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Produced by Consultation, Research and Intelligence. Bristol City Council. November 2011. 1

Citizens’ Panel survey - Co production October 2011 The survey on Co-production was sent to 1548 people on the Citizens’ Panel. 975 people responded, a 63% response. The following tables show the response to each question by frequency and percent. The ‘Base’ is the total number of respondents to each question. Executive summary Local Environment

• Most respondents (85%) think the local environment where they live is good or very good and that citizens can make a difference to the quality of the local environment in their area (88%). They feel it is important to improve the local environment and a third of respondents are prepared to spend a few hours a month volunteering with others to help improve their local environment. 15% are not interested in volunteering.

• The things people do most often are recycle household rubbish (98%), Save energy (67%) Save Water (58%).

• The thing people do least is tell other people not to drop rubbish or let their dogs foul the street (3%). • The main thing people would like to do more of is participate in a group that works to improve the quality of the local environment.

• 74% are satisfied with the job being done by public agencies managing the local environment in your area.

• 61% are satisfied with the information you get from the local authority or other public agencies about local environment issues in your area. 33% are dissatisfied.

• 46% would like to be asked their opinion more on their local environment by the Council.

Community Safety

• 63% of respondents feel fairly safe in their neighbourhood after dark. 13% feel very safe. 25% do not feel safe. 82% think citizens can make a difference to improve safety in their neighbourhood. Most respondents (91%) think it is important to improve safety in their neighbourhood. 31% would volunteer a few hours a month to help improve safety in their neighbourhood. 16% are not interested in volunteering.

• The main things people do often to improve safety in their community is ask a neighbor to keep an eye on their home while they are away (62%) and keep an eye on a neighbours home while they are away (63%).


• The things people do least often are ask advice from police on how to best protect your property (72%), participate in a group/organisation that works to improve safety in your neighbourhood (69%) and Attend a meeting on tackling crime or anti social behaviour in your area (71%).

• 9% would like to participate in a group or organization that works to improve safety in your neighbourhood. This was the most popular method of doing more.

• 65% are satisfied with the way the police in your area tackle crime and anti social behavior. 24% are dissatisfied.

• 50% are satisfied with the information you get from the police or other public agencies about crime and anti-social behavior. 37% are dissatisfied.

• 46% would like the Police to ask their opinion more on crime and anti social behavior.

Results

Local environment. The majority of respondents, 85% think the local environment where they live is good or very good.

Base 953 100%

Overall, how good is the local environment where you live?

Frequency Percent

Very good 161 17%

Fairly good 650 68%

Fairly poor 116 12%

Very poor 24 3%

Don't know 2 0%


The things people do most often are recycle household rubbish (98%), Save energy (67%) Save Water (58%) and walk, cycle or use public transport more (51%).

The thing people do least is tell other people not to drop rubbish or let their dogs foul the street (3%).

How often, if at all, do you do any of the following? Often Sometimes Never Don't know

Tell other people not to drop rubbish or let their dogs foul the street 941 32 365 530 14

3% 39% 56% 1%

Recycle your household rubbish 968 913 42 13 -

94% 4% 1% -

Try to clean up your street or local park 944 146 430 359 9

15% 46% 38% 1%

Save water 969 562 360 41 6

58% 37% 4% 1%

Save energy 970 653 306 8 3

67% 32% 1% 0%

Walk, cycle or use public transport more 965 496 373 92 4

51% 39% 10% 0%

Participate in a group that works to improve the quality of the local environment in your area

934 65 168 670 31

7% 18% 72% 3%

Sign a petition, write a letter or join a protest about the local 960 86 503 342 29


environment in your area 9% 52% 36% 3%

Attend a meeting on improving the local environment in your area 945 53 302 566 24

6% 32% 60% 3%

Give feedback on the state of the local environment in your area 946 86 512 329 19

9% 54% 35% 2%

Give feedback on how local services could improve the local environment in your area

942 67 494 364 17

7% 52% 39% 2%

Other activity you take part in to help your local environment (please state below)

738 56 84 472 126

8% 11% 64% 17%

The main thing people would like to do more of is participate in a group that works to improve the quality of the local environment.

Would like to join with others to do something / more Frequency Per cent

Participate in a group that works to improve the quality of the local environment in your area 934 116 12%

Attend a meeting on improving the local environment in your area 945 93 9%

Tell other people not to drop rubbish or let their dogs foul the street 941 76 8%

Try to clean up your street or local park 944 59 6%

Give feedback on the state of the local environment in your area 946 60 6%

Give feedback on how local services could improve the local environment in your area 942 57 6%

Sign a petition, write a letter or join a protest about the local environment in your area 960 49 5%


Other activity you take part in to help your local environment (please state below) 738 44 4%

Recycle your household rubbish 968 19 2%

Save energy 970 16 2%

Walk, cycle or use public transport more 965 23 2%

Save water 969 13 1%

Other things people do in their local community or would like to do more of with others.

• Try to keep informed

• what has saving energy got to do with this survey.

• Tree planting.

• I would like a speed restriction on our road (which is narrow and which is used by drivers as a 'rat-route' from 6.30 am on weekdays).

• alert council to rubbish, broken streetlights etc

• with a disabled husband I am tied as to what I can do , but I am a member of the Oakfield residents Association and I have contacted my councilors a about the untidiness at the end of Alma Road-rubbish in particular.

• Join in community events.

• Sustrans Volunteer Ranger

• Complaining over years about abandoned vehicles and student parking

• Monthly deep litter clean with FODAG - Friends of the Downs + Avon Gorge Neighbourhood Partnership Transportworkig Group NP walkabouts Surgeries with local Councilors Snow clearance from pavement - would be much easier if pavements were better maintained. Report heavy vehicles which damage pavement slabs by parking on them. Phoenix Hedge Preservation Group. Participated in hedge laying at local allotment. Participated in hedge planting at local allotment & on Sustrans' Flax Bourton Greenway. Participate in various Cycle Forums, meetings & Campaigns.

• Look after my garden and the back lane by my garage so that they are tidy. Ask western Electric to take better care of the electricity substation. Ask Kellaways to clear up the mess caused by their customers and the weeds that grow along the lane (they don't listen though)!


• Financial support to Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust for their programme of maintenance and improvement.

• Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

• Neighbourhood Watch contact

• community work

• Attend local events in parks.

• Redland Park

• Reusing bags, growing own food on an allotment

• I am active in Redcliffe Open Spaces, a local gardening and environmental group. I've gained grants to run gardening/ecology workshops in collaboration with Bristol Ecoshows, and grants to plant fruit trees to set up a community orchard, as well as generally improve the green spaces with eg rose bushes, fruit bushes, community allotments etc.

• South Bank Arts Trail;

• Neighbourhood watch member

• Clifton improvement society want a bench outside Pembroke Rd Surgery, plus rain protector, possibly light at bus stop. (111 Pembroke Rd )

• Join Bristol City Council Focus Group

• I often participate in most of our local groups Transition, neighbourhood watch, local community association, local pantomime and help organise our street party.

• Answer of never to first question is because of fear of violence.

• Local residents meetings, neighbourhood meetings

• Parents governor at a local school

• Hengrove forum

• Keeping the house gardens well maintained, litter free

• Would be interesing to join another neighbourhood graffiti clean-up. We had one a couple (maybe three) yars ago. Maintain planters in the street.

• Pick up and despose of nails screws and sharp objects left on roads puncture hazards.


• Newland road Neighbourhood watch

• Responsible resident

• St. Martins Road Traffic Action Committee

• Keep pavement and road line beside my house free of litter and dog dirt.

• Got two yellow lines painted on some sides of a narrow street where students used to park on both sides thereby blocking it for other road users.

• I look after a network of neighbours in the area, visiting, helping where I can. Sort of facilitator.

• Monitor planning applications via Council website

• Member of ANPFR, working with BCC for a community led redevelopment of Redcliffe

• I have written sometimes to most of these, but in truth I used to spend A LOT of time trying to improve this area as part of the South Street Park Improvement group. Thankfully some improvements have come of the time that was infested, but not nearly enough. I wouldn't spend that time again as it was just not productive enough for the input that local people gave. The council did not back us up or show support. It took about two years just to get a dog litter bin put up. I'd be happy to put in the time if I thought something would come of it, but as a group we ended up fighting for things and raising money for things that we could have put in oursleves at a much cheaper price and much more quickly. If local groups are encouraged to develop, they MUST be supported by the council, not just verbally, but with actions.

• Neighbourhood watch

• Remove fly posters from street furniture

• Participate in annual street party organisation!

• Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator

• Trying to have our side lane gated to reduce crime in the area

• Much more robust action on dogs fouling green spaces and other amenity areas-EG cyclepath

• Art Trail participant, to build the community . Local Area forum to set priorities for the area

• Actives with my childrens schools

• Report any problems on Stoke Lodge Playing Fields


• Member of snuff mills action group

• Serve on scrutiny committee.

• Local community event

• I try to make my grandchildren (ages 2 - 10) aware of the environment by enjoying park facilities and nature. We talk about looking after places so everyone can share, and there is always a 'tidy up time' to make sure we take away all our litter, and recycle as much as possible.

• Contacted pest control, reported fly tipping

• Try and use local shops and service providers.

• Neighbourhood watch scheme

• Limited activity

• Sweep and wash the pavement in front of my house/bin litter

• Removal of dogs excrement from pavements and pathways in Badock's Wood.

• I’m too busy and active to spend time on others

• Drive local community bus

• I belong to local environmental group and help to run a local amenity society.

• Member of Horfield Organic Community Orchard

• Campaigning to save green spaces from being sold off

• Housing Committee

• bs4 school crisis group

• pre school and toddler group committees

• Try to get others to recycle and not to put recycleable objects and waste in their black bins. Look for road alterations and see if they are helping the environment or making conditions worse. This may be by slowing down traffic and thus increasing air pollution.

• There is nothing that goes on locally to help in any of these situations. I would not intervene in anything on my own because I am over 60, and disabled. I have had my car vandalized numerous times, but I don’t usually even bother to report it - all you get is a Crime


reference number. The police don't give a damn. The other thing that infuriates me is the flagrant abuse/misuse of Disabled badges. Where do we go from here?

• Clean off Graffiti or paint over it. Ask for estate agents boards to be removed if left up too long. Contact estate agents if tenants dump furniture, rubbish etc. in the street. Keep exterior and garden smart and attractive. Manage garden to attract birds and beneficial insects especially bees which are declining (belong to group to this end)

• Petitioning for consideration during work to the Nuffield hospital that adjoins our property in Clifton.

• Participation in our local amenity company and resident's association

• I am the Charlton Road Neighbourhood watch coordinator

• sweep street

• I REPORT FLY TIPPING WHEN I NOTICE IT

• support community projects

• For many years I was the local neighbourhood watch coordinator

• A conscientious user of the local environment aware of the needs of other individuals and the community as a whole to go about their business with no or minimal harassment

• Neighbourhood Watch

• Belong to a local residents association - Sneyd Park Residents Association so keep up to date with local environment issues in our area.

• Unfortunately the Cheltenham Road area where I live is being subsumed into Stokes Croft and is becoming as big a mess as Stokes Croft.

• I keep my property up together and hope it will encourage others to do the same

• Residents' Group

• Member of Oakfield Residents Group

• email or talk to neighbours about local issues

• The collections and general waste is now very confusing. Also recycling – every week/every two weeks waste is collected? Litter generally is a huge problem. People drop it everywhere.

• Any shopping trolley that I found in my street I take back.


• Tree planting through my church.

• Attend resident meetings

• In the past I campaigned (on my own) to get our road made one way to get a crossing put in the village. Also to stop the flats being built in the village. But unfortunately I failed on that one!

• Hornopitoligy (birds+animals)

• Local Community Council (attend local Island garden), keep an eye on plan APPs.

• I am housebound through disability

• I wash the recycling bin + food bin after it has been emptied + tell some neighbours, hoping that they will do the same, as this stops bad smell.

• Helped construct and locate a community notice board, to keep local residents informed of a range of local issues - such as the immediate environment.

• Join a choir?

• If I see any rubbish I usually put in in to nearest black bin

• Due to the health

• Serve on the committee of the residents association

• Neighbourhood Partnership Board Member. Complain about Bristol City Council to the LGO. Write to the Bristol Evening Post. Attend local NP Forum and Sub-group meetings.

• Residents' Association events

• Fighting more late opening and alcohol licenses, and other sources of noise like Domino's Pizza's extraction system. Objecting to tree felling. Objecting to planning applications to change gardens to parking.

• Help my neighbour with her recycling & garden

• I’ve used the graffiti internet site twice in the last year pinpointing where the graffiti is but no one from the council ever comes so given up on it now.

• Report abandoned cars left in our street

• Active member of the Kingsdown Conservation Group.


• I am disabled, can't walk 10 paces, would like to help. Never the less i am appalled at the attitude of young parents who not only let their children throw sweet wrappers on the pavement but do exactly that themselves.!

• Redevelopment of Gores Marsh Park as a committee member. Organizing fetes & being involved in meetings.

• Cut back local weeds. Move rubbish to bins. Sweep broken glass from road. Clear snow.

• Meetings with local youths to advise them/self help advise etc

• Restoring local community orchard, community litter picking, lunches for elderly

• Often support local petitions and initiatives to improve environmental issues e.g. tree replacement, Whitchurch Local History, Brislington Brook Project and shopping trolley recovery.

• Active member of the local church.

• Co-ordinator Neighbourhood Watch

• I joined a tree planting day a couple of years ago

• I am a Director of the Management Company for Baltic Wharf


• I run a scout group which has participated in community projects such as installing bird boxes at a local nature reserve

• The bus service no. 36 is terrible. Often late or fails to arrive - the route is far too long so delays are a regular event. First keep increasing the fare and lengthening the time between journeys - currently every 20 minutes. It is the only bus available for residents of St Annes Park.

• My husband and I always comment on planning applications in our area in an attempt to protect the Conservation Area.

• Try to help neighbours less fortunate than myself.

• I litter pick, especially bottles and cans which I can then recycle.

• Malago society and conservation groups

• I would like to see less cars park in Petherton road and by the church and vets.

• Citizens' Panel

• Take plastic to recycle sites.


• Unsure what's already going on / active projects

• Being disabled I can't do any more

• There are not any groups near me to go to.

• By voting/ contacting local councilor.

• Maintain my property

• Helped with lunch club for A.O.P.S.

74% are satisfied with the job being done by public agencies managing the local environment in your area. 22% are dissatisfied. 61% are satisfied with the information you get from the local authority or other public agencies about local environment issues in your area. 33% are dissatisfied. 46% are satisfied with the extent to which the local authority and other public agencies ask your opinion on the local environment in your area. 46% are dissatisfied.

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following?

Very satisfied Fairly satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Strongly dissatisfied

Don't know

The job being done by public agencies managing the local environment in your area

973 56 662 173 35 47

6% 68% 18% 4% 5%

The information you get from the local authority or other public agencies about

969 48 540 257 56 68


local environment issues in your area

5% 56% 27% 6% 7%

The extent to which the local authority and other public agencies ask your opinion on the local environment in your area

967 33 416 336 108 74

3% 43% 35% 11% 8%

Most respondents, 88%, think that ordinary citizens can make a difference to the quality of the local environment in their area.

How much of a difference do you think ordinary citizens can make to the quality of the local environment in their area?

Base 973 100%

Frequency Percent

A big difference 442 45%

Some difference 415 43%

Little difference 93 10%

No difference 19 2%


Don't know 4 0%

15% of respondents are not interested in volunteering to improve their local environment. 35% are prepared to spend a few hours a month volunteering with neighbours or local public agencies to improve the local environment in your area. 25% are prepared to spend a few hours a year. 9% are prepared to spend a few hours a week.

Roughly how much time are you willing to spend volunteering with neighbours or local public agencies to improve the local environment in your area?

Base 971 100%

Frequency Percent

A few hours a week 86 9%

A few hours a month 344 35%

A few hours a year 245 25%

No time at all 147 15%

Don't know 149 15%

Most respondents felt it was fairly important or very important to improve the local environment.

How important or unimportant to you is improving the local environment…

Very important

Fairly important

Fairly unimportant

Not important at

all Don't know

In your street 971 573 352 38 2 6

59% 36% 4% 0% 1%

In your neighbourhood 970 539 393 33 2 3


56% 41% 3% 0% 0%

In your local authority 966 425 477 46 7 11

44% 49% 5% 1% 1%

In the UK as a whole 965 462 425 50 7 21

48% 44% 5% 1% 2%

Community safety. 63% of respondents feel fairly safe in their neighbourhood after dark. 13% feel very safe. 25% do not feel safe.

Overall, how safe or unsafe do you feel in your neighbourhood after dark?

Base 967 100%

Very safe 121 13%

Fairly safe 605 63%

Not that safe 194 20%

Not safe at all 44 5%

Don't know 3 0%

The main things people do often to improve safety in their community is ask a neighbor to keep an eye on their home while they are away (62%) and keep an eye on a neighbours home while they are away (63%). The things people do least often are ask advice from police on how to best protect your property (72%), participate in a group/organisation that works to improve safety in your neighbourhood (69%) and Attend a meeting on tackling crime or anti social behaviour in your area (71%).

How often, if at all, do you do any of the following? Often Sometimes Never Don't know


Ask advice from police on how to best protect your property

962 14 244 694 10

1% 25% 72% 1%

Take care to lock all doors and windows when you go out 973 927 43 3 -

95% 4% 0% -

Ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your home when you are away

965 594 244 125 2

62% 25% 13% 0%

Keep an eye on your neighbours home when they are away

967 614 273 78 2

63% 28% 8% 0%

Participate in a group/organisation that works to improve safety in your neighbourhood

941 88 179 647 27

9% 19% 69% 3%

Report to the police an incident of crime or anti social behaviour that involved you or someone in your household

961 133 446 350 32

14% 46% 36% 3%

Report to the police or other public agenices any community safety problem which did not directly affect you personally.

954 87 415 414 38

9% 44% 43% 4%

Personally intervene to stop someone behaving in an anti social way

959 27 379 527 26

3% 40% 55% 3%

Sign a petition, write a letter or join a protest about crime or anti social behaviour in your area

956 61 384 479 32

6% 40% 50% 3%

Attend a meeting on tackling crime or anti social behaviour in your area

942 39 218 668 17

4% 23% 71% 2%

Give feedback about crime or anti social behaviour in your area

937 57 381 473 26

6% 41% 50% 3%


Give comments on how public services could better tackle crime or anti social behaviour in your area

932 37 316 547 32

4% 34% 59% 3%

Other activity you take part in to improve safety in your neighbourhood (please describe below)

717 28 44 515 130

4% 6% 72% 18%

9% would like to participate in a group or organization that works to improve safety in your neighbourhood. This was the most popular method of doing more.

Would like to join with others to do something/ more Frequency Per cent

Participate in a group/organisation that works to improve safety in your neighbourhood 941 89 9%

Attend a meeting on tackling crime or anti social behaviour in your area 942 67 7%

Give comments on how public services could better tackle crime or anti social behaviour in your area 932 65 7%

Give feedback about crime or anti social behaviour in your area 937 53 5%

Sign a petition, write a letter or join a protest about crime or anti social behaviour in your area 956 35 4%

Ask advice from police on how to best protect your property 962 26 3%

Report to the police or other public agenices any community safety problem which did not directly affect you personally.

954 30 3%

Personally intervene to stop someone behaving in an anti social way 959 30 3%


Other activity you take part in to improve safety in your neighbourhood (please describe below) 717 33 3%

Ask a neighbour to keep an eye on your home when you are away 965 16 2%

Keep an eye on your neighbours home when they are away 967 18 2%

Report to the police an incident of crime or anti social behaviour that involved you or someone in your household

961 22 2%

Take care to lock all doors and windows when you go out 973 10 1%

Other things people do in their local community.

• Always investigate alarms. Check parked cars when walking down the road.

• Attend Neighbourhood Partnership meetings occasionally

• Avoid the pigs and regularly abuse the councillors and the MPs

• Use Phoenix Hedge path at night. The more path is used - the less opportunity there is for anti-social behavoir. Cycle lights are useful by lighting those parts of the path where trees block out street light. Help keep vegetation & side branches clear of path.

• Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator

• Neighbourhood Watch

• Community base activities

• There is no opportunity to give feedback about crime, etc

• Outside light

• I take part in a local Police Beat Drop-in.

• Contact person for Neighbourhood Watch, distribute emailed police warnings to neighbours


• Neighbourhood watch member

• Residents association

• Belong to Neighbourhood watch in my area of clifton zoo.

• All answers "Sometimes" - through neighbourhood watch.

• neibourhood socialising.

• Newland road Neighbourhood watch.

• No problems with the neighbourhood

• Since the Bedminster Down Boys club closed, there are far more groups of youths hanging around the streets (not causing any trouble, but intimidating for some residents)

• Attempting to deal with the "race track" of a road we live in.


• Better police presence in BS7

• Always carry a personal alarm when walking after dark.

• Neighbourhood Watch - active member

• Noisy students and bad parking are particular problems. Also street charity collectors.

• I am a neighbourhood watch co ordintor

• I wrote to Bristol City Council for improved street lighting outside our house because we are situated on a dead-end, by a field. I felt unsafe walking home at night and it was a hot spot for car break-ins. The Council responded really quickly and a new light was added within a couple of weeks.

• I am a Neighbourhood Watch contact person

• All above I have marked would like to participate is because we have no way of giving any feedback..well none that I know of

• Local Neighbourhood forum

• I am very active in Rotary, also a leaflet distributor for redland + Cotham Amenities Society, so am aware and active on local projects carried out by both organisations.


• I would like to improve safety in my neighbourhood. I have tried to start a neighbourhood watch but due to lack of contact with the required agency this didnt get past asking who would be interested.

• Serve on E & D panels

• Neighbourhood watch co-ordinator


• I am a Neighbourhood Watch Coordinator.

• Once belonged to neighbourhood watch

• We are not able to actively participate due to our age and disabilities.

• View and report trespassing in the grounds of St.John's school opposite my house + clearly visible from my first floor window.

• Make area a no cold calling zone

• Went to one local police meeting which was a complete farce. All exaggerated claims by local officer.


• Neighourhood watch

• Being neighbourly - inviting neighbours in for a coffee.


• Part of a group that raised money in collaboration with the police to set up and install security alley-gates

• Contact local neighbourhood watch representative.

• Discussed at residents association

• As previously stated, I am the coordinator for our Neighbourhood watch.

• Surveys by the police

• I was for some years until recently the local neighborhood co-ordinator

• On Neighbourhood Watch committee

• occasionally look at neighbourhood watch notice in our car park - we have a representative on our board of directors.


• I believe the council members only care about their own publicity and next to that, Banksy. They should be ashamed of cutting back on services to children, support groups and old people and then subsidising Americans to daub in Nelson Street. Tagging has increased incredibly and especially "DBK" which is everywhere, including incised into our front wall.

• Have taken part to police surveys of safety/security/performance etc. I think there should be neighbourhood work. But I don't think this exists in Southmeed Road. I try to keep an eye on neighbour property but have been quite disappointed with police response with crime reported.

• Ask offending people to moderate their language or stop spitting.

• Help out when needed


• Neighbourhood watch meetings

• As I am housebound there are many things I can't take part in.

• I feel the hill we live is very dangerous, cars speed up down. I feel it will make my life difficult the bottom half of Niblett Hill should be a one way or speed bumps installed.

• I have a camera in the front of my house + a light which comes on if anyone trespasses.

• What we really need from local police is feedback on what is actively being done to reduce crime and tackle anti-social behaviour in the local area. PCSOs are brilliant and perhaps they have a role in this?

• I usually keep a look out for anyone acting suspiciously.

• Organise an alley gating project DESPITE opposition from Bristol City Council. Involved in a local residents group. Help with Neighbourhood Watch.

• Objecting to late opening and additional licences.

• In regular contact with neighbours about issues, also contact Housing Association's & private landlord Ex Cllr Jim White where their tenants are causing problems. Also liaise regularly with local beat officer Chris Adams

• Support neighbours in street when needed

• Active member of the Kingsdown/Cotham Neighbourhood Watch group

• Get to know as many people as possible in the neighbourhood

• Walk my dog at night


• cctv and walk around area at night

• liaise with local police

• Our only local and regular channel for doing this was the Neighbourhood Watch Group for the street. Sdaly this group no longer meet.

• visit hbh office tuesday mornings

• Neighbourhood Watch/ Henleaze Neighbourhood Forum

• Neighbourhood Watch for part of our street


• Have had bikes stolen on 3 occasions and reported to police.

• Involved in Neighbourhood Watch.

• The area in which I live is good and a lot of the above don't apply.

• We belong to a neighbourhood watch scheme to look out for each other and our own property.

• Keep my eyes open for anything that seems abnormal for the area.

• Citizens' Panel

• If the household is in full time employment, you do not seem to hear about meetings etc.

• The street where I live is by a police station

• Have tried to get burned out cars in car park next to my house removed but this has not been taken notice of. This is a council car park.

• Put more crossings

• I live in an apartment block + we have a very good caretaker also local police officer.


65% are satisfied with the way the police in your area tackle crime and anti social behavior. 24% are dissatisfied. 50% are satisfied with the information you get from the police or other public agencies about crime and anti-social behavior. 37% are dissatisfied. 35% are satisfied with the extent to which the police and other public agencies ask your opinion on crime and anti social behavior. 46% are dissatisfied.

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following?

Very satisfied Fairly satisfied

Fairly dissatisfied

Strongly dissatisfied

Don't know

The way the police in your area tackle crime and anti social behaviour

977 71 571 196 37 102

7% 58% 20% 4% 10%

The information you get from the police or other public agencies about crime and anti-social behaviour

972 69 420 305 62 116

7% 43% 31% 6% 12%

The extent to which the police and other public agencies ask your opinion on crime and anti social behaviour

971 31 313 356 114 157

3% 32% 37% 12% 16%


82% thing that citizens can make a difference to the safety of their neighbourhood. 18% think they can make little or no difference.

How much of a difference do you think ordinary citizens can make to the safety of your neighbourhood?

Base 975 100%

Frequency Percent

A big difference 331 34%

Some difference 463 48%

Little difference 142 15%

No difference 28 3%

Don't know 11 1%

16% are not interested in volunteering to improve safety in their neighbourhood. 31% would volunteer a few hours a month, and 29% a few hours a year. 5% would volunteer a few hours a week to improve safety in their neighbourhood.

About how much time are you willing to spend volunteering with your neighbours or with the police to improve the safety of your neighbourhood?

Base 964 100.0%

Frequency Percent

A few hours a week 50 5%

A few hours a month 296 31%

A few hours a year 280 29%

No time at all 155 16%


Don't know 183 19%

91% think it is important to improve safety in their neighbourhood.

How important or unimportant to you is improving the safety of the neighbourhood where you live?

Base 971 100%

Frequency Percent

Very important 527 54%

Fairly important 356 37%

Fairly un important 67 7%

Not important at all 8 1%

Don't know 13 1%

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