Working in Partnership to Reduce Youth Crime and Anti Social Behaviour

West Ham & Plaistow New Deal for Communities

NDC Background Info

10,000 population Deprived neighbourhood Diverse and transient population Young pop Total crime rate 61.9 per 1000

Initial response

Initial response to crime - Two tier policing team

Part MPS and part Community Constabulary Crime analyst Intensive youth projects Residents trained in problem solving

Results

Total crime April 2001 to December 2004 on a downward trend.

19% reduction in assaults (02-04) 41% decrease in criminal damage (02-04) 30% reduction in Disorder – plateau Fear of crime increased

Response

New structure required to tackle fear and address mainstreaming

Public not seeing key issues followed through

Multi Agency Crime Steering Group

Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhoods Teams LB Newham’s Anti Social Behaviour Unit, Housing,

Public Realm and Culture Departments East Thames Housing Association and other RSLs NDC YIP Manager Education department rep. Neighbourhood manager Youth service area manager Other agencies as required Chief Inspector (Chairing)

Operation

Meets monthly Group discusses strategy Main role is case – working. Prioritisation of cases Drives publicity and re-assurance strategy

Community Intelligence

NDC programme has engendered an engaged population

Community Forum structure used to gather intelligence

Service User groups Centres Schools, GPs, Early Years etc.

Example – West Ham

Local community forum held May 05. Residents raised concerns around young

people misbehaving in the street Investigated concerns real/gossip Analysis of allegations showed rise Issue taken to crime steering group

Action taken

LBN Together Bus in problem road by following week Extra patrols by SNT and Community Constabulary as a result of

reports of crime – evening patrolling – door knocking Local residents written to – confidential crime surgeries One property targeted – LBN, RSL and MPS agree ABC by mid June Diversionary youth activities held in immediate area and better

signposting to wider Borough activities. YIP undertook targeted consultation Local young people signed up to Construction Training Enforcement of an existing ASBO and key known offender arrested Dispersal Order in place by October 05.

Action Taken 2

Result

Allegations of crime in Memorial Avenue reduced by two thirds between May and June.

Reported crime in West Ham area over last summer (July to September 05) was half that in the previous summer(04)

Young people locally were better linked into existing activities available

Helped with the integration of the Safer Neighbourhood Team

Residents felt they were being listened too and issues followed through

Discussion points

Structure is about better delivery of mainstream resources not NDC funded.

Role of Chief Inspector as Chair Roll out model – Canning Town Dispersal Order evaluation awaited Personality or stand the test of time Statistical reliability of localised approach