Agenda item - SAFER & STRONGER COMMUNITIES BOARD PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Agenda item

SAFER & STRONGER COMMUNITIES BOARD PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

To receive a report from Andrea Clemons, Head of Community Safety

Minutes:

Andrea Clemons, Head of Community Safety introduced the report

 

NOTED:

1.     The report covers 12 months to the end of January, it was highlighted that most of the year has been subject to the pandemic.

2.     There are significant differences between the Enfield figures and the London average on a number of crime types such as; burglary, serious youth violence, knife crime and personal robbery all of which Enfield has seen a greater reduction than the London average.

3.     However, there are some crime types where Enfield is higher than the London average; Hate Crime (particularly Race Hate), child sexual exploitation (although it should be noted that these are low numbers of offences) and some sexual offences although the offence of rape has reduced.

4.     Enfield currently has the highest number of Serious Youth Violence numbers in London. Enfield has a high youth population with 26% aged 19 and under. Only Barking & Dagenham has a higher percentage of its population under the age of 19. If this was looked at per capita Enfield would have be fourth highest for serious youth violence. It is important to capitalise and maintain the reductions that have been achieved during lockdown. Work has been undertaken through North Area Violence Reduction Group (NAVRG) and the police safer schools’ officers who have provided a return to school, tackling robbery and serious youth violence which has been shared with schools.

5.     ASB has massively increased almost 89%. The large increase began in April last year mostly with people reporting Covid breaches. This is similar across London.

6.     The aspect of ASB that is reported as prostitution (likely to be visible street-based prostitution) has reduced by a third.

 

Comments, questions and queries:

·         Are there any particular areas of concerns that are not reflected in the report? Members were advised that there is a focus on being able to sustain the reductions around serious youth violence and robbery. There is work ongoing to maintain this.

·         Is there any work councillors could be doing in their own wards? It is always helpful to have an advocate of the work of the Community Safety Partnership and relaying back any concerns. This is particularly helpful at moments of tension. Where possible increase engagement with officers and police officers at ward level

·         Is it possible to maintain the lower levels of crime achieved during lockdown? It has been helpful that some services have adapted to deliver face to face but there will be a benefit in being able to return to working in person when allowable. There is provision in place to target in the most affected areas in the best way.

·         Is it expected that the rise in ASB call levels seen in lockdown will continue? The numbers dramatically increased at the point of lockdown, it is not expected that lockdown related ASB will continue post lockdown. In terms of ASB there have been some increases in provision of drugs and identification of cannabis factories. These are expected to continue and will link in with some of the work of the NAVRG going forward.

 

Officers were thanked for their report.

 

 

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