A safe and secure Castle Vale

Ten years ago: The environment in Castle Vale encouraged a significant fear of crime. The 1994 MORI resident survey found that 35% of residents never went out after dark.

Now: The 2002 Birmingham Crime and Disorder Audit found that Castle Vale was one of only two areas in the City where people felt that the fear of crime had reduced in the last three years.

**Latest News: crime reduced again in Castle Vale ! (Click here for details)

Targets:

• Reduce crime and the fear of crime

• Improve police performance overall

• Reduce domestic burglary, robbery and vehicle crime

• Reduce the gap between the highest crime areas and the best comparable areas

• Significantly reduce the performance gap between the best and worst performing areas

• Reduce drug-related crime, including the proportion of offenders testing positive at arrest

• Significantly increase the proportion of time spent on frontline duties

• Reduce the use of Class A drugs and the frequent use of any illicit drug among, especially, the most vulnerable young people

• Narrow the gap between the proportion of children in care and their peers who are cautioned or convicted

• Reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents

• Establish funding to continue and develop the Neighbourhood Warden Service

• Agree community policing standards

Contact for more information: Richard Mytton @ CVCHA                                  Go to Top