The new chief constable for Lancashire Police went for a walk around Brunswick, to discuss anti-social behaviour and community policing.
She was joined by PCC Andrew Snowden, and members of the neighbourhood policing team.
She was joined by PCC Andrew Snowden, and members of the neighbourhood policing team.
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00:00 I think that the residents themselves will say that by having a closure notice in place,
00:05 by that shop not operating, it is in itself helping to reduce antisocial behaviour in
00:11 the area. It was definitely a focal point. But the information that comes from the community
00:16 means that whether it be police action, whether it be council action, partnership action,
00:22 they're taken together. When you understand the full picture and the full impact that
00:26 that's having on the area, that's when there's a compelling case to have a closure notice.
00:32 So keep the information coming in, keep the intelligence coming in, make sure that there
00:37 is great tasking for my officers, but likewise that intel pictured into the council so they
00:44 have great understanding of what's going on in this area and what the needs are of the
00:48 community in this area.
00:49 Well I was actually just talking to the local cop who walks the beat in this area very regularly
00:54 and he said if you wanted to go and find a gang of kids hanging around, quite often it
00:59 would be right here on the ramp up to the shop, they would often be hanging around here
01:04 and sometimes people get scared of groups of kids and they're not actually causing any
01:08 problems, but sometimes they are. And if you're near a shop that is selling things illegally,
01:14 then the likelihood that antisocial behaviour will be happening is also much higher. And
01:19 the feedback from the community, as I said just talking to the officers now, has been
01:22 overwhelmingly positive that this move has helped to reduce antisocial behaviour on these
01:27 streets.
01:28 What I do think is really important though is how much of a part the community themselves
01:32 have to play and I think when you look at the pact and the work that's been done here
01:37 in Brunswick to try and ensure that there is resilience that is built by the community
01:43 so they've got confidence that they are working with the police, that they're working with
01:48 the council to make a difference in this area is brilliant.
01:52 So you know when we think we talk about up century and we talk about the hot spot policing,
01:58 we talk about high visibility patrols, that's great isn't it because that looks to solve
02:02 an issue in the here and now, but long term sustainability is about how do we get the
02:08 community to be resilient in itself and then call in the police and call in the council
02:14 when it needs that additional support. So it's a partnership and that's in the name
02:19 if you like but you know it's about us assisting and supporting one another to make this area
02:24 safe for the residents in this area.
02:27 Happy International Women's Day, it's fantastic for us to celebrate all of the fantastic women
02:32 that operate in this area. In terms of what are we doing, well I think you will be aware
02:39 Lucinda that we work with the community, with partners for violence against women and girls,
02:45 real initiatives to make the streets safer for women and that's not just about police
02:51 patrols, that's not just working with the night time economy to make sure that people
02:55 feel safe to go out, that's not just working with those partners such as the Women's Aid,
03:02 domestic abuse support agencies to make sure that people feel confident to report those
03:06 kind of crimes to us. But that is also about making sure that we've got safer streets and
03:13 that is about again partnership working with the local authorities, with our communities
03:20 to make sure that we design out where we can those unsafe areas where people feel we need
03:26 to be better.