Agenda item

Presentation by Katy Follows, Community Safety Officer, Crime and Drugs Partnership

Katy Follows, Community Safety Officer, South Locality, presented the Committee with the following information in relation to the Nottingham Crime and Drugs Partnership Respect Survey 2013 findings:

 

(a)  face to face interviews were carried out with a random sample of 2,700 City residents that are representative of all wards and deprivation levels in the City;

 

(b)  the final data from the survey has been weighted to correct for the disproportionate sampling scheme used. The data has been weighted to the 2011 census on ward and age and gender at ward level;

 

(c)  the margins of error, confidence intervals and confidence levels are:

·  City wide +/- 2% (interval of 4%);

·  ward +/- 10% (interval of 20% (approximately));

·  Arboretum +/- 4% (interval of 8%);

·  Dunkirk and Lenton +/- 4% (interval of 8%);

·  Area 6 Committee +/- 6% (interval of 12%);

·  the confidence level is usually reported at 5%, ie 5% chance that the data collected in the sample just by random chance has abnormally high or low values that don’t represent the population;

 

(d)  the overall feel from the survey is:

·  things continue to improve;

·  almost all types of anti-social behaviour (ASB) have seen a statistically significant improvement;

·  lowest levels of perception of ASB;

·  highest levels of confidence in the Police and Council;

 

(e)  before being prompted with types of ASB 70% of those surveyed had nothing they wanted to say, 13% said noise/loud music was an issue and 10% said drug use/dealing was an issue;

 

(f)  when asked who causes ASB the responses were:

·  teenagers (nearly 20%);

·  youths/youngsters/young people (over 15%);

·  specified address/person/family/group (nearly 15%);

·  students (over 10%);

·  children/kids/school children (over 10%);

·  other (10%);

·  neighbours/local residents (less than 5%);

·  drug users/dealers (less than 5%);

·  young men (less than 5%);

·  people in their 20s (less than 5%);

·  drunks/people leaving pubs (less than 5%);

·  unspecified groups or gangs (less than 5%);

·  adults and old age groups (less than 5%);

·  unemployed (less than 5%);

·  homeless (less than 5%);

 

(g)  perceptions of ASB in the City Centre which are a very or fairly big problem are:

·  people being drunk or rowdy in public spaces (40%);

·  begging (38%);

·  street drinking/drinking alcohol in the streets (36%);

·  rubbish and litter lying around (25%);

·  people using or dealing drugs (18%);

·  intimidation as a result of groups/gangs of young people hanging around on the street (17%);

·  vandalism/criminal damage (14%);

·  fly posting (12%);

·  graffiti (11%);

·  dog fouling (11%).

All of these have reduced since 2011 except begging which has increased;

 

(h)  perceptions of ASB in local neighbourhoods which are a very or fairly big problem are:

·  dog fouling (34%);

·  rubbish and litter lying around (31%);

·  parents not taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children (18%);

·  people using or dealing drugs (18%);

·  people being drunk or rowdy in public spaces (17%);

·  fly posting (17%);

·  street drinking/drinking alcohol in the streets (16%);

·  motorbikes/motorised scooters/mini motos/quad bikes (16%);

·  intimidation as a result of groups/gangs of young people hanging around on the street (14%);

·  noisy neighbours or loud parties (14%);

·  vandalism/criminal damage (13%);

·  fly tipping (13%);

·  unkempt gardens (11%);

·  graffiti (5%);

·  begging (5%);

·  abandoned or burnt out cars (2%).

The majority of these have reduced since 2011, with the exception of people using or dealing drugs, people being drunk or rowdy in public spaces, fly posting, noisy neighbours or loud parties and begging;

 

(i)  Aspley, Berridge and Arboretum have the highest perception of ASB in the City. Leen Valley, Radford and Park and Wollaton West have the lowest perception;

 

(j)  the Area 6 composite score of 18% is consistent with the City wide composite score of 17%;

 

(k)  Area 6 scored higher than the City average for:

·  fly tipping;

·  dog fouling;

·  rubbish and litter lying around;

·  people being drunk or rowdy in public spaces;

·  street drinking/drinking alcohol in the streets;

·  people using or dealing drugs;

 

(l)  Area 6 scored lower than the City average for:

·  unkempt gardens;

·  fly posting;

·  motorbikes/motorised scooters/mini motos/quad bikes;

·  vandalism/criminal damage;

·  intimidation as a result of groups/gangs of young people hanging around on the street;

·  noisy neighbours or loud parties;

·  parents not taking responsibility for the behaviour of their children;

 

(m)  64% of people feel very of fairly safe walking alone in the local neighbourhood when it’s dark, compared to 69% City wide;

 

(n)  55% of people strongly or tend to agree that there is a strong sense of community in the area, compared to 53% City wide;

 

(o)  49% of people feel that the police and council seek their views;

 

(p)  63% of people feel the police and council are dealing with the crime and ASB issues that matter;

 

(q)  Radford and Park, Aspley, Arboretum and Berridge have the highest perception that crime is a problem in the local area;

 

(r)  in summary:

·  perceptions of ASB continue to improve;

·  almost all types of ASB have seen an improvement;

·  Area 6 is consistent with the City overall in terms of ASB;

·  the main issues in the area are litter, dog fouling and drugs;

·  people feel safer;

·  confidence in the police and council remains high.

 

The Committee thanked Katy for her attendance at the meeting.