RESIDENTS across Warwickshire can report their community safety concerns through a new survey.
The survey will help to shape the work of the Safer Warwickshire Partnership, which includes representatives from Warwickshire’s councils, Fire and Rescue service, police, the Police and Crime Commissioner, the probation service, health, and charitable organisations.
The survey will ask people to give their views about current community safety issues, to find out about any concerns.
It will help to give the partnership a bigger picture of what issues there are, what needs to be prioritised and how the partners can best work together to tackle them, with the aim of increasing how safe people feel in the county.
People can complete the survey online at https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/
Previous examples of partners working together to address local people’s community safety issues include the ‘Dob ‘Em In’ project, which was relaunched as a direct response to members of the public reporting to partners that they were fed up with the anti-social behaviour caused by nuisance motorbikes.
Communities who have information on the offenders, the bikes they use and where they are stored can now anonymously supply this information using an online form rather than report directly to the police. As a result, there has been an increase in intelligence provided by local people which is being followed up by partners.
Coun Andy Crump, chair of the Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board, said: “We want to know what the concerns and priorities of people are, so those that make decisions about community safety can look to tackle issues that are affecting those that live, work or study in Warwickshire.
“As a partnership, we’re already doing a lot to help make Warwickshire as safe as possible. But we know there is more that can be done through better understanding of how crimes and incidents impact on your feeling of safety.
“This survey aims to find out what influences how safe you feel and what the concerns are in different areas, whether it be crime, anti-social behaviour, substance misuse, violence, feeling safe in public spaces or something else. Tell us about it.
“It will enable us as a partnership to make better informed decisions, improve our work and help ensure that we are promoting action in the right areas.”
The survey runs until Sunday August 4.
