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Acknowledgements:
Shirehampton Community Action Forum
Police
Shirehampton Health Centre
Shire Link
Cotswold Ladies Group
Penpole Tenants Association
Library
Key
Findings
The
Community Safety Consultation produced a top three safety concerns in Shirehampton;
1.
Road Safety
2.
Litter
3.
Young People related issues.
Background
This
public consultation had been attempted once before with an extremely low response.
Therefore, this second attempted needed to be accessible to more people. The reports main
aim was to discover what the residents of Shirehampton perceived as their three main
concerns for their own safety. It was also hoped that the report would show how the
development of SCAF and it’s related projects has impacted and changed the community.
There hasn’t been a consultation of this sort since early 2001 where the previous
community worker produced a community profile addressing a number of concerns and areas
for development within Shirehampton. A consultation of this sort was needed to see how
Shirehampton has developed and to see how perceptions have changed. As already stated it
was important that this consultation was accessible to as many residence of Shirehampton
as possible, this is our target audience.
Methods
The
main aspect of this consultation involved a short questionnaire asking participants to
name the top three safety concerns within Shirehampton. To make this even more accessible
to everyone two large maps were also produced, one satellite picture of Shirehampton and
one street map. These maps were used with a number of coloured stickers which were placed
on the maps to represent areas of different safety concerns.
The
consultation was taken to Penpole Tenants Association, Shire Link, Cotswold Ladies Group,
Shirehampton Library and Shirehampton Health Centre. The consultation was accessible to
approximately 140 participants, of which 50%apx responded.
Results:
68
people responded to the questionnaire part of the consultation of which;
· 63%
of participants were female
· 25%
of participants were male
· 12%
did not specify
· 3%
were aged 16 - 24
· 9%
were aged 25 - 34
· 6%
were aged 35 - 44
· 13%
were aged 45 - 54
· 12%
were aged 55 - 64
· 43%
were aged 65 +
· 10%
did not specify their age
· One
12 year old took part.
These
68 questionaire responses produced a wide range of community safety concerns within
Shirehampton. These concerns were then categorised into the following categories;
· Road
Safety
· Litter
· Youth
Related
· Vandalism
· Lack
of Police
· Mugging
· Theft
· Poor
Lighting
· Bus
Service
· Anti-Social
Behaviour
· Alcohol
Related
· The
High Street at Night
· The
Alley by St. Mary’s
· Smoking
· The
lack of drop curbs
· Access
to the library
Of
the 68 questionaire responses some common places recognised to be areas where safety is a
particular concern are;
· The
High Street
· Pembroke
Road
· The
Ridge
· The
alley by St Mary’s church
Areas
highlighted by the map for various issues were as follows;
· For
alcohol/drug related incidents
·Shirehampton
Sports Ground
·Portway
Community School
·Cycle
track by golf club
·Nibley
Road Open Space
·St
Mary’s Recreation Ground
·Park
by Cemetery
·Portway
Tip
·The
Ridge
·Station
Road/Snooker club
· For
Car theft/Theft from cars
·Hung
Road
·Walton
Road
·St
Mary’s Church Hall/Shire Link
·High
Street
·The
Ridge
· For
House/Flat Burglary
·Bradley
Crescent
·High
Street
· For
Assault/Robbery - no areas were specified
· For
Shop/Business Burglary - no areas were specified
· For
Vandalism
·High
Street
· For
Joyriding - motorbikes, scooters, cars
·Portway
Community School
·Portway
·Daisy
Field
·High
Street
·Groveleaze
·Park
Hill
·The
wood by Portway Community School