The Isle of Wight (IOW) is a Unitary Authority which serves a population of just over 140,000 people.  It attracts many tourists via its links to the mainland from Lymington, Southampton and Portsmouth. 

Contact VRU by email: vru@hampshire.police.uk 

The VRU currently funds the following intervention projects on the Isle of Wight: 

RESET programme: This is a community-based intervention for young people aged 18 to 25. The service is voluntary and provides support to those who have offended. It aims to help young people move away from offending behaviour by offering guidance, mentoring, and access to employment, education, and training opportunities, enabling them to make positive and sustainable life choices. Available across Hampshire.

Pol-ED: This programme allows schools to deliver a series of pre-planned lessons to pupils, enables Police Forces to engage with schools through lessons and assemblies, and enables local authorities and criminal justice partners to facilitate similar pre-planned lessons in their youth settings. Lessons are mapped out against the PSHE curriculum and subjects not covered in other PSHE schemes, created by experts. Available across Hampshire.

Young Futures Prevention Panels (YFPPs):These are multi-agency panels designed to identify, assess and refer into effective support young people who may be vulnerable to being drawn into crime. Individuals are identified by using data, where they are referred to a panel, services then have to come to an agreement as to how they can support that individual. A YFPP has been implemented in Basingstoke.

Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership 

The Isle of Wight (IOW) Community Safety Partnership (CSP) believes that crime, disorder, anti-social behaviour and reducing the fear of crime can only be tackled effectively by working together. 

The current Partnership priorities are: 

• serious violence duty compliance
• reduce reoffending and first-time entry into criminal justice system
• reduce anti-social behaviour
• complete domestic abuse related death reviews (DARDRs)
• Produce the Prevent Strategy and Partnership Plan
• community engagement and awareness
• gender based violence and VAWG in public spaces
• reducing violent crime and weapons offences
• support provisions with youth crime reduction and early intervention
• raise awareness about online safety

Document links:
2024/25 Strategic Assessment

Website:
Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership (iow.gov.uk) 

Contact information:

community.safety@iow.gov.uk
01983 823000