Are you concerned about crime in your area? Have you been a victim of crime or anti-social behaviour? Are there places in Leatherhead Ashtead Dorking Fetcham Bookham and across Mole Valley where you don't feel safe? Are you confident that crime is being tackled? Visit molevalley.gov.uk/mvcsp 

Mole Valley’s residents and businesses have the opportunity to help inform the community safety partnership priorities for 2025/26 as part of a six-week consultation run by Mole Valley Community Safety Partnership (MVCSP). Respondents are being asked to provide first-hand experiences of crime and/or anti-social behaviour, whilst also providing a sense of how safe they feel living and working in the district.

MVCSP is made up of organisations and authorities responsible for keeping people safe. The members are Mole Valley District Council, Surrey Police, Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner, Surrey County Council, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service, Surrey Fire Authority, Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Group, and local Housing Associations. 

The work of Mole Valley’s Community Safety Partnership links to the countywide Community Safety Vision for Surrey and Surrey Community Safety Agreement which outlines how responsible authorities in Surrey collaborate to reduce crime and disorder. It focuses on protecting vulnerable individuals, safeguarding communities, and empowering residents to feel safe. Through alignment with pan-Surrey strategies and partnerships, MVCSP can prioritise local actions where it adds value.

Are you concerned about crime in your area? Have you been a victim of crime or anti-social behaviour? Are there places in Mole Valley where you don't feel safe? Are you confident that crime is being tackled?

Visit molevalley.gov.uk/mvcsp between Wednesday 6 November and Wednesday 18 December 2024 to have your say. Alternatively, hardcopies of the survey are available from Mole Valley District Council’s Dorking offices, RH4 1SJ* and libraries in the district.

MVCSP really wants to hear from those living and working in the district to ensure the priorities set are reflective of crime and anti-social behaviour being experienced. The agreed priorities for 2024/25 include:

• Anti-social behaviour 

• Domestic Abuse 

• Hate Crime 

• Rural and Envirocrime 

• Shoplifting 

• Violence against Women and Girls 

• Violent Crime among Youths and Younger Adult Males   

Rachel O’Reilly, Chair of Mole Valley Community Safety Partnership, said: “This consultation will give us the opportunity to hear everyone's views on crime and community safety. It is vital we have a good understanding of people's experiences of crime and anti-social behaviour and any particular problems they may have in their local area as this will help us to focus our resources on the things that matter most to the community and will inform our priorities and action plan for next year. Once this is all in place I hope our residents, businesses and visitors to our district will feel safer in the knowledge that all our partners will be doing everything possible to help reduce instances of crime and anti-social behaviour "