Based on evidence from partners and community aspirations, priorities are:

• increasing the numbers of active citizens - people with the motivation, skills and confidence to speak up for their communities and say what improvements are needed
• strengthening communities and building the capability and resources of community, voluntary and social enterprise groups to bring people together to work out shared solutions
• creating partnerships with public, private and voluntary and community sector bodies, public bodies willing and able to work as partners with local people
• reducing anti social behaviour and the fear of crime, ensuring all people feel safe
• reducing crime including serious acquisitive crime, such as burglary, robbery, theft of another vehicle, theft from a motor vehicle, along with domestic abuse, criminal damage and hate crime
• management of offenders to reduce the number of prolific an persistent offenders
• tackling alcohol and drug abuse
• improving road safety
• more well-designed, safer and accessible open spaces