Strategic assessment

By law, all community safety partnerships must regularly check crime and safety issues in their area. This check is called a strategic assessment.

To do this, researchers use lots of information shared through the Portsmouth Information Sharing Framework.

Key organisations include:

• Hampshire Police
• Portsmouth City Council
• Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service
• National Probation Service
• Local charities and community services

• Population data from the Census and local forecasts
• Substance misuse data from national treatment systems and the Society of St James
• Crime data from Hampshire Police, national statistics, and comparisons with places like Southampton
• Reoffending and probation data from the Probation Service
• Anti-social behaviour data from the police, council teams, and national surveys
• All this information helps build a clear picture of what’s happening in Portsmouth, so the right actions can be taken.

View the Executive Summary – Strategic Assessment of Community Safety 2023-24. If you need copies of older assessments that are not online, email: csresearchers@portsmouthcc.gov.uk