Safe and Strong Communities
Objective 1: Implement Safety Measures: Ensure people feel safe at all times and are not worried about crime, anti-social behaviour, or disorder.
| High Level Action | Measure | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Work with the Police to deliver Operation Clear Hold Build. | Reduce incidence of serious and organised crime. | The rate of crime recorded as violence against the person falls to xx per 1,000 population by 2035. The rate of sexual offences falls to xx per 1,000 population by 2035. |
| Use the full extent of ASBO powers as part of a visible partnership campaign against anti-social behaviour. | Reduce all forms of anti-social behaviour. | The rate of antisocial behaviour per 1,000 population by 2035 decreases by 10%. [MHCLG- placeholder] |
| Deliver the actions in the Vision Zero Strategy. | Improve driving quality in the district through the Vision Zero programme. Reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the roads. |
The rate of people killed or seriously injured per billion vehicle miles in Bradford District reduces to and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035 [MHCLG]. |
Objective 2: Collaborate with Neighbourhoods: Work with local communities to understand how best to create and adapt safe places to live, work, and play.
| High Level Action | Measure | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver the actions in the Belong Strategy. | Improve how people feel in the crime survey. |
Objective 3: Target Vulnerable Areas: Focus on activities and places that cause concern, especially for those places and people who feel vulnerable.
| High Level Action | Measure | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Work in schools with young women and men to deliver a programme of education and challenge. Increase hate crime reporting in the district through education, communication and community reassurance. |
Reduce violence against women and girls. Reduce the incidence of hate crime. |
Halve the incidence of violence against women and girls. Halve the rate of hate crime by 2035. The level of overall victim satisfaction with hate crime response is ≥90%. |
Objective 4: Sustain stronger communities: Promote pride in local areas and foster a feeling of connection to the community and its people.
| High Level Action | Measure | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver a district wide programme of positive communication and profile-raising building on the work of the City of Culture year. | Improve the quality of life across the district. Improve community cohesion. Improve people's levels of satisfaction in where they live. |
The percentage of people satisfied with community / cultural facilities increases and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035. The percentage of people satisfied with their local area as a place to live increases and is maintained in line with national averages by 2035. [MHCLG] The percentage of people feeling that they can influence local decisions is maintained at a higher rate than national averages by 2035. [MHCLG] The proportion of young people’s participation in youth services increases by 10% by 2035. [MHCLG Placeholder] |
Objective 5: provide a good environment for residents of the district
| High Level Action | Measure | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Promote active travel to all staff employed by partners and encourage pollution reducing alternatives such as care share, e bike hire and electric cars. | Improve to air quality in targeted wards. Reduce the number air quality related deaths. |
Air pollution: the rate of fine particulate matter (new method - concentrations of total PM2.5) reduces and is maintained below national by 2035. Air pollution: the estimated fraction of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution reduces and is maintained below national by 2035. [MHCLG] |