Community Safety & Crime Prevention Plan 2025-30

The City of Fremantle is updating its Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan (CSCP) to guide priorities and actions over the next five years. We invite you to be part of this important conversation as we shape a safer Fremantle for everyone.

The City is seeking people who live, work, or play in Fremantle to share their thoughts and experiences to help update the City’s Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan to reflect the needs of the community and the evolving urban and social environment. The updated Plan will guide the City’s approach to community safety and crime prevention from 2025 onwards, setting clear priorities and outlining actions the City can lead, facilitate, or advocate for—particularly where responsibility lies beyond local government.

The purpose of the CSCP is to set priorities for community safety and crime prevention for the next five years across the City of Fremantle. This includes actions the City can lead and facilitate or advocate for where control sits outside local government. This refresh ensures the CSCP aligns with current community expectations, emerging crime trends, and ongoing collaborative efforts. The updated plan will build on previous work and outline how the City can lead, support, or advocate for initiatives that promote safety across our neighbourhoods and public spaces.

As a vibrant destination that attracts a diverse mix of residents and visitors of all ages, Fremantle presents both unique opportunities and challenges in the area of safety. While local government plays an important role, Community safety and crime prevention are complex issues, and many aspects are not under the City's control. Creating a safe and welcoming community is a shared responsibility—requiring strong partnerships with state agencies, local organisations, and the community. The CSCP project also supports the goals of the Strategic Community Plan 2024–2034, which envisions Fremantle as a place where people feel safe, linger in public spaces, and enjoy a city that’s active and inclusive day and night.

The Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan seeks to…

• Identify community concerns around anti-social behaviour, perceptions around safety, and the visibility and accessibility of the City’s safety services.
• Understand what the community sees as key priorities. E.g. increased patrols, stronger partnerships, more cameras, or better urban design.
• Educate the community on the role of local government in this area and how to best access crime prevention and community safety resources.
• Renew and refresh the Community Safey & Crime Prevention plan to meet the needs of the Fremantle community and align with other obligations required of the City.

We are asking the public to:

• Find out about the City's community safety resources and crime prevention strategy by reading the FAQs and Key Documents.
• Submit your input by completing the Community Safety & Crime Prevention Plan Survey.
• Contribute feedback on what's working and what could be done differently.
• Provide best practice examples of community safety and crime prevention strategy from other local governments or entities.

How can I meet to discuss my feedback and share my experience?

You can request to meet with city staff to discuss your thoughts on crime and community safety via a 1:1 meeting, group meeting or attend a community precinct meeting.

Note: Please refer to the key dates section of this MySay page for details on community meetings or drop-in sessions with City staff.

• Book a 1:1 or group meeting with City officers by emailing communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au (subject to staff availability).
• Attend a precinct meeting: The City's volunteer run community precinct groups will be hosting meetings for residents to share their feedback and experiences with City staff. The key dates section of this MySay page includes details of date, location, and times for active precinct group meetings.
• Attend a drop-in session: Drop-in sessions allow the public to meet with City staff to ask questions about the project, seek clarification and guidance on how to best submit feedback. These are informal sessions that allow the public to come and go during the time period provided. To learn more, visit our How We Engage page here. The key dates section of this MySay page includes details of date, location, and times for City drop-in sessions.

How can you make your submission?
Submissions can be submitted online via the submission form below, or:

• By Mail
  PO Box 807
  Fremantle WA 6959
• In Person
  Walyalup Civic Centre
  151 High Street
  Fremantle WA 6160
• By email - communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au
• Online via the submission form below

A hard copy of the survey can be sent or picked up upon request at the Walyalup Civic Centre's customer service reception desk.

Submissions close 5pm AWST 6 October, 2025.