Burglary Reduction
Burglary Reduction
What have we achieved?
Reducing Crime whilst Going on Holiday 1.06 MB 
Becoming a victim of crime during a holiday can obviously spoil it. Suffering a crime whilst away, whether it’s to you or your possessions, or your home, all have the potential to ruin a relaxing break. The time to prepare for this peace of mind is now – not just before you go away.
Alley-gating
The Council has opted to take advantage of a scheme which has brought about a significant drop in the number of burglaries in areas where it has been implemented. 'Alley-gating' is a simple crime preventative measure which involves erecting steel, self locking gates to the ends of alley-ways and passages that are the responsibility of the homeowners who live around them. Benefits of the 'Alley-gating' scheme include reduced opportunities for youths to cause annoyance, safer play areas for children and improved community spirit giving a sense of ownership of the alleys.
The Crime and Disorder Partnership want to ascertain whether the initiative of alleygating has an impact on the fear of crime amongst residents in our Communities and conduct a public consultation exercise every year. This is to ensure that the schemes that we deliver have a positive impact on residents lives and continue to provide the additional security that they were intended for. The analysis is available to view below:
Public Perception Survey Results 2009 34.82 KB
Public Perception Survey Results 2007 30.54 KB
Public Perception Survey Results 2006 45.97 KB
Distraction Burglary / Doorstep Crime
The Tameside Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership has launched a major campaign to cut down on distraction burglaries. The campaign involves the Council's Community Safety Unit and Trading Standards, Police, Homewatch and Age Concern. It includes talks to community groups, public information in the press and help specifically to 300 pre-selected residents in distraction burglary hotspots.
Burglary Reduction Tips
Crime levels in Tameside are falling and that's official. Although the risk of becoming a victim of crime in the Borough is at its lowest ever that risk hasn't gone away altogether.
SARA Packages
In 2005 an innovative way to tackle burglary reduction in Tameside was devised which improved partnership working whilst at the same time presenting an holistic approach to burglary reduction in the Borough.
Partnership Operations
Operation 24/7
Operation to disrupt recent spike in burglaries through targeting of offenders and hot-spot areas with collateral benefits of victim and target hardening, engagement and cohesion. Partners involved are:-
- Greater Manchester Police
- GM Fire & Rescue
- TMBC Licensing & Trading Standards
- TMBC Community Safety Unit
- TMBC Patrollers
- GM Probation Service
Operation 24/7 introduces as a tactic a more robust approach to offender targeting.
Operation 24/7 relies on strong branding and this in turn is used to reassure the public. To this end high visibility days working with all the partners run to reassure the public, engage people, reinforce partnerships and seek out new ones. These days also give an opportunity to sell crime prevention and in particular the immobilise scheme. Based on similar operations such as Padlock, the days themselves bring collateral benefits of reducing anti social behaviour and damage and in themselves help reduce burglary on those days.