Crime Prevention Links

Last updated: 26 November 2007

This page contains basic crime prevention information and many links to other web-sites offering advice and guidance on crime prevention, drug misuse, helplines etc.

Please note OSCP is not responsible for the content of external internet sites

  General crime prevention advice

  Anti-social behaviour

  Drug and alcohol misuse

  Young people

  Victims of crime

  Other useful organisations

How can you help ?

Crimestoppers
Freephone:
0800 555 111

Crimestoppers Trust is a charity that provides an anonymous telephone service for the public to call if they wish to report information on a crime. It is a Freephone number 0800 555 111. No-one will ask for your name or telephone number, you will not need to visit a police station, your telephone call is not recorded or traced. You maybe eligible for a reward.
The site contains information on success stories, campaigns and initiatives and details about the Trust.

Neighbourhood Watch
01865 335133

If you are interested in setting up or getting invovled with a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in Oxford please call the area co-ordinators on 01865 335133.
The web-site is a national site with information on how to join a scheme, crime prevention information and news releases.

General crime prevention advice

Thames Valley Police
In an emergency always dial 999
Oxford switchboard:
01865 266000

Provides information on the police force including crime prevention, contact details, recruitment and the policing plan. This site should not be used to contact the police in an emergency, always dial 999.

Home Office Crime Prevention

Provides advice on a wide range of crime reduction themes including burglary, auto-crime, violence, street crime, business crime and youth crime, up to date news releases and toolkits for the crime reduction practitioner.

Secure your motor

A Home Office web-site that helps you outsmart the criminal by keeping your vehicle safe and secure without it costing a fortune. You can test the security of the make a model of your car, test your security knowledge on the interactive car and complete a quiz to pick up security tips.

Police web-sites

Provides links to most police force web-sites.

Oxfordshire Council for Voluntary Action

Oxfordshire Council for Voluntary Action is an umbrella organisation for the voluntary sector in Oxfordshire. They provide information and services for voluntary organisations in the county, represent their interests and help develop new organisations where they are needed

BBC Crime Prevention Advice

Provides information on crime prevention, drug misuse, legislation and CrimeWatch updates. 

Reducing the Risk

Oxfordshire's dedicated website for those who are affected by domestic violence.  Whether you are a woman, man child, parent or friend, this website offers excellent advice and where to go to get help.  

Anti-social behaviour

CANAcT

Tel: 01865 252969

Provides information on the work of Oxford City Council's CANAcT team and advice on what you can do if you are a victim of anti-social behaviour.

RESPECT

Government's website for tackling anti-social behaviour

Drug and alcohol misuse

The Portman Group

The Portman Group acts to reduce the misuse of alcohol by the minority through a strategy of working with other organisations locally and nationally. Supplies information on alcohol abuse, drink driving, a unit calculator, project funding, latest news and support materials.

Drugscope

Independent centre of expertise on drugs. Information is available on drug misuse by drug type, good practice in dealing with drug misuse and news releases.

National Drug Strategy

Information regarding the government's National Drugs Strategy including the updated strategy, news, links, reports and publications. Also contains the Drug Prevention and Advisory Service (DPAS) web-site.

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

The NTA is a special health authority established in 2001 to increase the availability, capacity and effectiveness of treatment for drug misuse in England. Aimed at practitioners, it provides information on treatment availability, funding , facts and figures and publications.

RELEASE

RELEASE provides a range of services dedicated to meeting the health, welfare and legal needs of drugs users and those who live and work with them. The site contains facts about drugs, drug alerts and information on drug legislation.

SubstanceMisuse.net

The site is about the use and misuse of drugs and alcohol. It aims to raise awareness and understanding of substance misuse, the problems it creates and the ways to deal with these problems. It provides information aimed at the general public, practitioners and problem misusers.

Drug Education and Prevention Information Service

DEPIS is a database for planners and providers of drug education and prevention in both school and community settings. It may also be of use to young people, parents and carers and contains information on drug projects and evaluations.

Young people

Oxford City Youth Site

The site is a resource for young people living and visiting Oxford to help them find out what's going on and what to do in Oxford. The site also gives young people living in Oxford an opportunity to have your say, to voice any issues or concerns you might have and to put forward any ideas to help Oxford be a better place for young people.

Oxfordshire Youth Service

Aimed at young people the site provides access plenty of useful information, chat to friends, and take part in online debates about the issues which affect young people. The site also offers crime prevention advice aimed at young people as well as other relevant topics important to young people.

ChildLine

Tel: 0800 1111

ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK.

Youthinformation.com

An information web-site from the National Youth Agency offering advice on a wide range of topics including health, housing, money, family and relationships, the environment, employment, eduction and training.

Victims of crime

Victim Support

Victim Support is the independent charity which helps people cope with the effects of crime. They provide free and confidential support and information to help you deal with your experience.

Criminal Justice System The Government's website that provides information about the criminal justice system, whether you are a victim, witness, juror or the accused.

Other useful organisations

Arson Prevention Bureau

Offering advice on the prevent of arson, news releases and research.

Office for National Statistics

Provides statistics on the economy, population and society at a local and national level.

About Oxford 

Interactive statistics on a range of data-sets including crime, housing, occupation, business and the economy.