Encourage parish and town councils to report fly-tipping, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, vandalised street furniture etc. and provide a rapid response to rectify the problems

Make full use of powers under the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act to tackle all forms of anti-social behaviour and support parish councils and local communities to do the same.

Hold 'Community Safety Days' to build bridges between young and old, the Police, residents and other agencies.

Improve communication with residents with regard to both reducing crime and promoting Mid Suffolk as a safe District and effect long term solutions to problems.

Provide more resources for the Council's Community Safety Officer to work with the Police to target hotspots.

Promote new schemes to reduce criminal damage, shed burglaries, cycle theft and other incidents which can prove so upsetting to residents and do not always receive the attention they warrant.

Increase community policing in targeted areas.

Make better use of mobile CCTV and new technology to both deter anti-social behaviour and to deal with problems in the District.

Help communities to provide more activities and projects for younger people where they are needed and to meet the expectations of those young people.

Work with partner agencies to deal effectively with localised problems of alcohol and drug abuse in the District.