This website has been created and developed by the Brighton & Hove Partnership Community Safety Team, Brighton & Hove City Council and Brighton & Hove Children & Young People’s Trust (see ‘Links’ page for more information)

Whilst most children & young people lead safe and secure lives, a number of children and young people in the city become the victims of crime, have experienced  bullying or harassment; or have been involved in an accident or injury in the home, on the roads or in a public place. 

To try and address this, in 2003 Brighton & Hove City Council and the Partnership Community Safety Team created a Children and Young People’s Safety Officer post to begin to look at safety and crime issues which effect the lives of under 18 year olds in the city. As part of the response to this, this website has been developed to provide information, advice and knowledge about crime and safety to young people, parents/carers and professionals.

A big thanks has to go to the Government Office of the South East who gave the Partnership Community Safety Team funding to develop this website. The website was created and developed by the Children & Young People’s Safety Officer and Diatribe Design, but thanks also goes to many other professionals and young people who helped out along the way. In particular thanks to the young people at Woodingdean Youth Club and the young people at Hove YMCA Youth Club who made helpful suggestions on its design.