Crime & Disorder & Drugs Audit 2004 - Introduction & all Crime Analysis

Mervyn Middleton, Community Safety Partnership Co-Ordinator

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• Langue: English

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Broadland Crime and Disorder
and Drugs Audit 2004
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1 Introduction
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998, amended by the Police Reform Act 2002, places a
statutory duty on the following responsible authorities to work in partnership to reduce
crime, disorder and drug misuse.
Norfolk Fire Authority
Norfolk Police Authority
Norfolk Constabulary
Local Authorities
County Council
Health – Primary Care Trusts
The Act requires:
That an audit be carried out every three years, on the level and patterns of crime,
disorder and drug misuse.
To publish the findings of the audit with potential priorities for action.
Consult with communities and stakeholders on those priorities.
Formulate and implement a three-year strategy for the reduction of crime, disorder and
drug misuse, taking into account the views of the local community.
Submit an annual report on the implementation of the strategy.
Broadland Community Safety Partnership (i.e. Broadland Crime & Disorder Reduction
Partnership, or CDRP) was formed in 1999, and has a strong working relationship
between the responsible authorities, probation and other agencies.
This audit builds on the existing Crime and Disorder Strategy and annual audits that have
taken place since 1998. Any comments about the present audit will be used to produce a
new 3-year strategy for reducing crime, disorder and drug misuse in 2005 -2008.
It is based on police crime statistics, local and national research, information from a wide
range of local authority and county council services, government statistics, drug and
alcohol data through the Drug and Alcohol Action Team, data from the criminal justice field
and treatment providers, and the experience of local communities. It identifies the main
problems faced by Broadland area and a range of other significant issues that may not
always show up in police figures.
The complete report provides extensive graphical and mapping information as well as
discussion of the findings and recommendations for future research and action.
1.1 Contributors
The analysis of drugs and alcohol in Section 4 was supplied by Norfolk Drug and Alcohol
Action Team (DAAT). Lucy Pascoe provided the analysis of domestic violence in Section
CDRP Analyst, Eastern, April 2005 23.5, and Sue Lambert, Norfolk Community Safety Coordinator, the discussion of the
Prolific and Priority Offender Strategy in Section 5.1. Broadland District Council supplied
most of the socio-economic profile of Broadland in Section 2.2, and also the district-
specific analysis of the results of the Consultation on Priorities in Section 6.2.
1.2 Socio-economic profile of Broadland
Unless otherwise stated, all figures in Sections 2.2.1 to 2.2.5 are derived from the Norfolk
Census Explorer online tool at www.norfolkcensusexplorer.net [Source: NCC].
1.2.1 Economic Information
Beyond the northern suburbs of Norwich, Broadland is predominantly rural in character,
although less than 2.5% of the residents work in agriculture or related industries. The
largest source of employment is the wholesale and retail trade sector (18.2%), followed by
manufacturing industries. Approximately a third of Broadland residents work within the City
of Norwich, which also provides many with shopping and recreational facilities. Only 1.9%
of the working-age people remain unemployed.
1.2.2 Transport
The sparsity of population and geographical remoteness of parts of Broadland is
reinforced by the transport network. Apart from the A47 and the A140 most journeys within
the area must be completed on B and C class roads. Bus transport is limited, especially in
the rural parts of the area, and the rail network serves only a few places to the east and
across the centre of the District. As a result, car ownership is the highest in the County.
Norwich airport lies to the south of the District and is increasingly used by Broadland
residents.
13.13% of households do not have access to a car or van, and 38.4% of households have
access to 2 or more cars or vans.
1.2.3 Population
The resident population of Broadland Area is 118,513.
The age range is as follows:
People aged 0-24 31215
People aged 25-64 64456
People aged over 65 22842
People of working age 70591
People of pensionable age 26409
The corresponding population pyramid is given in Fig. 1.
CDRP Analyst, Eastern, April 2005 3Fig. 1 Broadland po pulation pyramid, 2001 census [Source: ONS]
1.2.4 Deprivation
Broadland has only 1 ward in the top 100 deprived wards in Norfolk (Plumstead), and 1
more in the top 200 deprived wards (Eynesford).
1.2.5 Ethnicity
According to the 2001 Census, the largest ethnic group in Broadland is White, accounting
for 98.8% of the population, compared to the average for England and Wales of 91.3%.
The largest minority ethnic group is Mixed White and Asian (0.2%) [Source: ONS]. Fig. 2
offers a more detailed breakdown of minority ethnic origins of people in the Broadland
area.
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Minority ethnic origins of people in Broadland Area as a % of the total
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Fig. 2 Minority ethn ic origins of people in Broadland area as a percentage of the total
[Source: NCC]
1.3 Methodology
The Broadland Crime and Disorder and Drugs Audit 2004 aims to provide, as far as the
available data allows, a strategic overview of crime and disorder and drugs issues
affecting Broadland CDRP as a whole, and in-depth analysis of certain problems in
specific localities. The report includes a discussion of how the new Prolific and Priority
Offender Strategy is planned to have an impact in Norfolk and Broadland, and an analysis
of factors associated with offending behaviour amongst offenders living in Broadland. The
results of the Consultation – consisting of the Confidence Survey carried out in Autumn
2004, and the Consultation on Priorities carried out in late 2004/ early 2005 – are also
presented.
There are two main sections in the body of the report. The first, crime and disorder, has 9
main sub-sections:
All crime
Vehicle crime
Burglary
Violence against the person
Domestic violence
Anti-social behaviour – CAD incidents
Anti-social behaviour – crimes of criminal damage
Hate crime
Shoplifting
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Other White
White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Other Mixed
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Other Asian
Caribbean
African
Other Black
Chinese
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Analysis of each of these 9 themes follows a common pattern, though there are some
variations depending on the availability of data. The first stage aims to establish volume,
trends, comparative incidence and costs in the Broadland CDRP area as a whole, and to
evaluate progress made in relation to quantifiable targets set in the previous Broadland
Strategy for 2002-5. For each theme except ‘all crime’, a ward analysis then suggests a
focus for crime reduction efforts on specific localities within the CDPR area, and examines
possible links between patterns of crime and disorder and deprivation. Based on the
identification of priority wards for each theme, a single ward is chosen for in-depth analysis
in the present study, using a problem-solving approach.
The second main section explores issues relating to drugs and alcohol from 6 main
angles:
Safer communities
Criminal justice
Availability - reducing the supply of illegal drugs
Young people
Treatment
Drugs and diversity
A comprehensive list of sources used in the Audit and the purpose for which they were
used, together with references used in running text and captions, is given in Section 7.
1.3.1 Volume and trends
For volume of recorded crime in Broadland, Norfolk Constabulary ‘SQL Crime’ replica
crime database was queried via Watson analytical software. For CAD (Computer Aided
Dispatch) incidents, Norfolk Constabulary ‘CADREP’ database was queried, again via
Watson analytical software. These queries were run in May to December 2004. Figures
are subject to minor variations over time due to continuous updates/ reclassifications.
The basic unit of time used in this study is the CDRP year, which runs from 1 April each
year until 31 March the following year. As far as possible, the 4 CDRP years from 1 April
2000 to 31 March 2004 were studied in relation to each main theme.
For trends in volume in Broadland, the time of occurrence of recorded crimes was defined
according to the field ‘date and time from’, i.e. the earliest time when that crime is thought
to have occurred. Recorded crimes with a status of ‘no crime’ or ‘no crime attempt’ were
excluded from the analysis. The time of occurrence of CAD incidents was defined
according to the field ‘date from’. Crimes and CAD incidents occurring within the
Broadland CDRP area were defined as those recorded for police Sectors B4 and C3. It
should be noted that in the case of a small number of crimes close to the border betwee