Blackburn with Darwen Community Safety Partnership

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Blackburn with Darwen Community Safety
Partnership
Wipeout Damage Campaign Vicky Clark, Anti-social
Behaviour Policy Officer Philippa Cross,
Community Safety Policy Officer
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Wipeout Damage Campaign
Overview

• Identification of the problems
• Overview of response
• Assessment of impact
• Next steps

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
What was the problem?

• In 2003 63 of residents in Blackburn with
  Darwen saw vandalism, graffiti and other
  deliberate damage to property or vehicles as a
  very big or fairly big problem in their local
  area. (BVPI Household Survey 2003)
• 4617 offences of criminal damage recorded in
  Blackburn with Darwen during 2003/200, at an
  estimated cost of 3,998,322 to the borough
• 2003/2004 criminal damage constituted 41 of all
  BCS crime
• 189 criminal damage incidents in school (1/4/05
  31/1/06)
• Local reporting suggested offenders were likely
  to be young males
• BwD exceed the average recorded by the most
  similar CDRPs

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
How did we address this?

• Thematic Group
• Criminal Damage thematic group established
  September 2005
• Key aims
• To reduce offences of reported criminal damage
  in Blackburn with Darwen
• To contribute to the reduction of recorded crime
  in Blackburn with Darwen by 17.5 by 2008
• Responsibility for assessing the problem of
  criminal damage and identifying appropriate,
  multi-agency responses
• Accessing community safety funding for
  initiatives

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
How did we address this?

• Publicity
• Agreement of key messages
• Launch of Wipeout campaign in 2006, including
  town centres community centres Arts in the
  Park Blackburn Mela Darwen Festival and Darwen
  Music live
• Goodies!
• On-going leafleting displaying of posters in
  problem areas
• Bus advertising about to commence

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
How did we address this?
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Wipeout Damage Campaign
How did we address this?

• Educational awareness
• Hands off our school
• Stickerbook campaign with Blackburn Rovers F.C.
• PSHE input
• Streetwise
• B-Ace Lessons in law and the consequences of
  crime, criminal damage and anti social behaviour
  given to y6 pupils at 3 primary schools in Darwen
  
• Bounce Friday night youth event, organised by
  and for young people
• Beat Sweep activities incorporating local schools

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
Who was involved?

• Lancashire Constabulary
• BwDBC Graffiti service
• BwDBC Thrash the Trash service
• BwDBC Building control, environmental health
  and neighbourhood engagement teams
• BwDBC Trading Standards
• BwDBC Education Authority
• BwDBC Youth Offending Team
• Twin Valley Homes
• Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
What were the outcomes?

• In 2006 39 of residents in Blackburn with
  Darwen saw vandalism, graffiti and other
  deliberate damage to property or vehicles as a
  very big or fairly big problem in their local
  area. (BVPI Household Survey 2006) 24
  reduction
• 4343 incidents recorded during 2005-2006 6
  reduction
• Approximately 4 reduction likely for 2006-2007
• 128 criminal damage incidents in schools (1/4/06
  31/1/07) 32 reduction
• 233 FPN issued for criminal damage offences
  this year to date

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Wipeout Damage Campaign
What next?

• Awaiting funding approval
• Bus campaign and evaluation
• B-Ace to be rolled out to other areas of borough
• Beat sweep days in key areas
• Continue work with schools, including CBM talks
  and possibility of a theatre production