Do you visit Stone town centre often? Staffordshire Police would like to hear from you as part of their efforts to engage with local communities over how safe they feel in the places they live, work and visit across Staffordshire.
A community survey has been designed for local people to give direct feedback to the police. The aim is for the data to help them further develop ways of making sure residents and visitors feel safe in their communities, day and night.
Staffordshire Police have said that the survey follows the ongoing work they’ve been doing across busy town centres and high footfall areas in the county to proactively investigate crime and provide a visible presence at the right time. The police identified 19 Staffordshire hotspot locations as part of a data-led approach to problem-solving, where officers have completed more than 10,000 hours of visible overtime patrols since May this year, helping to drive down all crime in those areas by 11 per cent, knife crime reductions of 26 per cent and serious violence reductions of four per cent.
Superintendent John Owen, who had led on the problem-solving approach to neighbourhood crime, said:
“The results from our work are really encouraging, but what matters the most is how local people feel.
“It’s really important that you provide us with the information and the intelligence needed to tackle the problems that matter the most to you, and this survey is going to be a vital tool in helping us achieve that.
“Feedback for the officers on the ground carrying out these patrols has been fantastic across the board so far, which is really pleasing to see, but we still want to continue driving this local engagement so that we can get stuck in to the real problems and issues which are causing concern to people in Staffordshire.
“I’d urge anyone who visits their town or city centres to take a small amount of time out of their day to complete this survey. It is really going to help us with our ongoing efforts to make Staffordshire as safe as it can possibly be.”
Click here to complete the police survey
3 comments
Susan
I feel less safe than say 5 years ago.
I’ve witnessed aggression and unruly behaviour on the high street and surrounding area.
I would appreciate more regular presence of the police
Jacqui F
I live in Stone, so I visit Stone town often, my husband and I come into town for drinks or food weekly.
I walk the dog by myself all the time.
I always feel safe even if I am out with the dog late at night or super early
Susan Peace-Allen
I work in Stone and generally feel safe . However sometimes ealing to your car in the dark nights you feel more vulnerable. But I think that is probably the case in most places after dusk.