Street Focus is a partnership initiative led by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in collaboration with Devon & Cornwall Police, local authorities and other partners to improve safety and address issues such as antisocial behaviour in town and city centres.
The project launched in Torquay in July 2024, and this year Commissioner Alison Hernandez pledged to take some of the successes into Camborne to support work already underway to improve safety in the town.
In August, Commissioner Hernandez met with police and local leaders in Camborne to observe the ongoing collaborative work which can be built on during the next stage of the Street Focus project.
The visit highlighted key initiatives tackling antisocial behaviour such as the PubWatch scheme, which enables hospitality services to work together to reduce problems in and around their premises. The Commissioner’s office and Camborne Town Council have jointly funded a local ASB officer, who holds Community Safety Accreditation Scheme accreditation and intervenes early in emerging cases of antisocial behaviour including street drinking.
Camborne is entering its second year as one of the areas receiving additional funding to support high-visibility hotspot policing patrols and is also an area where Street Marshals are part funded by the Commissioner’s office.
During her visit the Commissioner was impressed by the collective commitment and noted the tangible uplift in local confidence and the community’s recognition of positive change. She looks forward to building on this success with Street Focus in the coming months.
The Commissioner has committed a significant 2-year funding 2026-28 investment of £200,000 to help tackle street crime and antisocial behaviour and provide better opportunities and support for young people. This funding will be spent in Camborne, Redruth and Pool and transferred to Safer Cornwall to strengthen and build upon existing and new plans including:
- Continuation of an ASB officer in Camborne
- A new ASB officer in Redruth
- Funding an Youth Substance Misuse worker
- Creating a wider youth programme
- Camborne community activities