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Hampshire Constabulary - Shanklin and Ventnor Neighbourhood

South Wight NPT Policing Priorities Survey Results 2023

Total Responses – 363

Response by Location -

Lake - 17%
Sandown - 28%
Shanklin - 31%
Ventnor - 24%

Crimes NPT should concentrate on -

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) – 82.92%
Criminal damage – 23.14%
Drugs or drug related issues – 63.73%
Hate crime – 4.13%
Malicious Communications/Online Offences – 2.75%
Burglary (Business or community properties) – 4.68%
Residential Burglary - 19%
Road traffic offences – 28.09%
Sexual offences – 9.91%
Theft – 7.98%
Vehicle crime – 7.16%
Violent crime – 19.83%

How NPT should Patrol -

Foot Patrol - 58%
Bicycle - 11%
Electric Bicycle - 18%
Motor Vehicle - 13%

How people keep Informed (Top 4) -

Police Facebook page - 33%
Local newspapers in print and online - 26%
Beat Surgery’s – 16%
Local Radio - 14%

Ability to Respond to Concerns locally –

I have confidence in our NPT’s - 32.20%
I don’t have confidence in our NPT’s - 30.50%
I don’t know (Lack of knowledge) - 28.80%
Prefer not to say - 8.50%

Feeling Safe –

I feel safe where I live - 72.90%
I don’t feel safe where I live - 11.90%
I don’t know (Lack of knowledge) - 6.80%
Prefer not to say - 8.50%

We highlighted ASB, Drug and Alcohol Related Crime and Road Safety from your Survey Results. Your Top 3 Priorities are unchanged from the last Survey run in 2021 following which we launched Operation Spider and Operation Vigilant to combat these concerns. Operation Spider oversaw a 32% Reduction in ASB.

Thank you for your input and continued support!

Reported concerns of Speeding Vehicles at various locations, poor condition of vehicles (noisy exhausts, unlawful modification etc) and Drink/Drug driving.

All of South Wight NPT has been given additional specialist training to deal with Road Traffic offences and will be working closely with the Roads Policing Team to target these concerns.

Noticeable rise in Anti-Social Behaviour, Violence and Drug/Alcohol related crime - specifically around derelict buildings and coastal locations.

Operation Spider - A Pro-Active Police Operation designed to reduce Anti-Social Behaviour, Violence and Drug/Alcohol related crime. This Operation is a multi-agency approach to solving the causes of these issues in our Communities to create long-term reduction whilst also targeting Police resources to disrupt and prevent the issues.

Leading edge multi-agency work around use of Community Protection Notice Warnings, Community Protection Notices and ASB Closure Notices.

Significant work with partners in Education, Housing, Local Authority, Youth Diversion and Health.

More information and updates check out our online beat surgery -

https://ms-my.facebook.com/IOWightPolice/videos/south-wight-npt-facebook-live/2942351099398443/

Operation Spider has seen a 32% Reduction is ASB across the bay – our work continues to maintain this reduction for the long term.