STUART ANDERSON MP’S SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS SURVEY REPORT

I want to do what I can to ensure that our community in Wolverhampton can become a safer place to live in, work, and visit. As part of this ongoing work, I launched my ‘safer neighbourhoods’ campaign in February 2021. It consists of three elements: consultation, information, and action. Consultation: my survey ran between February and April 2021. It collected the views of almost 200 constituents – 197 to be exact. You will find the results of this survey in the pages that follow. I have anonymised the results so that no personal details are shared. I will be sending these results to key stakeholders, so they are aware of the issues that are highlighted. Information: I have now written to thousands of constituents about what more we can all do to protect ourselves against crime, anti-social behaviour, any incidents of scam, fraud, and rogue trading on the doorstep. I have also made information available via my website and social media. In my letters, I have included contact details for support organisations such as: • Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 • Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline: 0808 223 1133 • Victim Support: 0808 1689 111 • Police (non-emergency): 101 Action: As a Member of Parliament, I am continuing to work with all the relevant key partners, such as the West Midlands Police and the City of Wolverhampton Council, to ensure that prompt action can be taken on any cases which are raised with me and my office. I have already worked on more than 500 cases or policy issues relating to crime, law, justice, and rights. Together we can ensure the safety of our community. I look forward to working with you. Yours sincerely,

Stuart Anderson MP

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STUART ANDERSON MP’S SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS SURVEY REPORT ...... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ...... 2 SECTION 1: SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS ...... 3 SECTION 2. NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING ...... 4 SECTION 3: SAFETY MATTERS ...... 6 SECTION 4: ABOUT YOU ...... 8 APPENDIX A: WARD ANALYSIS ...... 9 GRAISELEY (20 RESPONDENTS): ...... 10 MERRY HILL (28 RESPONDENTS): ...... 13 PARK (35 RESPONDENTS): ...... 16 PENN (32 RESPONDENTS): ...... 19 ST PETER’S (15 RESPONDENTS): ...... 22 TETTENHALL REGIS (25 RESPONDENTS): ...... 25 TETTENHALL WIGHTWICK (42 RESPONDENTS): ...... 28 APPENDIX B: SURVEY TEMPLATE...... 31

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 197 constituents took part in my ‘safer neighbourhoods’ survey, which ran between February and April 2021. There were five sections. Section one focused on overarching questions. Most constituents told me that crime and anti-social behaviour was an issue in the area in which they live, though the majority said that there had been no change in neighbourhood safety levels since February 2020; it has stayed the same. Overall, most constituents felt moderately safe. Section two examined neighbourhood policing issues. Every constituent had encountered at least one form of anti-social behaviour or crime since February 2020. Most constituents did not report the encounter to the police. While the survey did not ask why this was the case, there might be underlying reasons. For example, constituents might have only been a witness or a bystander, so felt that the question did not apply to them. A third section asked about safety matters issues. More than half of respondents told me that the police were ‘extremely invisible.’ This was especially the case in Tettenhall Regis, where 72% of constituents shared this view. In line with the issues that they had encountered, most constituents wanted to see more done to tackle speeding/traffic issues. In second place, an equal number of constituents wanted to see an increased police presence and more CCTV. Two thirds of constituents agreed with the Government’s plan to recruit 20,000 more police officers and believed that this would help. A fourth section asked constituents about their relationships with political parties. Most constituents told me that they had voted for the Conservatives in the 2019 General Election. More than half of constituents told me that they trusted the Conservatives most to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, followed by no other political party. This was followed by a section to complete a contact form and sign up to future correspondence, such as my regular newsletter. This document contains anonymised data that has been broken down to a ward-level analysis.

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SECTION 1: SAFER NEIGHBOURHOODS Firstly, I wanted to find out whether my constituents felt that crime and anti-social behaviour was a particular issue where they lived. Almost two thirds (n. 112) said that they felt crime and anti-social behaviour was a particular issue in their area. A quarter of respondents (n. 48) told me that it was not a particular issue for them. 18% of respondents (n. 35) were unsure. In most wards, at least half of respondents told me that crime/anti-social behaviour was an issue. This rose to 80% of respondents in St Peter’s ward and dropped to 40% in Graiseley ward.

Q1. DO YOU FEEL THAT CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IS A PARTICULAR ISSUE WHERE YOU LIVE?

No reply Unsure 1% 18%

Yes No 57% 24%

Next, I wanted to know whether crime and anti-social behaviour had become more or less of an issue in the twelve months prior to my survey going live in February 2021. Over a third of constituents (n. 68) told me that the area in which they live was less safe. This was particularly true for respondents in Tettenhall Regis, where more than 52% of people told me their area had become less safe. Overall, 11% (n. 21) told me it was much less safe. Most constituents (n. 94) said there had been no change. Only one constituent told me their area had become much safer.

Q2. DO YOU FEEL THAT YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD HAS BECOME MORE OR LESS SAFE SINCE FEBRUARY 2020? It's much more safe 0% It's a little bit more It's much less safe safe 11% 7%

It's less safe There's been no 34% change 48%

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Q3. HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD? 90 80 77 70 60 60 50 40 36 30

NO. CONSTITUENTS 18 20 10 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 < EXTREMELY UNSAFE EXTREMELY SAFE >

As a local MP, it is important for me to know how safe constituents feel in their area and where improvements are to be made. 196 constituents replied to this question. While only 5 told me that they felt ‘extremely unsafe’, only 18 said that they felt ‘extremely safe’. Most constituents said that they are somewhat safe. 77 reported community safely levels as three out of five. SECTION 2. NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING

Q4. CRIME OR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS I also wanted to find out what kinds of crime or Other Anti-social 7% anti-social behaviour were None behaviour 7% 21% taking place in our community. I listed seven categories, including options for ‘none’ and ‘other’ types. 420 types – Fly-tipping 18% including the latter two options – were logged. All constituents said that they had experienced at least one kind of crime, 123 had Speeding/traffic experienced at least two Theft/burglary issue kinds, 66 reported three or 12% 31% more kinds, 27 reported Violent crime 4% four or GRAISELEY MERRY PARK PENN ST PETER’S TETTENHALL TETTENNHALL TOTAL HILL REGIS WIGHTWICK more kinds, ANTI-SOCIAL 4 11 22 14 12 10 13 86 and 19 BEHAVIOUR SPEEDING ISSUES 11 19 27 25 9 19 21 131 reported VIOLENT CRIME 2 1 3 2 7 1 0 16 THEFT/BURGLARY 5 7 8 11 8 4 9 52 five or FLY-TIPPING 10 6 17 11 14 10 9 77 NONE 3 5 2 4 1 3 12 30 more kinds OTHER 0 3 11 3 3 2 6 28 of crime. Total 35 52 90 70 54 49 70 420

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The most cited type of crime or anti-social behaviour was speeding/traffic issues, which 131 constituents told me that they had encountered. This was particularly prevalent in Merry Hill and Tettenhall Regis, where more than a third of respondents had experienced this. In second place, 86 constituents told me that they had encountered anti-social behaviour – particularly in Park. 52 constituents told me that Q5. DID YOU REPORT THE INCIDENT they encountered theft/burglary. 28 TO THE POLICE? logged at least one kind of other type of crime/anti-social behaviour. No reply Fly-tipping was notably prevalent 2% Yes 19% in St Peter’s, where over a quarter N/A of respondents had encountered it. 31% I asked constituents whether they had reported the crime or anti- social behaviour they encountered to the police. Almost half of No constituents (n. 94) said that they 48% had not. 31% (n. 62) constituents told me that the question was not applicable to them. 4 did not reply. Only a small proportion, 19% of constituents (n. 37) told me that they had reported the encounter to the police. It is important to bear in mind that the question did not ask whether they had encountered crime or anti-social behaviour first-hand or as a witness or a bystander. Nonetheless, I will continue to promote the relevant contact details for the organisations mentioned in my introduction so that constituents can know who can help. Of those that had reported the encounter to the police (n. 37), most respondents (n. 22) told me that the police had responded within either a couple of hours or days. 60% of respondents from Graiseley told me that the police had responded within a couple of hours. The response rate was lowest in St Peter’s, where 38% of constituents told me it took longer than a few months. 16% (n. 5) told me that the police didn’t respond within a couple of months. Q6. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THE POLICE TO RESPOND? Longer than a couple of months 16%

A couple of months 6% A couple of hours 36% A couple of weeks 6%

A couple of days 36%

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SECTION 3: SAFETY MATTERS I wanted to find out how Q7. HOW VISIBLE ARE THE POLICE IN YOUR visible constituents felt ARE? the police were in the Very Visible 1% area in which they live. Unsure 5% Somewhat Visible Over half of those who 12% responded to my survey (n. 103) said that the police were ‘extremely invisible.’ This rose to 72% of respondents who live in Tettenhall Regis. Somewhat Extremely Invisible A third of respondents Invisible 30% (no. 60) told me that the 52% police were ‘somewhat invisible.’ Only 12% said that the police were ‘somewhat visible.’ A quarter of respondents in Graiseley were of this view, followed by 20% in St Peter’s. Only one respondent said that the police were very visible. This was in Graiseley. Constituents were asked what measures they would like to see taken to tackle crime and anti- social behaviour in their area. Most constituents (n. 78) said that they would most like to see more action taken to tackle speeding issues. This correlates with the answer to question four, where almost a third of constituents had told me that they had encountered speeding/traffic issues. This was equally followed by more CCTV (n. 44) and increased police presence (n. 44). Q8(A). WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL SAFER IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD? Physical crime Cleaner (FIRST MEASURE) prevention neighbourhoods No reply 6% 2% 0% Victim support 5% Community sentences 3%

Increased police presence More CCTV 22% 22%

Tackling speeding 40%

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Q8(B). WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL SAFER IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD? (SECOND MEASURE) More CCTV 1% Tackling speeding 3% No reply 14%

Cleaner neighbourhoods 25% Increased police presence 49%

Community sentences 8%

The most popular second-paced measure that constituents (n. 97) would most like to see is increased police presence. This was followed by more action to tidy up our city (n. 49). Across the country, an extra 6,000 police officers have already been recruited, with several hundred in the West Midlands. We are on track to deliver on this. I wanted to find out whether constituents shared my feelings that this would help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. I was reassured to learn that more than two thirds of constituents (n. 134) agreed. 70% of those in Graiseley agreed. Worryingly, though, more than a quarter disagreed with this statement. This view was particularly shared by those in St Peter’s, where 53% of constituents disagreed.

Q9. THE GOVERNMENT HAS A PLAN TO RECRUIT 20,000 MORE POLICE OFFICERS. DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HELP TO REDUCE CRIME AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN YOUR AREA? No reply 4%

No 28%

Yes 68%

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SECTION 4: ABOUT YOU Most respondents (n.135) Q10. HOW DID YOU VOTE IN THE 2019 told me that they voted GENERAL ELECTION? for the Conservatives in No reply Brexit Party Didn't vote the General Election in Other 2% 1% 6% 4% 2019. The Conservatives received 48.3% of the Liberal actual vote. This inflated Democrats 0% share of the vote was replicated across all wards (see next page). In this survey, the Labour 18% Conservatives’ share was followed by Labour (n. 36) and then didn’t vote (no. 12). 8 respondents Conservative 69% said that they voted for another party, 2 for the Brexit/Reform party, and 1 for Liberal Democrats. With the upcoming local elections, I wanted to find out which political parties Q11. WHICH POLITICAL PARTY DO YOU TRUST my constituents most trust THE MOST TO TACKLE CRIME AND ANTI- when it comes to tackling SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR? crime/anti-social behaviour. No reply I found out that over half of 3% respondents (n. 102) trusted Conservatives. Trust levels were particularly high in Merry Hill and Penn, where None it stood at over two thirds. It 27% was the lowest in St Peter’s, where it stood at just over a quarter. In second place, 54 constituents told me that they Conservative 52% trusted no other party. Most of those that no longer trust Other the Conservatives (n. 29) do 3% not trust any party. 5 trust the Brexit/Reform Labour Brexit Party/Reform UK, 3 4% 10% trust another party, 2 didn’t Green reply. 6 constituents who 1% didn’t vote or voted for other parties now trust the Conservatives.

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APPENDIX A: WARD ANALYSIS Graiseley 20 RESPONDENTS BY WARD Merry Hill 28 Park 35 Penn 32 Graiseley Tettenhall 10% St Peter's 15 Wightwick Tettenhall Regis 25 21% Merry Hill Tettenhall 42 14% Wightwick Total 197 Tettenhall Regis 13% Park Most responses to the survey came from Tettenhall St Peter's 18% Wightwick (n. 42), and then from Park (n. 35). The least 8% amount of responses came from Graiseley (n. 20) and then Penn from St Peter’s (n. 15). The percentage of responses per 16% ward was broadly representative of the electorate in 2019. Graiseley 7872 ELECTORATE (2019) Merry Hill 9297 GENERAL ELECTION (2019) Park 7697 Tettenhall Graiseley Graiseley, Wightwick 13% Penn 10109 28% Tettenhall 15% St Peter's 6812 Wightwick, 63% Merry Hill, Tettenhall Regis 9565 52% Merry Hill Tettenhall Wightwick 9182 Tettenhall 15% Regis Total 60534 16% Tettenhall Park Regis, 57% Penn, Park, 32% 13% 53% Penn St Peter's 17% St Peter's, 11% 24%

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GRAISELEY (20 RESPONDENTS): It's less safe IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE? 10% No reply It's much less 5% safe No 10% 25% It's much more safe 5% Yes 40%

There's been no Unsure change 30% 75%

COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS None Anti-social 9% TYPE (35 ENCOUNTERS) behaviour 8 11% 7 6 5 4 3 Fly-tipping Speeding 29% 2 issues NO. CONSTITUENTS NO. 31% 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 < EXTREMELY UNSAFE EXTREMELY SAFE> Theft/burglary Violent crime 14% 6%

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REPORTED TO POLICE? POLICE RESPONSE Longer than a couple of months 20% Yes No 26% 32%

A couple of hours A couple of 60% weeks N/A 20% 42%

POLICE VISIBILITY PREFERRED ACTION 1 Very Visible Police presence Unsure 5% 5% 15%

Tackling speeding Extremely 35% Invisible Somewhat 30% Visible Victim support 25% 20%

Somewhat Physical Crime Invisible Prevention 35% 5% Community sentences More CCTV 5% 20%

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PREFERRED ACTION 2 POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN No reply 15% No Tackling 30% speeding 5% Police presence 40%

Community sentences 20% Yes 70% Cleaner neighbourhoods 20%

GENERAL ELECTION 2019 TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES Brexit 5%

Other Brexit 10% None 10% 21%

Labour 25% Labour Conservative 16% Conservative 50% 42%

Green 11% Didn't Vote 10%

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MERRY HILL (28 RESPONDENTS): It's a little bit more safe 18% No reply IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE? 3%

There's been no change 36% Unsure No 18% 29% It's less safe 39%

Yes 50% It's much less safe 7%

TYPES (52 ENCOUNTERS)

COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS None 16 10% Anti-social behaviour 14 Fly-tipping 23% 12% 12 10 Theft/burglary 14% 8 Violent crime 6 2% Speeding issues

NO. Constituents 39% 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 < Extremely Unafe Extremely Safe >

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REPORTED TO POLICE? POLICE RESPONSE

Yes 14% A couple of months 25%

Not Applicable A couple of hours 43% 50%

A couple of weeks 25% No 43%

PREFERRED ACTION 1) POLICE VISIBILITY

Unsure 7% Police Somewhat Visible Tackling presence 11% speeding/traf 29% fic Extremely 36% Invisible 46% Physical Victim Somewhat crime support Invisible prevention 7% 36% 3% CCTV 25%

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PREFERRED ACTION 2 POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN

N/A 18% No 14% Community sentences 4% Police presence 50% Cleaner neighbourhoods 25% Yes 86% CCTV 3%

2019 GENERAL ELECTION TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES Brexit/Reform 3% Other Other N/A 4% 4% 4% Labour 18% None 18% Didn't vote 3% Labour Conservative 7% 75% Conservative 64%

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PARK (35 RESPONDENTS): It's a little bit more safe IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE? 9%

Unsure It's less safe 17% 23% No There's been no 9% change It's 51% much Yes less safe 74% 17%

COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS TYPES (90 ENCOUNTERS) 14 None 12 2% Other 12% 10 Anti-social behaviour 8 25% Fly-tipping 6 19% Speeding issues 30%

4 NO. CONSTITUENTS NO. 2 Theft/burglary 9% 0 Violent crime 1 2 3 4 5 3% < EXTREMELY SAFE EXTREMELY UNSAFE >

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REPORTED TO POLICE? POLICE RESPONSE

N/A 15%

No Yes A couple of 34% 37% months A couple of days 8% 39%

A couple of hours N/A 38% 29% POLICE VISIBILITY PREFERRED ACTION 1

Unsure 9% Speeding Police presence Somewhat Visible 29% 8% 31%

Extremely Invisible 40% Community Sentences Victim support 6% 6% Somewhat Invisible 43% CCVT 28%

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PREFERRED ACTION 2 POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN Speeding No reply 3% 6%

Community No reply Sentences 11% 14% No Police presence 17% 46%

Yes 72%

Cleaner neighbourhoods 31% TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES Liberal Democrats GENERAL ELECTION 2019 3% No reply Brexit Other Other 6% No reply 3% 3% 3% 9%

Conservative Labour 43% 17% Conservative None 54% Didn’t 37% vote 14%

Labour 8%

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PENN (32 RESPONDENTS): It's a little bit IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE? more safe 3%

There's been no It's less safe No change 34% 28% 44%

Yes 56% Unsure 16% It's much less safe 19%

COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS TYPE (70 ENTRIES) 12 Violent Crime Other Anti-social 10 3% 4% behaviour 20% 8

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4 Speeding 36% NO. CONSTITUENTS NO. Fly-tipping 2 15% 0 1 2 3 4 5 < EXTREMELY UNSAFE EXTREMELY SAFE > None Theft 6% 16%

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REPORTED TO POLICE? POLICE RESPONSE

Yes 13% N/A 20%

Couple of days N/A 40% 25%

No 62% Longer than a couple of months Couple of 20% months 20%

Unsure POLICE VISIBILITY 3% No reply PREFERRED ACTION 1 3% Somewhat Visible 16% Police 16%

CCTV 16% Somewhat Extremely Invisible Invisible Speeding Cleaner 28% 53% 59% neighbourhoods 3% Community sentences 3%

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PREFERRED ACTION 2 POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN

No reply 3%

No rpely 22% No 38%

Police 56% Yes Cleaner 59% neighbourhoods 22%

GENERAL ELECTION 2019 TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES

Other Brexit Labour 3% 3% 13% None 28%

Labour 6% Conservative 63% Conservative 84%

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ST PETER’S (15 RESPONDENTS):

IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE? No 7% It's a little bit more safe Unsure 13% 13% There's been no change 47% It's less safe 33%

It's much less safe Yes 7% 80%

COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS TYPES (54 ENCOUNTERS) 8 Other Anti-social 7 5% behaviour 6 Theft/burglary 22% 15% 5 4

Axis Axis Title 3 None 2% 2 1 0 Speeding/traffic Fly-tipping 1 2 3 4 5 issues 26% 17% < EXTREMELY UNSAFE EXTREMELY SAFE > Violent crime 13%

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POLICE REPORT POLICE RESPONSE

A couple of days 12% No 34% N/A 38% A couple of hours 12% Yes 53%

N/A Longer than a 13% couple of months 38%

POLICE VISIBILITY PREFERRED ACTION 1 Tackling speeding 13%

Physical crime Unsure prevention 13% 7% Police 27% Somewhat Visible 20% Extremely Community Invisible sentences Victim support 54% 13% 7%

More CCTV 33% Somewhat Invisible 13%

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PREFERRED ACTION 2 POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN Tackling Speeding 7%

Community Police Sentences 33% 7% Yes 47%

No 53%

Cleaner neighbourhoods 53%

GENERAL ELECTION 2019 TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES

Other 6% Conservative Labour Conservative None 27% 47% 40% 27%

Labour 40%

Didn't vote 13%

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TETTENHALL REGIS (25 RESPONDENTS): IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE?

It's a little bit more safe There's been no 4% No change 24% 44% Yes 44% It's less safe 52%

Unsure 32%

COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS TYPES (49 ENCOUNTERS)

Other 12 4% Violent Anti-social 10 2% behaviour 21% 8 Traffic 39% 6 Fly-tipping 20% 4

NO. CONSTITUENTS NO. 2 None Theft/burglary 6% 8% 0 < EXTREMELY2 UNSAFE 3 4 EXTREMELY 5SAFE >

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REPORTED TO POLICE? POLICE VISIBILITY

Somewhat Visible 4%

Somewhat Invisible 24% No N/A 49% 51%

Extremely Invisible 72%

PREFERRED ACTION 1 PREFERRED ACTION 2 No reply Tackling speeding 4% 8%

Community Police sentences 12% 12% Police Tackling 44% CCTV speeding 24% 48%

Physical crime prevention 16% Cleaner neighbourhoods CCTV 28% 4%

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POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN GENERAL ELECTION 2019 No reply 8%

Labour Didn't vote 16% 4% No 28%

Conservative Yes 80% 64%

TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES

N/A Brexit 4% 12% None 24%

Labour 4% Conservative 56%

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TETTENHALL WIGHTWICK (42 RESPONDENTS): It's a little bit IS ASB/CRIME AN ISSUE? more safe 2%

There's been no change It's less safe No 45% 43% 38%

Yes 55%

It's much less safe 10% Unsure 7%

TYPES (70 ENCOUNTERS) COMMUNITY SAFETY LEVELS Other Anti-social 25 8% behaviour 19% 20

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Traffic 10 Fly-tipping 30% 13% 5 NO. CONSTITUENTS NO. 0 None Theft 2 3 4 5 17% 13% < EXTREMELY UNSAFE EXTREMELY SAFE >

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REPORTED TO POLICE? POLICE VISIBILITY No answer Somewhat Visible Unsure Yes 7% 7% 3% 7%

Somewhat No Invisible 53% 26% N/A (Responded 33% to within a couple of Extremely Invisible days) 64%

PREFERRED ACTION 2 PREFERRED ACTION 1

Police 24% No answer Tackling speeding 21% Tackling 5% speeding Community 43% Victim Suppot sentences 2% Police 2% 60% CCTV Cleaner 17% neighbourhoods 12% Physical crime Cleaner prevention neighbourhoods 9% 5%

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POLICE RECRUITMENT PLAN GENERAL ELECTION 2019

No reply 2%

No Other 31% 7%

Labour 12%

Yes Didn't vote 69% 3%

TRUST IN POLITICAL PARTIES Other 7%

Conservative 76%

None 31% Conservative 55%

Labour 7%

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APPENDIX B: SURVEY TEMPLATE. Are you a constituent in Wolverhampton South West? Yes No Do you feel that crime and anti-social behaviour is a particular issue where you live? Yes No Unsure Do you feel that your neighbourhood has become more or less safe since February 2020? It's much more safer. It's a little bit more safe. There's been no change. It's less safe. It's much less safe How safe do you feel in your neighbourhood? Extremely Unsafe 1 2 3 4 5 Extremely Safe Have you encountered any of the following in your neighbourhood since February 2020? Anti-social behaviour; Traffic/speeding issues; Violent crime; Theft/Burglary; Fly-tipping; None; Other… If yes, did you report the incident to the police? Yes No Not applicable If yes, how long did it take for the Police to respond to you? A couple of hours A couple of days A couple of weeks A couple of months Longer than a couple of months. Not applicable How visible are the police in your area? Very Visible Somewhat Visible Somewhat Invisible Extremely Invisible Unsure Which TWO measures would make you feel safer in your neighbourhood? More physical crime prevention such as gating schemes and security lighting Increased victim support More CCTV cameras Tackling speeding and traffic issues Increased police presence More community services for non-violent offences More cleaner neighbourhood action such as litter picks and graffiti removals The Government has a plan to recruit 20,000 more police officers. Do you think this will help to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in your area? Yes No In order to make this survey representative, how did you vote in the 2019 General Election? Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Brexit Party Other Didn't vote Which do you trust most to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour? Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Green UKIP Brexit Party/Reform UK Other None Would you like to sign up to receive Stuart Anderson MP's electronic newsletter. Yes. No If so, please leave your email address

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