Crime and Community Safety Survey
We recently ran a survey in Peterborough for the
people of Peterborough to provide information which will help
us paint a clearer picture of issues and concerns of where you
live - and perceptions of crime across our city. Survey closed on
Friday 7 December 2012.
Results
A collation of survey results are available below;
Age breakdown
| Age group |
Respondents |
| 18-24 |
1 |
| 25-34 |
26 |
| 35-44 |
14 |
| 45-54 |
26 |
| 55-64 |
9 |
| 65 or over |
1 |
|
Total |
77 |
Feelings on local safety
We asked you how safe or unsafe you felt in your local area or
the city centre during different time of the day;
- 92% felt either ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly
safe’ alone in their homes during the day compared to
79% who felt ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’ alone in
their homes after dark.
- 82% felt either ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’
outside in their local area during the day.
- 67% felt either ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’
in the city centre during the day however only 26%
felt either ‘very safe’ or ‘fairly safe’ in the city centre during
the evening.
Your concerns
The greatest proportion of respondents (83% of
people) disclosed that they were either ‘very concerned’ or
‘slightly concerned’ about anti social behaviour. This is reflected
in the four choices respondents picked for what ‘anti-social
behaviour’ meant to them, the majority of which related to;
- alcohol / drunks
- kids / youths / gangs congregating
- drugs / addicts
- and graffiti / litter.
Other gathered concerns;
- 71% of people
responded that they were either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly
concerned’ about burglary, vehicle crime and road safety.
- 61% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about alcohol and
drug misuse.
- 60% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about robbery.
- 47% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about violent
crime.
- 47% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about sexual
offences.
- 44% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about hate
crime.
- 35% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about arson.
- 27% of people are
either ‘very concerned’ or ‘slightly concerned’ about domestic
abuse.
Hate crime
When asked what 'hate crime' meant to them, the following
responses were given from the 77 people who were asked (multiple
answers allowed);
| Reason |
Responses |
| Religion |
63 |
| Sexuality |
57 |
| Disability |
43 |
| Gender |
41 |
| Age |
34 |
| Difference of appearance |
2 |
| Nationality |
1 |
| Biker |
1 |
| Ethnicity |
1 |
If you have any questions relating to this survey please
email:
saferpeterborough@peterborough.gov.uk
Thank you.
UPDATE: 5 March 2013 A Government minister has
praised Peterborough for helping victims of domestic violence get
justice.
See full press release and video here.
UPDATE: 12 February 2013 There has been a
spate of fires being set in wheelie bins, discarded furniture and
some vehicles, across the city. We have teamed up with other
agencies, including the fire service to tackle this problem. You
can help to prevent these types of offences, by ensuring that
wheelie bins are not left in the street after collection, or if
they are full, kept in a safe place until they can be emptied.
Report any discarded furniture to the local authority so they can
make arrangements to collect it. We are also working with youths
both in and out of schools to educate them about the dangers of
setting fires and asking them to be vigilant when out and about.
Please report any suspicious activity around fires to the Police on
101.