Parks Police Consultation

HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA

PARKS POLICE CONSULTATION:

APPENDIX

PERFORMANCE AND INFORMATION TEAM FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM 2

INTRODUCTION TO APPENDIX HOW SAFE IS YOUR LOCAL PARK?

This appendix contains extra information not con- The graph on the right breaks down the answers to tained in the main document. Pages 1-7 have the the question ‘How safe is your local park?’ by Park safety and crime/ asb questions broken down by indi- most used. vidual parks.

From Page 8 there is an additional section on what makes people feel safe in parks. How safe is your local park?

WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL SAFE/ UNSAFE IN Avondale Park n=4 -50% 50% YOUR LOCAL PARK? Cremorne Gardens n=1 100%

The table breaks down the free text answers to the Holland Park n=48 -2% 92% question what makes you feel safe/ unsafe in your local park?. Kensington Memorial Park n=1 100%

Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100% Presence of Recent Lack of Presence of Parks attack / lighting other St Luke's Gardens n=7 100% Police mugging people Tavistock Square Gardens n=2 -50% 50% Total 40 18 8 36 Westfield Park n=5 -20% 80%

K&C Parks n=69 -7% 88%

n=33 Bishops Park 85%

Brook Green n=3 67%

Cathnor Park n=3 -67% 33%

Eel Brook Common n=11 -9% 82%

Frank Banfield Park n=2 100%

Furnival Gardens n=4 100%

Hammersmith Park

Hurlingham Park n=9 89%

Lillie Road Recreation Ground

Margravine Cemetary n=20 -5% 65%

Normand Park n=2 -50% 50%

Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=18 -6% 94%

Ravenscourt Park n=24 88%

South Park n=28 -4% 93%

St Peter's Square n=10 -10% 80%

Wormholt Park n=3 100%

n=6 Wormwood Scrubs -17%50%

H&F Parks n=178 -5% 82%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

Safe Unsafe PARKS POLICE CONSULTATION 3

FEELINGS OF SAFETY BROKEN DOWN BY HOW PEOPLE USE THE PARK. In K&C residents are a lot more likely to feel ‘very safe’ in parks. 54%of K&C residents said that they The two graphs below break down how safe people used Holland Park, so it is this park that has the larg- feel in parks by how they use the park. In H&F there est effect on the feelings of safety. It would be inter- is not a huge difference in feelings of safety between esting to look at Holland Park and see if the layout or park usage, however parents and dog walkers are less Parks Police approach to this park is unique. There likely to feel ‘very safe’. may be lessons to be learnt from Holland Park that may be able to be used in parks in Hammersmith and The table in red shows the parks used by H&F respon- Fulham. dents. 20% of H&F respondents use Bishops Park, and 12% use Ravenscourt Park. 75% of respondents used the top 6 parks on the table.

Main park of use by H&F respondents

Park Count % Feelings of Safety broken down by Use of Park - H&F Bishops Park 32 20% Residents South Park 28 18% Ravenscourt Park 19 12% Margravine 19 12% Cemetary As a parent with children -3%-5% 48% 33% n=40 Eel Brook Common 11 7% St Peter's Square 10 6% Hurlingham Park 8 5% For dog walking -7% 52% 33% n=46 Furnival Gardens 4 3% Wormwood Scrubs 4 3% Wormholt Park 3 2% For recreation / relaxation -1%-4% 42% 40% n=113 Holland Park 3 2% Brook Green 3 2% Cathnor Park 3 2% Other (non-H&F / To walk through on my way somewhere -1%-5% 43% 37% n=107 3 2% RBKC) Normand Park 2 1% Blank 2 1% As a sports participant -9% 41% 41% n=22 Frank Banfield Park 2 1% Hammersmith Park 1 1% Lillie Road Recrea- -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1 1% tion Ground Little Wormwood Fairly safe Very safe Fairly unsafe Very unsafe 1 1% Scrubs

Main park of use by K&C respondents Feelings of Safety broken down by Use of Park - K&C Park Count % Residents Holland Park 42 54% Other (non-H&F / 13 17% RBKC) As a parent with St Luke's Gar- -6% 18% 76% n=17 7 9% children dens Westfield Park 5 6% For dog walking -9% 17% 74% n=23 Avondale Park 4 5% Tavistock Square 2 3% For recreation / Gardens -8% 25% 65% n=60 Wormwood relaxation 2 3% Scrubs To walk through on Cremorne Gar- -2%-6% 29% 63% 1 1% my way somewhere n=52 dens Blank 1 1% As a sports Kensington Me- -10% 30% 60% 1 1% participant n=10 morial Park

-20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Fairly safe Very safe Fairly unsafe Very unsafe 4

HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS VANDALISM HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS VIOLENCE IN IN YOUR LOCAL PARK? YOUR LOCAL PARK?

The graph below breaks down the answers to the The graph below breaks down the answers to the question ‘How much of a problem is vandalism in your question ‘How much of a problem is violence in your local park?’ by Park most used. local park?’ by Park most used.

How much of a problem is vandalism in your local How much of a problem is violence in your local park? park?

Avondale Park n=4 -50% 50% Avondale Park -50% 50% n=4 n=1 Cremorne Gardens 100% C remorne Gardens 100% n=1 n=39 -10% 90% Holland Park Holland Park 100% n=40 Kensington Memorial Park n=1 100% Kensington Memorial Park 100% n=1 Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100% Little Wormwood Scrubs 100% n=1 St Luke's Gardens n=7 100% St Luke's Gardens 100% n=6 Tavistock Square Gardens -100% n=2 Tavistock Square Gardens -100% n=1 Westfield Park n=5 -20% 80% Westfield Park -33% 67% n=3 K&C Parks n=60 -15% 85% K&C Parks -7% 93% n=57

Bishops Park n=28 -21% 79% Bishops Park 100% n=24 Brook Green n=3 100% Brook Green 100% n=3 Cathnor Park -100% n=2 Cathnor Park 100% n=1 Eel Brook Common n=11 -45% 55% Eel Brook C ommon -27% 73% n=11 Frank Banfield Park n=2 100% Frank Banfield Park 100% n=2 Furnival Gardens n=4 100% Furnival Gardens 100% n=1 Hammersmith Park n=1 100% Hammersmith Park 100% n=1 Hurlingham Park n=8 100% Hurlingham Park 100% n=6 Lillie Road Recreation Ground -100% n=1 Lillie Road Recreation Ground Margravine Cemetary n=17 -41% 59% Margravine Cemetary -40% 60% n=20 Normand Park n=2 100% Normand Park 100% n=2 Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=16 -13% 88% Other (non-H&F / RBKC) -6% 94% n=17 Ravenscourt Park n=23 -26% 74% Ravenscourt Park -18% 82% n=22 South Park n=26 -19% 81% South Park 100% n=24 St Peter's Square n=6 100% St Peter's Square 100% n=8 Wormholt Park n=3 -33% 67%

Wormholt Park 100% n=3 Wormwood Scrubs n=6 -33% 67%

Wormwood Scrubs -60% 40% n=5 H&F Parks n=159 -23% 77% H&F Parks -13% 87% n=150 -100% -50% 0% 50% 100% -100% -50% 0% 50% 100% Not a Problem Problem Not a Problem Problem PARKS POLICE CONSULTATION 5

HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS ROBBERY IN HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS ROUGH YOUR LOCAL PARK? SLEEPING IN YOUR LOCAL PARK?

The graph below breaks down the answers to the The graph below breaks down the answers to the question ‘How much of a problem is robbery in your question ‘How much of a problem is rough sleeping in local park?’ by Park most used. your local park?’ by Park most used.

How much of a problem is robbery in your local park? How much of a problem is rough sleeping in your local park?

Avondale Park n=4 -50% 50% Avondale Park n=4 100% Cremorne Gardens n=1 100% Cremorne Gardens n=1 100% Holland Park n=37 -3% 97% Holland Park n=40 -8% 93% Kensington Memorial Park n=1 100% Kensington Memorial Park n=1 100% Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100% Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100% St Luke's Gardens n=7 100% St Luke's Gardens n=7 -14% 86% Tavistock Square Gardens -100% n=1 Tavistock Square Gardens n=1 100% Westfield Park n=3 -33% 67% Westfield Park n=4 100% K&C Parks n=55 -9% 91% K&C Parks n=59 -7% 93%

Bishops Park n=21 -10% 90% Bishops Park n=25 100% Brook Green n=2 -50% 50% Brook Green n=3 -33% 67% Cathnor Park n=2 -50% 50% Cathnor Park n=2 100% Eel Brook Common n=10 -30% 70% Eel Brook Common n=10 -10% 90% Frank Banfield Park n=2 100% Frank Banfield Park n=2-100% Furnival Gardens n=1 100% Furnival Gardens n=4 -50% 50% Hammersmith Park n=1 100% Hammersmith Park n=1 100% Hurlingham Park n=6 100% Hurlingham Park n=8 100% Lillie Road Recreation Ground Lillie Road Recreation Ground n=1-100% Margravine Cemetary n=18 -39% 61% Margravine Cemetary n=14 -7% 93%

Normand Park n=2 100% Normand Park n=2 100%

n=14 -7% 93% Other (non-H&F / RBKC) Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=15 100%

Ravenscourt Park n=20 -20% 80% Ravenscourt Park n=21 -24% 76% -5% 95% South Park n=22 South Park n=23 -9% 91%

St Peter's Square n=6 100% St Peter's Square n=9 -22% 78%

Wormholt Park n=2 100% Wormholt Park n=3 100%

Wormwood Scrubs n=4 -50% 50% Wormwood Scrubs n=5 100%

H&F Parks n=133 -17% 83% H&F Parks n=148 -11% 89%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100% -100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

Not a Problem Problem Not a Problem Problem 6

HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM ARE PEOPLE BE- HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM ARE OUT OF ING DISORDERLY AND INTIMIDATING IN CONTROL DOGS IN YOUR LOCAL PARK? YOUR LOCAL PARK? The graph below breaks down the answers to the The graph below breaks down the answers to the question ‘How much of a problem are out of control question ‘How much of a problem are people being dogs in your local park?’ by Park most used. disorderly and intimidating in your local park?’ by Park most used.

How much of a problem are intimidating paople in How much of a problem are out of control dogs in your local park? your local park?

Avondale Park n=4 -50% 50% Avondale Park n=3 -33% 67%

Cremorne Gardens -100%n=1 Cremorne Gardens n=1 100%

Holland Park n=42 -5% 95% Holland Park n=42 -31% 69%

Kensington Memorial Park n=1 100% Kensington Memorial Park n=1-100%

Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100% Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100%

St Luke's Gardens n=7 100% St Luke's Gardens n=7 -43% 57%

Tavistock Square Gardens n=2 -50% 50% Tavistock Square Gardens n=2-100%

Westfield Park n=5 -40% 60% Westfield Park n=5 -60% 40%

K&C Parks n=63 -13% 87% K&C Parks n=62 -37% 63%

n=30 Bishops Park n=28 -18% 82% Bishops Park -23% 77%

Brook Green n=3 -67% 33% Brook Green n=2 100%

Cathnor Park n=3 -67% 33% Cathnor Park -100% n=3

Eel Brook Common n=9 -56% 44% Eel Brook Common n=10 -30% 70%

Frank Banfield Park -100%n=2 Frank Banfield Park n=2 -50% 50%

Furnival Gardens n=4 100% Furnival Gardens n=4 100%

Hammersmith Park n=1 100% Hammersmith Park n=1 100%

Hurlingham Park n=6 -33% 67% Hurlingham Park n=9 -11% 89%

Lillie Road Recreation Ground -100%n=1 Lillie Road Recreation Ground -100% n=1

Margravine Cemetary n=19 -53% 47% Margravine Cemetary n=18 -33% 67%

Normand Park n=2 -50% 50% Normand Park n=2 100%

Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=19 -6% 94% Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=18 -17% 83%

Ravenscourt Park n=21 -10% 90% Ravenscourt Park n=23 -30% 70%

South Park n=25 -24% 76% South Park n=24 -21% 79%

St Peter's Square n=7 100% St Peter's Square n=10 -30% 70%

Wormholt Park n=3 100% Wormholt Park n=3 100%

n=5 Wormwood Scrubs n=6 -50% 50% Wormwood Scrubs -60% 40%

H&F Parks n=158 -27% 73% H&F Parks n=165 -26% 74%

-100% -50% 0% 50% 100% -100% -50% 0% 50% 100%

Not a Problem Problem Not a Problem Problem PARKS POLICE CONSULTATION 7

HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS DOG WASTE HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM ARE PEOPLE US- IN YOUR LOCAL PARK? ING OR DEALING DRUGS IN YOUR LOCAL PARK? The graph below breaks down the answers to the question ‘How much of a problem is dog waste in your The graph below breaks down the answers to the local park?’ by Park most used. question ‘How much of a problem are people using or dealing drugs in your local park?’ by Park most used.

How much of a problem is dog waste in your local How much of a problem are people using or dealing park? drugs in your local park?

Avondale Park n=4 -25% 75% Avondale Park n=4 -25% 75%

Cremorne Gardens n=1 100% Cremorne Gardens -100% n=1

Holland Park n=44 -36% 64% Holland Park n=36 -6% 94%

Kensington Memorial Park -100% n=1 Kensington Memorial Park n=1 100%

Little Wormwood Scrubs -100% n=1 Little Wormwood Scrubs n=1 100%

n=7 -14% 86% St Luke's Gardens St Luke's Gardens n=7 100%

Tavistock Square Gardens -100% n=2 Tavistock Square Gardens -100% n=2

Westfield Park n=5 -40% 60% Westfield Park n=4 -50% 50%

K&C Parks n=65 -37% 63% K&C Parks n=56 -14% 86%

Bishops Park n=30 -37% 63% Bishops Park n=21 -10% 90%

Brook Green -100% n=2 Brook Green n=2 -50% 50%

C athnor Park n=3 -67% 33% Cathnor Park -100% n=3

Eel Brook Common n=11 -64% 36% Eel Brook Common n=10 -50% 50%

-100% n=2 Frank Banfield Park Frank Banfield Park n=2 -50% 50%

n=4 -75% 25% Furnival Gardens Furnival Gardens n=3 100%

Hammersmith Park n=1 100% Hammersmith Park n=1 100%

n=9 -44% 56% Hurlingham Park Hurlingham Park n=7 100% -100% Lillie Road Recreation Ground n=1 Lillie Road Recreation Ground -100% n=1

Margravine Cemetary n=18 -44% 56% Margravine Cemetary n=13 -54% 46%

Normand Park n=2 100% Normand Park n=2 -50% 50%

Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=18 -22% 78% Other (non-H&F / RBKC) n=13 -15% 85%

Ravenscourt Park n=22 -55% 45% Ravenscourt Park n=19 -21% 79%

n=27 South Park -41% 59% South Park n=23 -13% 87%

St Peter's Square n=10 -50% 50% St Peter's Square n=6 100% Wormholt Park -100% n=3 Wormholt Park n=3 -67% 33%

Wormwood Scrubs n=6 -50% 50% Wormwood Scrubs n=5 -20% 80% H&F Parks n=169 -46% 54% H&F Parks n=134 -25% 75% -100% -50% 0% 50% 100% -100 -50% 0% 50% 100% % Not a Problem Problem Not a Problem Problem 8

WHAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL SAFE/ UNSAFE?

A number of crime types have a strong relationship with peoples feelings of safety in parks. The table below ranks the crime/ anti social behaviour types in order of their strength of association with feelings of safety in the park. It also includes a brief description of strength of association.

n Gamma Rank Description co-efficient

Violence 127 -0.736 3 very strong linear association

Robbery 112 -0.808 1 very strong linear association

H&F H&F Rough sleepers 126 -0.422 6 moderate to substantial linear association

People being intimidating 134 -0.75 2 very strong linear association

Out of control dogs 138 -0.31 7 moderate to substantial linear association

Dog waste 146 -0.248 8 low to moderate linear association

Drugs 118 -0.72 4 very strong linear association

Vandalism 138 -0.445 5 moderate to substantial linear association

Violence 66 -0.819 1 very strong linear association

Robbery 62 -0.812 2 very strong linear association

K&C Rough sleepers 67 -0.591 7 substantial to very strong linear association

People being intimidating 73 -0.758 3 very strong linear association

Out of control dogs 72 -0.691 5 substantial to very strong linear association

Dog waste 73 -0.446 8 moderate to substantial linear association

Drugs 62 -0.705 4 very strong linear association

Vandalism 69 -0.596 6 substantial to very strong linear association

Based on correlation co-efficients from “Surveys in social research” DA De Vaus

In the table above, the n column shows the number of In both boroughs, people being intimidating, vio- respondents. The tables shows the gamma co-efficient lence, robbery and drugs have a very strong asso- which shows how strong the association is between ciation with people’s feelings of safety in parks. safety and the crime/ asb type. In the rank column, 1 is the strongest association and 8 is the weakest. In K&C out of control dogs have a much stronger correlation with feelings of safety than in H&F.

In both boroughs dog waste has the lowest association with feelings of safety in parks. PARKS POLICE CONSULTATION 9

The following information analyses those who re- sponded to the question ‘How Safe do you fell in your local park’? in a positive or negative way in relation to the more strongly correlated crime types.

Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and ‘robbery’ in H&F. robbery in H&F

Of those respondents that felt safe in the park, 8% found robbery a Unsafe fairly big problem. Of those who felt 50% 17% 33% Very big problem unsafe, 67% found it a fairly or Fairly big problem very big problem. Not a very big problem Not a problem at all Safe 8% 58% 34%

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and people ‘people being intimidating’ in being intimidating in H&F H&F.

Of those respondents that felt safe Unsafe in the park, 22% found people be- 50% 25% 25% Very big problem ing intimidating a fairly big prob- Fairly big problem lem. Of those who felt unsafe, 75% Not a very big problem found it a fairly or very big prob- Not a problem at all lem. Safe 22% 48% 31%

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and ‘violence’ in H&F. violence in H&F

Of those respondents that felt safe in the park, 2% found violence a Unsafe 17% 50% 33% fairly big problem. Of those who felt Very big problem unsafe, 67% found it a fairly or Fairly big problem very big problem. Not a very big problem Safe 2% 41% 58% Not a problem at all

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and people ‘people using or dealing drugs’ using or dealing drugs in H&F in H&F.

Of those respondents that felt safe Unsafe 38% 50% 13% in the park, 15% found drugs a Very big problem fairly big problem. Of those who felt Fairly big problem unsafe, 88% found it a fairly or Not a very big problem very big problem. Safe 3%13% 41% 42% Not a problem at all

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and ‘robbery’ in K&C. robbery in K&C

Of those respondents that felt safe in the park, 4% found robbery a Unsafe 40% 40% 20% fairly or very big problem. Of those Very big problem who felt unsafe, 80% found it a Fairly big problem fairly or very big problem. Not a very big problem Safe 2%2% 43% 54% Not a problem at all

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and people ‘people being intimidating’ in being intimidating in K&C K&C.

Of those respondents that felt safe Unsafe 50% 33% 17%0% in the park, 8% found people being Very big problem intimidating a fairly big problem. Of Fairly big problem those who felt unsafe, 83% found it Not a very big problem a fairly or very big problem. Safe 3%5% 47% 45% Not a problem at all

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and ‘violence’ in K&C. violence in K&C

Of those respondents that felt safe in the park, 2% found violence a fairly big problem. Of those who felt Unsafe 17% 50% 33% Very big problem unsafe, 67% found it a fairly or Fairly big problem very big problem. Not a very big problem Not a problem at all Safe 2% 41% 58%

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Comparisons of ‘feelings of safety in your local park and Association between feelings of safety and people ‘people using or dealing drugs’ using or dealing drugs in K&C in K&C.

Of those respondents that felt safe in the park, 10% found drugs a Unsafe 67% 0% 33% Very big problem fairly big problem. Of those who felt Fairly big problem unsafe, 67% found it a fairly or Not a very big problem very big problem. Not a problem at all Safe 5%5% 36% 53%

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