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The Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is a strategic body made up of local organisations that work together to make the borough a safer place to live, work and visit. The organisations making up the CSP include Hertsmere Borough Council, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Hertfordshire County Council, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, National Probation Service and the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board.
This newsletter provides an overview of the partnership activity between July and September 2026 and details of local services available to Hertsmere residents.
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The Hertsmere CSP marked ASB Awareness Week which takes a stand against anti-social behaviour by promoting support services available to our residents and highlighting pathways to make reports.
Partners from a variety of organisations including Hertsmere Borough Council’s Community Safety and Community Enforcement Teams, Hertsmere Police, Clarion, Rail Enforcement and Services for Young People attended and organised community engagement events across the borough.
Offenders who have been given a Community Payback Order carried out a deep clean of two locations in Borehamwood. Individuals complete a variety of unpaid work to benefit the community as a form of reparation for their crimes. They predominantly carry out deep cleansing, weeding and litter picking projects.
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The Borehamwood Friday Night Project provides young people with an opportunity to engage in positive activities, such as sport sessions, and receive support from youth workers. The group received merchandise to promote the Fearless service. Fearless is the dedicated youth service of the independent charity Crimestoppers. They provide young people with the opportunity to give information about crime 100% anonymously. Find out more on their website.
Reports of ASB can be made to the police by calling 999 in an emergency or using the non-emergency number 101, Housing Association tenants should report incidents to their landlord and reports can be made to Hertsmere Borough Council on our website.
Find out more about this year's ASB Awareness Week on our website.
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Hertfordshire Police’s Crime Prevention Team held a talk at the Civic Offices. Residents in attendance received advice on how to protect themselves, their home and their property from crime. The presentation primarily focused on residential burglary prevention, with additional guidance on vehicle security and personal safety.
Another talk is being held at the Civic Offices on Wednesday 28 October at 6pm. Register your attendance here: Herts Police Crime Prevention Seminars.
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Staff from across Hertfordshire’s borough, district and county councils have received training on Trauma Informed Practice.
The session will help professionals to understand what trauma is, the impact adversity and trauma have on people and how to better create safe environments.
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An Older Persons Activity Learning and Safety event was held at the Metropolitan Bushey. Over 60s received valuable advice and support from organisations including Hertsmere Police, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Trading Standards and more.
The event featured stalls offering information and advice, speakers and an exercise taster session from Herts Sport and Physical Activity Partnership’s Live Longer Better team.
Attendees were asked “What would you do differently because of today?”, feedback included:
“I will motivate myself to move more”
“Arrange for a Home Fire Safety visit”
“Feel more confident about going to things”
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service offer free home fire safety visits for residents who may be at greater risk of fire. This includes older people, people living alone or anyone with mobility, health or support needs. These visits assess the home for fire safety, including gas and electrical appliances, access and escape routes and smoke alarms. More information can be found on Hertfordshire County Council’s website.
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The Hertsmere CSP hold community engagements in hotspot areas that have been affected by issues such as crime, anti-social behaviour (ASB), rogue trading and scams. The CSP attended the Herts Summer Parks events in Meadow Park, Borehamwood. Young people took part in football, bouldering, rugby, graffiti art, badminton and inflatables. Herts Summer Parks programme is an initiative aimed at plugging the gap in provision for 12 to 16-year-olds across Hertfordshire during the summer holidays.
Further support and information is available to young people from Hertfordshire County Council’s Services for Young People Team (SfYP). SfYP offer information, advice and support with issues such as mental health, relationships, personal safety, benefits and finances, housing and homelessness, drug and alcohol use and more.
Young people who are not at school or college can come to their local SfYP Hub for help with progressing into education, training or finding a job or apprenticeship.
Find out more about SfYP and their locations on their website.
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More than 300 residents attended a community day in Borehamwood organised by the Hertsmere Neighbourhood Policing Team. Officers took the mobile police station to Borehamwood Retail Park and were joined by a host of teams from within the constabulary as well as local partners including Hertsmere Borough Council’s Community Safety and Community Enforcement Teams, Services for Young People and the Community Security Trust.
The day gave residents the chance to meet their local police officers and find out more information about other community services. Both plain-clothed and uniformed officers were on patrol in the retail park as part of increased efforts to tackle shoplifting and retail crime.
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Contact information:
www.hertsmere.gov.uk/csp
020 8207 2277
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