Safer Havant Partnership survey results are in!
The Safer Havant Partnership seeks the views of local
residents throughout the year to find out more about the
issues and locations that residents would like them to focus
on. Over the last year the Partnership has asked over
1500 local residents about the community safety issues that matter
to them.
Havant school careers and information fair
responses
In December the Partnership spoke to 180 young
people who attend schools in the Havant borough, asking them where
they felt unsafe in their local area. 87% (157) of those
surveyed said that there were areas where they felt unsafe while
13% (23) said they felt safe everywhere.
18% (28) of respondents said they felt unsafe
in local parks, for reasons including a fear of groups of
young people hanging around, people taking drugs and of
strangers. Some also felt there was a bad atmosphere in their
local park.
15% (23) of respondents felt unsafe outside
local shops. Most respondents felt unsafe because of groups
of young people hanging around outside the shops, but drunken
people and poor visibility in town centres were also
mentioned.
10% (15) of respondents felt that the woods
were unsafe. Most were worried about groups of young people
hanging around, but a number of individuals also felt that there
was a bad atmosphere in the woods and that drunken people hung
around there.
9% (14) felt unsafe in alleyways due to poor
lighting and lack of visibility and 7% (11) felt that skate parks
were unsafe due to groups of young people hanging around and
because of poor lighting, especially at night. Also mentioned
were subways, outside pubs, their local area and anywhere
unknown.
26% (46) of those surveyed mentioned that they
felt particularly unsafe at night in the areas they
mentioned. 31% (12) respondents felt that groups of young
people hanging around make them feel unsafe, with other reasons
including drug takers, poor visibility, strangers and drunken
people, fear of attack and bad atmosphere.
Feel Safe Have Fun event, Play Day event and Park Life
magazine
Visitors to these two events and readers of
Park Life magazine were asked to complete a short survey asking
their views on the Safer Havant Partnership’s priorities and asking
if there were any other community safety issues that they would
like to see tackled. Over the three events 291 individuals
were surveyed and were asked the three questions below:
How important do you think each of these issues is in your
local area?
a. Anti-social behaviour, including litter, rowdy groups and
noisy motorbikes
b. Violent crime including assault
c. How alcohol relates to crime and anti-social behaviour
93% (272) of respondents felt that anti-social
behaviour was very or slightly important in their local area.
6% (17) of respondents felt that this issue was not important in
their area.
90% (262) of respondents felt that alcohol was
very or slightly important in their local area, whilst 7% (21) of
respondents felt that this issue was important in their
area.
86% (250) of respondents felt that violent
crime was very or slightly important in their local area. 10%
(30) of respondents felt that this issue was not important in their
area.
Is there another community safety issue that you would
like to see tackled in your local area?
Of the 125 individuals who responded to this
question 24% (30) wanted to see speeding tackled in their local
area. 19% (24) wanted the partnership to focus on groups of
young people hanging around, 11% (14) wanted noisy or dangerous
motorbikes to be tackled and 8% (10) would like vandalism to be
dealt with.
Other issues mentioned included assault,
burglary, cycling on pavements, parks, drug related crime,
lighting, parking and the quality of pavements.
What could the Partnership do to make you feel safer in
your local area?
Of the 189 individuals who responded to this
question 51% (97) said that more police patrols would make them
feel safer in their local area. 10% (19) of respondents said
that they felt safe in their local area and did not need any
changes. 7% (13) wanted to see more activities for young
people and 4% (7) wanted to increase community
involvement.
Other issues mentioned included improving
police response time, tackling speeding and groups of young people
hanging around and increasing rubbish collection.
Havant Borough Council's Citizen's Panel
The Partnership surveyed 1067 local residents in April 2009
through the Havant Borough Council Citizen's Panel. Follow
the link below for the full results of the survey and for the Safer
Havant Partnership's response to residents concerns:
Link to the full results of Havant Borough
Council's Citizen's Panel >>
|