Fenland Community Safety Partnership Newsletter This Newsletter The Fenland Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is committed to reducing crime across the Fenland District through partnership projects led by the intelligence received from the community, police information and seasonal crime trends. Fly Tipping: An Education Police Forums Alcohol Awareness Wisbech Park Community Engagement Crime Prevention Event Calendar of Events The partnership will continue to deliver against its priorities ensuring the residents of Fenland continue to feel safe within their district. Welcome to the CSP Newsletter! This newsletter will keep the Fenland community informed about the work carried out by a range of agencies to reduce Anti-social behaviour (ASB) & Crime. WHAT DO WE AIM TO IMPROVE? Following community feedback and analysing crime data, our priorities for 2015-2016 are as follows: Anti Social Behaviour (including criminal damage and arson) Alcohol-related violent crime linked to the night time economy Acquisitive Crime (dwelling burglary / vehicle crime) Focus on children & young people identifying risk-taking behaviour and highlighting the consequences The CSP measures it performance against the previous year and constantly strives to record reductions against Anti-social behaviour and crime Featuring in this months newsletter...
Page 2 Fly Tipping: An Education Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of any waste on to land sites unauthorized to accept it. Residents need to take responsible steps to ensure that their waste is disposed of correctly. Dumping of rubbish or fly tipping is harmful to the environment, can attract vermin and be potentially dangerous to people and wildlife. Fenland District Council treats fly tipping very seriously and will take steps to prosecute anyone caught fly tipping waste. Offenders could be liable for fines of up to 50,000 of 5 years imprisonment. Residents can recycle and dispose of large household waste, free of charge, at the Household Waste Recycling Centres listed below: Boleness Road, Wisbech, 01945582332 Hundred Road, March 01354 661130 New Road Whittlesey 01733 351144 The Community Safety Team at FDC joined up with Street Scene, local Police and the Housing department at the to tackle issues in an area of Wisbech that has been hard hit by Fly-tipping over the past few months. Door knocking took place alongside community engagement in the street, leafleting and putting up a warning sign in the area. The leaflets contained relevant information about Fly -tipping, its consequences and how to prevent it as well as educating people about what to do with their waste.
Page 3 If you witness fly tipping please contact the Street Scene Team on 01354 654321 alternatively email streetscene@fenland.gov.uk with any of the following details so the incident can be investigated: Exact Location Date & Time of the offence (if known) Description of persons responsible (if seen) Description of fly tipped items Please do not approach fly tippers or put yourself at risk Police Forums The Police forums are held on the New Horizons Vehicle, allowing us to reach the rural parts of Fenland, ensuring everyone in Fenland get their say. From these forums, the police can determine the priorities for the area and focus efforts towards resolving community issues. For more information and updates on Police Forums visit our blog: Www. communitysafetypartnership.wordpress.com/
Page 4 Alcohol Awareness National Statistics More than 9 million people in England drink more than the recommended daily limits In England, in 2012 there were 6,490 alcohol-related deaths, a 19% increase compared to 2001 Alcohol is 10% of the UK burden of disease and death, making alcohol one of the three biggest lifestyle risk factors for disease and death in the UK, after smoking and obesity. perspective include, in rank order, price increases, restrictions on the physical availability of alcohol, drink-driving counter measures, brief interventions with at-risk drinkers, and treatment of drinkers with alcohol dependence Alcohol and Health Alcohol is a causal factor in more than 60 medical conditions, including: mouth, throat, stomach, liver and breast cancers; high blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver; and depression In the UK in 2012-13, there were 1,008,850 hospital admissions related to alcohol consumption where an alcohol-related disease, injury or condition was the primary reason for hospital admission or a secondary diagnosis In 2012 there were 8,367 alcohol-related deaths in the UK Males accounted for approximately 65% of all alcohol-related deaths in the UK in 2012 Alcohol now costs the NHS 3.5bn per year; equal to 120 for every tax payer The alcohol-related mortality rate of men in the most disadvantaged socio-economic class is 3.5 times higher than for men in the least disadvantaged class, while for women the figure is 5.7 times higher Deaths from liver disease have reached record levels, rising by 20% in a decade.
Page 5 Treatment The NHS estimates that around 9% of men in the UK and 4% of UK women show signs of alcohol dependence Only 6.4% of dependent drinkers access treatment in the UK The overall number of people in treatment in 2012-13 increased by 1% (777) from 108,906 in 2011-12 In 2012, 178,247 prescriptions for drugs to treat alcohol dependency were prescribed Where reported, 40% of clients starting treatment were self-referrals and 18% were referrals from general practitioners (GPs). Onward referrals from other substance misuse services accounted for 8% 75,773 people started new alcohol treatment in England in 2012-2013 Crime Alcohol-related crime costs 11bn per year (2010-11 costs, England) A fifth (20%) of all violent incidents in 2010 11 took place in or around a pub or club. This rises to 30% for stranger violence. More than two thirds (67%) of violent offences occur in the evening or at night and 45% at the weekend Nearly a fifth (19%) of all adult binge drinkers reported committing an offence in the previous year compared with 6% of other regular drinkers and 3% of those who occasionally or never drank alcohol There were 9,930 casualties of drink driving accidents in the UK in 2012, including 230 who were killed and 1200 who suffered serious injury.
Page 6 Setting The Scene For Fenland Life Expectancy Fenland has the lowest life expectancy of all districts in Cambridgeshire for both Male and Females. The Life expectancy in Fenland is lower than the England average. A contributory factor to the higher rate of mortality is the number of people affected by alcohol misuse. Alcohol related death rates Men: Fenland has the highest male alcohol related rates of all the other rural districts in Cambridgeshire and is above the national average. Women: For women the picture is even worse. Fenland has the highest alcohol related deaths for females of all districts and is significantly above the level for all districts and the average for England as a whole. Fenland has the highest alcohol specific hospital admissions of all the rural districts for males and is second highest of the rural districts for females. Fenland has the highest alcohol related admissions of any district in Cambridgeshire for males and females and is above the national average. During 2014/2015 the Inclusion alcohol service worked with 316 people who needed comprehensive support to address alcohol misuse in the Fenland area. Out of the 316 a total of 42 had an alcohol problem requiring either a community detox requiring medical supervision or an inpatient stay in hospital. The proportion of clients in Fenland requiring a medical or hospital detox from alcohol is much higher than in other areas of the county. Tackling The Issue FDC Community Safety team tasked by the FCSP to develop a project to tackle both alcohol related crime and reduce incidents of street drinking The alcohol project sits between both the Fenland Community Safety Partnership and the Fenland Health & Well Being Board. Supporting partners are: Fenland District Council Inclusion Alcohol Treatment service Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Local Pharmacies Local Commissioning Group Registered Housing Providers
Page 7 Wisbech Alcohol Awareness Event Wisbech Market was host to an alcohol awareness raising event that allowed the Council, local police and partner organisations to engage with the local community to both educate and support people about the effects and issues related to consuming too much alcohol. The event had support from the Cambs Council Drugs and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT), the Community Safety and CCTV team at Fenland Council, Local Police, Cambridgeshire Child and Adolescent Substance Use Service (CASUS), Cambs Fire & Rescue and the Street Scene Team from Fenland Council. The event involved educating people about health risks, side effects and the dangers associated with drinking too much while highlighting the knock on effects to a community (street drinking, litter, anti-social behaviour). The event also included the Police and Street Scene team patrolling the drinking Hotspots in the area to try and engage with those drinking. A beer goggle task was also available to show how drinking too much affects co-ordination a powerful tool especially to deter those who are not yet of drinking age!
Page 8 Wisbech Park Community Engagement: Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour Fenland District Council and local Police, teamed up last week to do some community engagement with those who live around Wisbech Park. Due to a recent increase in Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in the park over the summer, community door knocking was conducted and a drop-in session was held on the New Horizons Bus to allow local residents to come and have their say about issues that may be affecting them. An increase in foot patrols alongside community engagement and reassurance, with help from CCTV has reduced the number of call-ins to the police about the Park in the last week. Patrols and reassurance visits will continue to take place in an attempt to resolve the current issues. Crime Prevention Event Last month we held a Crime prevention Event in Manea, Chatteris and Wisbech. freebies and advice were provided around how to keep your home and property safe. Fenland Council Community Safety officer, the Fenland Police Crime Reduction officer and a PCSO were on board the New Horizons Bus to help raise awareness of personal safety by showing the public different products available to buy (e.g. rape alarms, Handbag bells, bag hooks) as well as providing reading material and useful websites that educate about personal, house and car crime prevention.
For further information please visit our webpage via the Fenland District Council website www.fenland.gov.uk/community-safety-partnership On this page you can see the full CSP action plan and the latest strategic assessment linking in to the CSP priorities and themes What s coming up? Police Forums - 13th October, Furrowfields, Chatteris 10-12, Manea Pub 2-4 14th October, Coldham, Chequers Arms, 12-5 12th November, March Library, 10-1 Operation Pheasant Surgery and Police Cuppa with a Copper event coming up soon, dates will be in next months issue or you can visit our CSP blog for updates: Visit our blog for updates: www.communitysafetypartnership.wordpress.com Thank you for your continued support