The Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership is responsible for co-ordinating a joint agency response to community safety issues across the city. The Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership comes together under the auspices of wider Community Planning in Edinburgh, the Local Government Scotland Act and under guidance and direction from the Scottish Government.

The lead agencies for community safety in Edinburgh are Lothian and Borders Police, Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service and City of Edinburgh Council. However, they would be unable to achieve long term sustainable crime reduction without the help of other statutory and non-statutory partners. In particular the partnership is reliant on NHS Lothian, Action on Alcohol and Drugs in Edinburgh Partnership and the Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council who all bring resources and expertise to the partnership.