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    Students create impactful bench in memory of those lost to knife crime tragedies

    24th November 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    Students create impactful bench in memory of those lost to knife crime tragedies

    Keeping you safe this winter: The region’s dedicated Violence Reduction Unit outlines plans to raise awareness and reduce harm.

    17th November 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    Keeping you safe this winter: The region’s dedicated Violence Reduction Unit outlines plans to raise awareness and reduce harm.

    From ideas to action: Young people receive share of £14,000 youth fund to tackle violence and build safer communities.

    3rd November 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    From ideas to action: Young people receive share of £14,000 youth fund to tackle violence and build safer communities.

    The Local Youth Fund is back, with £12,000 available for projects to tackle serious violence.

    11th September 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    The Local Youth Fund is back, with £12,000 available for projects to tackle serious violence.

    Over 250,000 students receive Pol-Ed awareness sessions as PCC Susan Dungworth calls for more schools to adopt the approach.

    22nd July 2025

     Crime and ASB

    Over 250,000 students receive Pol-Ed awareness sessions as PCC Susan Dungworth calls for more schools to adopt the approach.

    SAIL Project Making Sunderland City Centre Safer as Anti-Social Behaviour Falls Significantly

    30th June 2025

    SAIL Project Making Sunderland City Centre Safer as Anti-Social Behaviour Falls Significantly

    Knives seized and more than 150 arrests made during Operation Sceptre week

    4th June 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    Knives seized and more than 150 arrests made during Operation Sceptre week

    Police & Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth pictured with Northumbria Police officers in Newcastle City Centre on a night-time economy patrol.

    7th May 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    Five years of impact: Northumbria’s dedicated Violence Reduction Unit reveals major strides in tackling serious violence

    Police & Crime Commissioner Susan Dungworth talking to Northumbria Police officers in the Bigg Market.

    14th April 2025

     Serious Violence and Organised Crime

    Hundreds of night-time economy staff trained to spot vulnerability and offer support to help keep people safe

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