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Essex PFCC announces further £1.6m for anti-social behaviour hotspots

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Debden Broadway in the Epping Forest district is one of the 15 agreed and identified ASB hotspots for the next year. Image credit: Essex PFCC
Debden Broadway in the Epping Forest district is one of the 15 agreed and identified ASB hotspots for the next year. Image credit: Essex PFCC

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex has announced £1.6m of new funding this year to drive down anti-social behaviour in 15 targeted hotspot areas of Essex.

The funding will build on the success of £1.1m of funding invested in 13 hotspots last year, which took place under the continuing name Operation Dial. This operation resulted in reports of anti-social behaviour dropping by 13 per cent across Essex, a statistic which drew national attention when highlighted up by the Government. 

This money, secured by the PFCC, will be used for extra high-visibility police patrols, community safety patrols, youth outreach work and crime intervention projects in 15 hotspots across Essex, which have been identified by data built from public reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) to Essex Police and feedback from local residents and Community Safety Partnerships.

Roger Hirst, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, said, “I’m very pleased to announce £1.6m is now available for a second year of targeted anti-social behaviour intervention.  

“Our model uses data to identify areas of high anti-social behavior and then target those areas with funding support and resources in the form of patrols and community intervention.   

“This targeted-action model works, it’s an investement in offering reassurance and building confidence in local communities as well as providing more opportunities to identify and pursue those responsible for crime and anti-social behaviour.  

“This is why we always urge people to report crime when we are on our many public engagements across the county. We use your reports to identify areas in need of extra resources and then we target those areas. We can’t identify those areas or target resources without your reports.”

You can find out how other police forces are using hotspot policing funding in this piece by Catherine Levin published earlier this year.

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