Safer Streets: Tackling antisocial behaviour, littering and burglaries in Smithdown

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A community safety project in a south Liverpool neighbourhood has seen crimes halved after a £370,000 Safer Streets initiative. Three areas around Smithdown Road had seen certain types of crimes spike.

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00:00Antisocial behaviour and burglaries have more than halved in three south of Liverpool wards

00:05thanks to a project to cut crime and create safer streets.

00:08We're in Liverpool 15 by Smithdown Road area with a lot of students, a lot of transients,

00:14a lot of HMOs, houses in multiple occupation, a lot of environmental challenge and quite a

00:20high rate of burglary and that's why that was chosen for this particular project.

00:24The targeted crime reduction programme was set up by the City Council to improve safety and

00:28community spirit in Smithdown, Arundel and Edge Hill.

00:31There is a lot of litter on the streets, that's always been a nuisance

00:36and yeah I realise that it's a problem of the wind as well but also people

00:44need to be more responsible, not littering I think.

00:46You're constantly watching for broken glass once the students come back.

00:52I know they bring a lot of money to the area and they are lovely children in general.

00:58We've had some lovely students.

01:01It looks unpleasant,

01:05yeah and it doesn't paint a nice picture of the people in the area because it could look very nice otherwise.

01:12We do know there are issues in this area of antisocial behaviour and mess.

01:15We absolutely urge anybody to report that to the council.

01:19Also of course if you see a crime to make sure that's reported.

01:22As part of the Safer Streets initiative, secure communal bins have been installed

01:26for more than 680 homes, helping to prevent burglars gaining access to the rear of the

01:30properties. This also resulted in fly-tipping reduced by nearly 50%.

01:35As you can see behind us, we've taken the waste out of the back alleyways

01:39and had these Euro bins. They are challenging to keep these areas clean

01:44whichever way you do it and whichever way you put the waste.

01:48But obviously by taking the bins out the back alleys that means people aren't coming and going

01:51and opening those alley gates. So we spent money on repairing the alley gates, securing the back

01:55alleys, transferring the waste onto the street in these big bins.

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