The Safer Wolverhampton Partnership Strategy 2025-28 sets out a clear and ambitious vision to create safer, healthier communities where people feel empowered and protected.
It will build on the success of the previous strategy, which has helped to bring about a 9.5% reduction in total reported crime, including a 45% fall in serious youth violence and an 8% drop in anti-social behaviour over the last 5 years, and a 3.2% cut in the adult reoffending rate between 2019-20 and 2022-23.
Meanwhile, the establishment of a new Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) in the city centre in 2024 has helped bring about a 16% reduction in recorded crime within its perimeter, including a 50% drop in the number of robberies.
The new strategy features key priorities across 5 themes agreed by stakeholders from across the city, including Public Place Violence, Anti-Social Behaviour, Safety of Women and Girls, Alcohol and Substance Related Crime, and Neighbourhood Crime.
The strategy will be delivered through a monitored action plan which will be refreshed annually to ensure it adapts to any new crime trends and emerging local challenges.
It was formally launched at a special event held in the City Suite at the Civic Centre attended by dignitaries, MPs and representatives from Wolverhampton Police, the City of Wolverhampton Council, the Probation Service and other partner organisations.
Superintendent Martin Hurcomb spoke about the successes delivered by the 2022-2025 strategy, before Chief Superintendent Anthony Tagg, the current chair of the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership, outlined the strategic priorities for the next few years.
There were also presentations on Probation Services and alcohol related crime before Jamie Dennis of Mandem MeetUp, a grassroots charity promoting, correcting and improving the conversation around men's mental health and wellbeing, gave a presentation about a targeted youth prevention programme it delivered for young people.
Chief Superintendent Tagg said: Chief Superintendent Tagg said: "This new strategy builds upon the successes achieved in Wolverhampton over the last few years.
"With 5 key focuses, it harnesses our collective capabilities to impact issues which we know are so important to our communities.
"All of us in the Safer Wolverhampton Partnership remain committed to working together to make the city a great place for everyone to live, work and visit."
Councillor Obaida Ahmed, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Community, said: "This is a bold and inclusive strategy for a safer, stronger city. It is built on collaboration, prevention and community empowerment, reflecting the lived experiences of our residents and the challenges that we face together.
"This is not just about responding to harm, it is about tackling the root causes including inequality, exploitation and exclusion. Through smarter use of data, targeted campaigns and support for victims, we aim to restore public confidence and build resilience, and we are prioritising what matters to our residents, including tackling anti-social behaviour and improving safety for women and girls.”
The Safer Wolverhampton Partnership is the statutory Community Safety Partnership and Local Police and Crime Board in Wolverhampton.
It develops and delivers strategic plans for the city and works to implement section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act, which places a duty on all statutory partners to consider issues of community safety at the centre of their delivery.
