The Safer Harlow Partnership (SHP) is a group of organisations working together to reduce crime, disorder and the misuse of drugs in the town.
The partnership is led by:
- Harlow Council
- Essex Police
- Essex County Council
- Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
- Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
- The Probation Service
The partnership also includes many other local bodies like:
Partnership structure
The Chair of the SHP is the Managing Director of Harlow Council.
The SHP is currently supported by 4 priority groups. Each group produces action plans in order to achieve the objectives of the partnership.
You can read the SHP strategic assessment for 2022 to 2023 (pdf) which looks at patterns of crime, disorder, antisocial behaviour and community safety issues affecting Harlow and helps inform the strategic priorities for the next year.
You can read a report on the:
- achievements of the SHP groups in 2022 to 2023 (pdf)
- achievements of the SHP groups in 2021 to 2022 (pdf)
Priorities
Safer Harlow Partnership priorities for 2024 to 2025 are:
- acquisitive crimes
- domestic abuse
- drugs and county lines
- serious violence and violence against women and girls
The SHP wants to encourage more victims of domestic abuse to report incidents, so victims can be supported and the number of repeat victims reduced.
The SHP is responsible for undertaking Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) where the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by a relative, household member or someone they had been in an intimate relationship with.
DHR Overview Reports from other parts of Essex along with the Harlow Overview Reports are published on the Essex Safeguarding Adults Board website.
You can find more information on how we help support victims on our domestic abuse and J9 page.
Funding
The SHP receives a Community Safety Grant from the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex (PFCC) each year to fund activity that will help the partnership achieve its objectives.
To apply for this funding, you must be able to demonstrate how your planned project or activity supports current priorities (listed above). You will also need provide monitoring and evaluation information to the SHP to evidence positive outcomes. The maximum you can apply for is £3,000.