It’s pleasing to have a Government putting their money where their mouth is— announcing an additional half a billion of funding to support its Safer Streets Mission to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour. Northumbria is ready and waiting to put our share of this to good use.
Latest figures from Northumbria show an 18% drop in youth ASB in the past year and a 28% fall in transport ASB. My office, our police force and all our partners are determined to build on this progress and keep delivering improvements as I will be outlining in my new Police and Crime Plan in the new year.
Best wishes,
Susan Dungworth
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner