Community policing

Communities want to see officers on their streets preventing and robustly tackling the anti-social behaviour, street theft and shoplifting that devastate neighbourhoods and make residents feel unsafe.  Our primary mission in this area is to gain greater recognition of the role of neighbourhood and local policing in preventing and tackling crime, as this is key to improving community trust and confidence in policing.

Member resources

APCC Guidance: Rough sleeping
Addressing rough sleeping through multi-agency partnerships, trauma-informed approaches, and effective commissioning, with case studies and funding insights.

Supporting communities by supporting our members

The APCC’s main areas of focus are:

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) – raising awareness of, and delivering, the ASB Case Review Process, advocating for victims of ASB and delivering ASB hotspot policing
Neighbourhood policing – supporting the delivery of the government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee and 13,000 new neighbourhood officers. Ensuring that neighbourhood officers are empowered to engage meaningfully with communities and have the tools and partnerships needed to address community-based crimes
Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) – supporting PCCs to engage with their local CSPs, identifying ways to address challenges to partnership working and promoting examples of best practice
Contact management – supporting PCCs in their role in the accountability and governance of contact management systems such as 101, 999 and online platforms, and promoting local innovation in community engagement and contact