Supporting information for burglary crime reduction bids ((London Borough of Hackney, February 2001)

Information to support bid proposal for funding crime and disorder reduction programs needs to be detailed and up-to-date, and often produced within short notice. The structure that has been established in Hackney for information sharing is conducive for quickly responding to such funding opportunities. This worked to Hackney’s advantage in responding to the second round of Home Office residential burglary prevention funding.

Information was required about areas in the borough that had more than twice the national average burglary rate. Hotspot and rate mapping prompted the initial discussions for identifying areas of priority and directly led to three areas being chosen for further work. This included detailed statistics describing crime patterns in these areas and supporting information describing deprivation levels, housing type, housing density, and other regeneration opportunities being explored in these areas. Each area was then visited by local community safety representatives and local police beat officers. From these visits the De Beauvoir area was chosen for priority and consultation began with local community representatives (e.g. the local tenants association) and local Council Officers (e.g. Neighnourhood Manager). Detailed cartographic plans of the area, hotspot maps showing the nature of the local burglary problem, and descriptions of other physical and socio-economic conditions helped to better inform the local community and enabled them to more actively contribute to plans for crime reduction targeting. The De Beauvoir area has since been awarded Home Office funding for reducing the residential burglary problem in this area.

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