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Acquisitive Crime: Burglary and Vehicle Crime
Priority
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Largest burglary reduction in over a decade and best
performance since 2006 (-20%);
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Largest vehicle crime reduction in over a decade and
best performance since 2006 (-27%).
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Violence Against Women & Girls
Priority
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Increasing number of victims being identified, aided
in part by improved recording standards;
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This is helped identify an increasing number of
repeat victims for interventions;
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Development of VAWG Strategy and strategic board to
deliver on this agenda.
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Romford Town Centre Priority
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Rates of crime have fallen below that of comparable
centres, including Bromley, Kingston and Sutton;
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Romford has the fastest declining rate of violence
within the night-time economy of all regional town
centres.
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Serious Group Violence (SGV) emerging
Priority
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Havering identified as one of the 10 new areas to
receive support from the Home Office Ending Gangs & Youth
Violence Team;
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Acquired funding from MOPAC to support the
prevention and early intervention;
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Expanded the work of the SGV Panel and devised a SGV
strategy.
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Cross-Cutting Theme: Community Engagement &
Public Confidence
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First borough to develop the Safer Neighbourhood
Board;
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Continue to raise awareness and protect victims
through initiatives such as Safe Zones;
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Increasing proportion of survey respondents reported
contact with police and community safety through organised
events.
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Cross-Cutting Theme: Integrated Offender
Management
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Increased the number of offenders being managed
across Havering through the IOM, SGV and DIP panels.
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The
Sub-Committee was advised that a number of pressures had been
identified:
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Total population expected to increase by 1,900 each
year, with projected increase to 281,100 by 2033;
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Need for an additional 795 homes each year to
accommodate this;
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Those aged 15 and under projected to grow +21.1% by
2026, compared to 12% increase regionally;
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Rising property prices and rental values and changes
to housing benefit will continue to inward migration (Havering is
the 3rd most affordable borough);
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Unemployment remains above the national
average;
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Increasing proportion of children living in poverty
(23% in 2014, an increase from 19% in 2009);
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Latest ONS data also shows Havering to have the
12th highest proportion of lone parent households
claiming out of work benefits in London;
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Increasingly diverse population, faster BME growth
amongst the youth population;
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Continued budget cuts affecting services, changing
socio-economic demographics producing additional cost
pressures;
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Policing levels and community safety funding from
MOPAC both significantly below regional average.
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Officers
advised the Sub-Committee that since the last assessment the
borough had seen:
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Increasing:
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Domestic Abuse +1,047
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Violent Crime +510
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Sexual Offences +87
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Shoplifting +67
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Arson/Deliberate Fires +42
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Criminal Damage, Hate Crime & Serious Youth
Violence
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Reducing:
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Burglary -519
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Vehicle Crime -496
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Robbery -72
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Theft Person (exc. We R Festival) -38
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Furthermore since the last
assessment there had been a number of key changes:
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Victims:
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Increased level of recorded violence affecting those
under 18;
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One of the highest levels of repeat victimisation
rates for domestic abuse in London;
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Repeat victimisation rate for ASB higher than London
average;
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Increased proportion of residents worried about ASB,
particularly drug misuse and dealing.
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Offenders:
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Less young people accused (charged) of crime,
contrasting increase in young victims;
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Reduction in proportion of offenders citing
finances, drugs and accommodation as criminogenic needs, increased citing emotional
wellbeing;
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Information on those at-risk of gang or serious
group violence related activity improved;
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Havering one of the few boroughs to record an
increase in serious youth violence (+24%);
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Reoffending rates increased, but remains lower than
regional averages.
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Locations:
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More deprived wards have experienced more notable
increases in violence and domestic abuse (North East / South West
of Havering).
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The
Sub-Committee was advised that the Havering Community Safety
Partnership had agreed to adopt the following
priority areas for 2014/15:
1.
Protecting vulnerable
individuals/victims;
2.
Supporting the most prolific and/or high harm
offenders;
3.
Creating safer locations; and
4.
Community engagement and public
confidence.
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The
Sub-Committee has noted the report.
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