Nottinghamshire’s Police Prevention Hub contributed to 8,467 fewer victim-based crimes

The launch of a police hub has contributed to 8,467 fewer victim-based crimes.

Nottinghamshire Police’s Prevention Hub is responsible for creating and delivering prevention strategies throughout the city and county and developing practical solutions to prevent crime and disorder.

It was launched in November 2023 and over the last 12 months, the hub’s proactive work has contributed to 8,467 fewer victim-based crimes than the previous 12-month period.

With the department's activities spanning across the entire force, the hub’s work to implement preventative activity throughout the service plays a critical role in fighting crime and keeping the public safe.

This significant reduction relates to crimes which have been recorded as having a direct victim.

The hub’s preventative work has also contributed to 2,131 fewer stalking and harassment occurrences across the force area over the last year.

This work has included raising public awareness and giving advice about the use of stalking protection orders, domestic violence protection orders and other tools the force has available to help protect victims from harm.

Superintendent Heather Maelor, the force's Prevention Hub lead, said: “The department brings together all of the preventative functions from across the force to ensure prevention is at the heart of policing activities.

“The aims of the hub align with the National Prevention Strategy – fewer victims, fewer offences, and less demand on policing, achieved by addressing underlying causes and using partnership-oriented problem-solving.

“There are countless examples I could give of the good prevention work undertaken by our department and across the force this year and the great lengths our teams have gone to in order to reduce offending and prevent things from happening in the first place as well as helping our communities.

“Prevention and problem-solving are really well embedded across our whole organisation and for us to make and achieve that change in culture within a year is absolutely huge."

The services offered within the hub include: offering practical advice to businesses to safeguard themselves against crime, including Safer Business engagement days; youth engagement initiatives such as mini police and cadets to connect with young people to prevent them from being at risk of committing a crime; implementing practical measures to reduce reoffending and the management and delivery of special constabulary.

It also includes safeguarding and supporting victims of domestic abuse, so-called honour-based abuse and stalking; suicide prevention; substance interventions and harm reduction and problem-solving coordinators.