Safety Through Strength Annual Report 2025-26 - Page 12

Proactive media engagement,
social media campaigns and
community events have helped
to keep the public informed and
involved. My #GetTheMessage
and #NailDomesticAbuse
campaigns generated
widespread coverage and
partner support. Regular updates
through my website, which is
under development, newsletter
and the Police and Crime Panel
ensured transparency.

I also took part in a monthly ‘Call
the Commissioner’ segment on
BBC Radio Lancashire, where I
respond to public enquiries, as
well as attending community
meetings, patrolling with
officers and MPs, and attended
community events across the
county.

Social Media

Engagement

Over the past year, I have attended a wide range of community,
partnership and policing events across Lancashire, providing an
important opportunity to listen directly to residents, businesses
and frontline staff. These have included community safety forums,
engagement events in town centres, partnership meetings with local
authorities and voluntary organisations, and visits to policing teams
and initiatives on the ground.

I have attended and contributed to partnership boards and multi-
agency meetings, helping to align strategic priorities and support
coordinated responses to issues such as community safety,
domestic abuse and substance misuse.

Over the Summer, I attended Blackpool Pride where I joined the
parade and spoke about the importance of inclusion and diversity
on stage, supporting such events through Victim Care Lancashire
to raise awareness of the support available to victims of crime,
including hate crime.

Attending these events has enabled me to hear first-hand about
the issues that matter most to our communities, ensure their voices
shape my priorities, and strengthen the partnerships that are vital to
keeping Lancashire safe.

Monthly newsletters have been issued to more than 800 MPs,
Councillors and other key stakeholders, updating them on the work of
my Office and delivery against my Police and Crime Plan.

Consultations

In July 2025, 4,809 women and girls in Lancashire responded to my
survey asking them about the key issues affecting their safety. In
response to the results, I launched the #GetTheMessage campaign,
which is urging men and boys to reflect on their own behaviours and
how it impacts women.

In December 2025, I launched a survey asking residents for
their views on the funding they contribute towards policing and
community safety. 2,026 responses were received, with 66% of
respondents saying they were prepared to pay an increase of £15 or
more for a Band D property, equivalent to 19p per week for a Band
A property or 22p per week for Band B, the most common bands in
Lancashire, to protect local policing.