1. Working in Partnership to Reduce Youth Crime and Anti Social Behaviour West Ham & Plaistow New Deal for Communities

2. NDC Background Info 10,000 population Deprived neighbourhood Diverse and transient population Young pop Total crime rate 61.9 per 1000

3. Initial response Initial response to crime - Two tier policing team Part MPS and part Community Constabulary Crime analyst Intensive youth projects Residents trained in problem solving

4. Results Total crime April 2001 to December 2004 on a downward trend. 19% reduction in assaults (02-04) 41% decrease in criminal damage (02-04) 30% reduction in Disorder – plateau Fear of crime increased

5. Response New structure required to tackle fear and address mainstreaming Public not seeing key issues followed through

6. Multi Agency Crime Steering Group Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhoods Teams LB Newham’s Anti Social Behaviour Unit, Housing, Public Realm and Culture Departments East Thames Housing Association and other RSLs NDC YIP Manager Education department rep. Neighbourhood manager Youth service area manager Other agencies as required Chief Inspector (Chairing)

7. Operation Meets monthly Group discusses strategy Main role is case – working. Prioritisation of cases Drives publicity and re-assurance strategy

8. Community Intelligence NDC programme has engendered an engaged population Community Forum structure used to gather intelligence Service User groups Centres Schools, GPs, Early Years etc.

9. Example – West Ham Local community forum held May 05. Residents raised concerns around young people misbehaving in the street Investigated concerns real/gossip Analysis of allegations showed rise Issue taken to crime steering group

10. Action taken LBN Together Bus in problem road by following week Extra patrols by SNT and Community Constabulary as a result of reports of crime – evening patrolling – door knocking Local residents written to – confidential crime surgeries One property targeted – LBN, RSL and MPS agree ABC by mid June Diversionary youth activities held in immediate area and better signposting to wider Borough activities. YIP undertook targeted consultation Local young people signed up to Construction Training Enforcement of an existing ASBO and key known offender arrested Dispersal Order in place by October 05.

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12. Result Allegations of crime in Memorial Avenue reduced by two thirds between May and June. Reported crime in West Ham area over last summer (July to September 05) was half that in the previous summer(04) Young people locally were better linked into existing activities available Helped with the integration of the Safer Neighbourhood Team Residents felt they were being listened too and issues followed through

13. Discussion points Structure is about better delivery of mainstream resources not NDC funded. Role of Chief Inspector as Chair Roll out model – Canning Town Dispersal Order evaluation awaited Personality or stand the test of time Statistical reliability of localised approach