Have Your Say
Safer Gloucester run "Have your say" days in various neighbourhoods in the city. Officers from Gloucester City Council, the Police, Neighbourhood Watch, Gloucester City Homes and other related agencies join with residents, councillors and the Crime Prevention Panel to visit homes in designated roads and ask residents about life and any concerns they may have around crime issues in the area.
All participating residents are offered the opportunity to receive a SmartWater property marking kit and the area then designated as a SmartWater area. The results are then analysed and actions taken to address resident’s issues. These can include items like deploying a mobile CCTV camera to monitor reported hotspot areas, providing additional youth facilities, or even running proactive police operations. The full results and details of actions are notified to residents.
The Partnership also commenced work with the police safer community team at Podsmead to address issues raised at their policing panel meeting: drugs issues, vehicle crime and misuse of quadbikes and mopeds at the field alongside Black Bridge. Local registered owners of mopeds were contacted and offered specialist crime prevention advice and locks. An Easter Eggstravaganza fun afternoon was held at the Rambler's Club and children's entertainment provided whilst parents could find out about crime prevention advice and take part in a crime prevention Easter quiz to win a giant Easter Egg.