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Police & Crime Plan Priorities

Serious violence can destroy lives and can damage entire communities. It is corrosive and any culture of violence needs to be stopped, through tough enforcement and prevention.

Partnership working to reach those most at risk of involvement in serious violence, both before any offending has taken place, and to break cycles of offending and remove criminals from continually returning to crime, will be at the heart of our approach.

Working across the criminal justice system to make sure crime is punished swiftly, with interventions to build communities impacted, is also needed to send the message that criminal gangs will not be tolerated in Lancashire.

Domestic Abuse Prevalence (CSEW)

There has been a gradual decrease in domestic abuse over the last 10 years. Prevalence of domestic abuse in the last year among people aged 16 to 59 years, England and Wales, year ending (YE) March 2005 to YE March 2024.

Sexual Assault Prevalence (CSEW)

Prevalence: 1.9%. A decrease of 0.3 percentage points (not statistically significant).

Stalking Prevalence (CSEW)

Prevalence: 2.9%. A decrease of 0.3 percentage points (not statistically significant).

Examples of the progress being made against the Police and Crime Plan

23 October 2025

Commissioner Convenes Lancashire Leaders to Tackle Violence Against Women and Girls

Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw has brought together leaders from across the county to develop a unified response to the concerns raised in his recent survey on the safety of women and girls in Lancashire.

15 October 2025

Experts help Lancashire professionals protect vulnerable people online

More than 180 delegates heard from a social media influencer leading the fight against intimate image abuse, a reformed fraudster working to prevent future victims, and other expert speakers, at a landmark event aimed at tackling the growing threats of online crime and protecting vulnerable communities across the county.

13 October 2025

Commissioner meets crime victims, shining light on local support

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has visited Victim Support to see first-hand how specialist teams commissioned by his Office are helping victims of crime across the county.

2 October 2025

Commissioner Clive Grunshaw launches Independent Committee to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls

25 September 2025

East Lancashire partners join forces to tackle violence against women and girls