Spitalfields Community Group – 2011 Survey

1. Safe Spitalfields? 65% say yes

How safe do you feel?

2. Has this view changed over the past year? No.

3. You were asked….’Rank the following criminal activities 1- 5 in the order that they worry you the most’ . The most worrying crime should be given a 1 and the least a 5. Top three worries were…

  1. Vandalism/damage to property
  2. Assault, mugging or other violence
  3. Theft and burglary

4. Please rank the following anti-social behaviours 1- 5 in the order that they affect you the most. The worst offences should be given a 1 and the least a 5. Top three offensive offences were…

  1. Night time noise, especially between 11.00 pm and 8.00 am
  2. Street urination
  3. Drinking on the street

5. How satisfied are you with the Spitalfields Safer Neighbourhood Team?

Safer Neighbourhood Team

6. How satisfied are you with the LBTH Anti-social Behaviour Hotline and actions by Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers? – dissatisfied

7. How satisfied are you with the visibility of the police in Spitalfields?
- 75% dissatisfied

Police Visibility

8. How would you address the current policing, crime and anti-social behaviour issues in the Spitalfields area?

  • More police
  • No drinking on street

9. Please rank the following actions and improvements 1- 5 in the order that would be most beneficial to your quality of life in Spitalfields. The greatest improvement should be given a 1 and the least a 5. Top three were…

  1. Clean streets, graffiti, environmental improvements
  2. Safer streets, reduced crime or fear of crime
  3. Balancing the night time economy with residents’ needs

10. Please rate the following LBTH services on a scale of 1-5 with complete satisfaction being rated with a 1 and urgent intervention required being rated with a 5. Top three requiring intervention were…

  1. Environmental Health, ‘out of hours noise team’
  2. LBTH (entertainment and sale of alcohol) Licensing Team
  3. Graffiti removal services

11. Would you support a saturation policy for the Spitalfields area? (restricting the maximum number of licensed premises in the area)

 

Are we saturated?

12. Ideally, what time would you want licensing/ late opening hours to finish in the Spitalfields area? 59% call for midnight

Late-night opening hours

13. How satisfied are you with the services delivered by Tower Hamlets Out of Hours Noise Team?

- 96% dissatisfied

14. How satisfied are you with the services delivered by Tower Hamlets Enforcement teams? (Incl. Parking, Environment and Anti-social Behaviour)

- 86% dissatisfied

15. How effectively is Tower Hamlets at balancing representations from residents and commercial interests during the planning process?

- 86% dissatisfactory

16. How satisfied are you with the LBTH Anti-social Behaviour Hotline and actions by Tower Hamlets Enforcement Officers?

- 92% not satisfied with this service

Copyright SCG November 2011