The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner secured over £1.4m to launch Project Salus – a renewed partnership initiative targeting antisocial behaviour (ASB) and violent crime across Cleveland.
It brings together two patrol schemes – ASB patrols conducted by local council Enforcement Officers and serious violence patrols conducted by Cleveland Police.
The additional patrols will take place in micro-sites across 36 council wards in Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland between July 2025 and March 2026.
Hotspots were identified through data-led analysis from Cleveland Police, all four councils and Cleveland Fire Brigade over a two-year period. Analysis revealed areas with the highest levels of violent crime and ASB.
Analysis also revealed ‘peak times’ for violent crime and ASB, resulting in a patrol schedule being established. This is to ensure increased patrols are carried out when and where they are needed most.
During September 2023 and August 2024, there was a 21% reduction in reported ASB incidents compared to the previous year.
Between April 2024 and March 2025, an additional 12,402 ASB and serious violence patrols have taken place across Cleveland.
There were also 151 fewer offences committed in serious violence hotspot areas during the same period and measures of harm which calculate the seriousness of an offence almost halved.
Cleveland was originally identified as one of 10 pilot areas for additional ASB patrols and the success of which, directly led to them being rolled out across the country.
The patrols aimed to protect some of Cleveland’s most vulnerable communities from ASB by deterring offenders and re-assuring the community.
