Agenda and draft minutes

The Evacuation Procedure was noted

There were no Declarations of Interest.

To approve the minutes for the last meetings held on 21^st January 2026 & 18^th March 2026

The Minutes of the previous meetings held on Wednesday 21st January 2026 & Wednesday 18th March 2026 were agreed as a true record.

Members were presented with the Recorded Crime & Disorder report, the report focused on the recorded crime in the Stockton on Tees Borough over a 12-month period starting in April 2025 to April 2026.

Officers highlighted the following sections of the report to Members:

•              Publicly reported offences had increased from the previous year by 14.8%.

•              Police generated crime had also increased slightly from the previous year by 2.8%.

•              Publicly reported Anti-Social Behaviour had seen a 1.5% reduction.

•              Death or serious injury caused by illegal driving had the largest reduction since last year with -60%.

•              Homicide showed a large increase of 200% but that was an actual increase of 2 incidents over the last year.

•              Theft had increased by 21.8%.

•              Criminal Damage & Arson had overall shown a reduction of 1.6% however Arson showed an increase of 14.0% since last year.

•              Drug offences had reduced by 6.1%.

•              Public Order Offences had increased by 4.2%.

Officers informed Members that a portion of the increases highlighted above could be attributed to Operation Magnolia, which was a retrospective recording of historical offences in Kirklevington. The increase in certain crime types across Cleveland was discussed with members, and how support multi agency support could be the solution. With Members and Officers agreeing that the Cost-of-Living crisis and low employment could be a contributing factor, and what early intervention work could be done to tackle it.

Members Agreed to note the report.

Representatives from Cleveland Police presented to Members the six-month update of the Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Charter. Within the report Officers informed the Partnership that there had been a 29% reduction in the number of victims of ASB, Billingham Central and Yarm had seen a 9% reduction in the period. Alongside further an 11% reduction in Hardwick and Slaters Lane, while Stockton Town Centre had seen the highest reduction of 12%.

Partners praised officers for their actions and the results shown in the report. It was acknowledged that public perception would still be a challenge, but work had to be done to increase awareness.

Officers then spoke on their ongoing enforcement activities and the focus on the next period. The Police had undertaken targeted patrol activity, while strengthening internal processes through daily scrutiny and training.

Members Noted the Update

Members were given an update on Prevent (CT) Programme; there had been a Cleveland wide meeting on Prevent in which Stockton was well represented. There were currently 8 referrals on the system, 3 active investigations with 6 in review. Officers expected guidance on Martins Law from the Home Office for how it would affect the Councils strategy.

Members noted the update.

Members were given an update on Prevent (CT) Programme; there had been a Cleveland wide meeting on Prevent in which Stockton was well represented. There were currently 8 referrals on the system, 3 active investigations with 6 in review. Officers expected guidance on Martins Law from the Home Office for how it would affect the Councils strategy.

Members noted the update.

This report was restricted due to the links to Information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.

AGREED that the report be noted.

Members were presented with a restricted report that provided an overview on crime comparisons against other similar CSPs utilising iQuanta.

This report was a restricted document due to the statistical information only made available as an intelligence tool for partnerships until released by the Home Office.

AGREED that the report be noted.

This item was restricted due to the sensitive victim information and multiagency intelligence contained within the Community Safety Annual Report.    

AGREED that the report be noted.     

Due to the connection to an ongoing Police investigation this Agenda Item was restricted.

AGREED that the report be noted.

As it was their last Safer Stockton Partnership meeting partners gave their thanks to Sharon Cooney & Lucy Owens for their work on behalf of the Partnership.