Case Studies

Taking a Stand Awards - Graffiti Removal in Wandsworth
Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth. High amounts of graffiti in and around Wandsworth. Wandsworth Council graffiti removal service and Stephen Allot. Almost two years ago Stephen Allot became aware of the graffiti removal service run by Wandsworth Council and began notifying the service regularly of local graffiti. Seeing an opportunity to use the service to clean up graffiti locally, he has provided weekly reports, which the council has acted upon. Stephen sent in around 75 reports, ...More

Taking A Stand Awards - Sidmouth Mews Kids Club in Camden

Sidmouth Mews, Camden. Tenants complained that young children were hanging around the estate and creating a high level of noise, especially after school. When children were playing football, balls would hit and damage cars on the estate. Some children were vandalising council and residents' property by spraying graffiti, throwing stones at cars and pulling up bushes and plants. These activities caused nuisance to the residents on the estate, creating a deterioration of their living space an...More

Using Injunctions to Tackle Begging - Bristol City Council
Bristol City Council. A passive but persistent beggar always sat next to a cash point asking for change. Bristol City's anti-social behaviour co-ordinator identified the beggar by engaging with him on the streets. The co-ordinator worked alongside the police, checking his identity using the Police National Computer (PNC). The initiative is multi-agency and therefore a range of partners are involved, including the City Council (lead), the Police, Drug Action Team, voluntary sector partne...More

Taking a Stand Awards - Good Neighbourhood Declaration in Hackney
South Hackney. The outcome of a resident survey in 2001 showed that communal anti-social behaviour was of greater concern than serious crime. The most serious problems on the estates were indentified as drug dealing, household refuse dumping, abandoned cars and youth anti-social behaviour. The most common types of anti-social behaviour in the area were noise, youth anti-social behaviour, household refuse dumping, misuse of communal areas, graffiti, and vandalism. Hackney Council offic...More

Using dispersal powers to tackle anti-social behaviour by groups of youths - Staffordshire
Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire. Analysis of calls made to the local police identified regular and persistent anti-social behaviour by groups of youths. This behaviour included offences of damage, assault and harassment particularly during the evenings. Much of this behaviour was fuelled by alcohol use involving young people in the 11 to 16yr age ranges. Although a number of the main offenders were identifiable a large number were hangers on and were difficult to deal wit...More

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