About Us

Reducing crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour is something we all want to see in our community. Everyone wants to feel safe in their homes, in their neighbourhoods, and on the streets.

Achieving these aims is no longer the responsibility of just one agency, such as the police, but now the Government requires local organisations to work together to improve the quality of life for local residents. The Hastings Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) was set up in 1998 to tackle crime and the fear of crime in our town. In April 2004, the Hastings CDRP was relaunched with a new, more user-friendly title, the Safer Hastings Partnership, or SHP.

The SHP is led by six principal partners: East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (current chair); Sussex Police; Sussex Police Authority; Hastings Borough Council; East Sussex County Council; Hastings Primary Care Trust; and Sussex Probation. In addition, the SHP Board includes Amicus Horizon (Housing Association) and Hastings Community Forum as non- statutory members.

Bringing these partners, plus many others, together, our aim is to reduce crime and the fear of crime in Hastings & St Leonards and, in doing so, to make a significant impact on the quality of life for residents and visitors to the town.

Meet the SHP

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (chair of the SHP) Borough Commander Peter Higgins	Sussex Police District Commander Chief Inspector Mark Ling	Sussex Police Authority Carole Shaves MBE JP
Amicus Horizon Jacki White	Hastings & Rother Primary Care Trust Richard Watson	Sussex Probation Martin Richardson
East Sussex County Council Marcus Gomm (photo coming soon)	Hastings Community Forum Dick Edwards	Hastings Borough Council Cllr Robert Cooke (photo coming soon)

To find out more about our partners, please click here.