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Community Cohesion & Fear of Crime APPENDIX A(i) to Agenda Item: 6.1 Cover Page Research Report Community Cohesion & Fear of Crime Prepared for: Luton Borough Council Community Cohesion & Fear of Crime Prepared for: Luton Borough Council Prepared by: Sarah Robinson, Qualitative Research Manager August 2010 Produced by BMG Research © Bostock Marketing Group Ltd, 2010 www.bmgresearch.co.uk Project: 8052 Registered in England No. 2841970 Registered office: 7 Holt Court North Heneage Street West Aston Science Park Birmingham B7 4AX UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 3336006 UK VAT Registration No. 580 6606 32 Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Member No. B4626 Market Research Society Company Partner Community Cohesion & Fear of Crime Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................3 2 Introduction..................................................................................................................................10 3 Community Cohesion: What it means and the benefits .......................................................13 3.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................13 3.2 What does community cohesion mean to you?.............................................................13 3.3 The benefits of community cohesion...............................................................................14 4 Community Cohesion: Current levels of cohesion on communities in Luton....................16 4.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................16 4.2 Saints/Biscot .......................................................................................................................16 4.3 Lewsey Farm.......................................................................................................................17 4.4 Bramingham........................................................................................................................17 4.5 Stopsley ...............................................................................................................................18 4.6 Farley Hill.............................................................................................................................19 5 Community Cohesion: Current issues and barriers prohibiting community cohesion in Luton ....................................................................................................................................................21 5.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................21 5.2 The comfort of seeking ‘commonality’.............................................................................21 5.3 Ethnicity ...............................................................................................................................22 5.4 Religion ................................................................................................................................23 5.5 Age .......................................................................................................................................26 5.6 Social deprivation ...............................................................................................................27 5.7 State of the economy.........................................................................................................29 5.8 Schools ................................................................................................................................30 5.9 Social preferences of different cultures and alcohol.....................................................31 5.10 Media image........................................................................................................................32 5.11 Communication...................................................................................................................33 6 Community Cohesion: Achieving community cohesion .......................................................35 6.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................35 6.2 Is community cohesion achievable?................................................................................35 6.3 Measures to help achieve community cohesion............................................................36 7 Findings: Fear of Crime, an Overview ....................................................................................39 7.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................39 7.2 Overview..............................................................................................................................39 8 Fear of Crime: Experiences of crime by area ........................................................................41 8.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................41 8.2 Saints/Biscot .......................................................................................................................41 8.3 Lewsey Farm.......................................................................................................................42 8.4 Bramingham........................................................................................................................44 8.5 Stopsley ...............................................................................................................................45 8.6 Farley Hill.............................................................................................................................46 9 Fear of Crime: Worst areas of Luton.......................................................................................49 9.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................49 9.2 Overview..............................................................................................................................49 9.3 Marsh Farm.........................................................................................................................49 9.4 Hockwell Ring .....................................................................................................................50 9.5 Bury Park.............................................................................................................................50 10 Fear of Crime: Luton Town Centre......................................................................................52 10.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................52 10.2 When do you feel safe?.....................................................................................................52 10.3 Key issues that cause concern ........................................................................................52 10.4 Areas for concern ...............................................................................................................54 11 Fear of Crime: Who is responsible and why? ....................................................................55 11.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................55 11.2 Who commits the crime/ASB and why?..........................................................................55 11.2.1 Young people: disaffected, bored, un-disciplined .................................................55 11.2.2 Travellers and no repercussions..............................................................................56 11.3 Who is ultimately responsible?.........................................................................................56 12 Fear of Crime: What would make residents feel safer .....................................................58 12.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................58 12.2 Making Luton safer.............................................................................................................58 12.3 Preventing Crime and ASB...............................................................................................60 12.4 Dealing with Crime & ASB ................................................................................................60 13 Appendix 1: Topic guide........................................................................................................61 Community Cohesion & Fear of Crime Table of Figures Figure 1: Responsible for crime and ASB ......................................................................................57 Table of Tables Table 1: Demographics .....................................................................................................................11 Table 2: Crime by area......................................................................................................................39 Executive Summary 1 Executive Summary Luton Borough is currently conducting reviews on the issues of community cohesion and fear of crime.
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