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Canonbury Safer Neighbourhoods
Safer Neighbourhoods (SN) Ward Panel Meeting 1st September 2009
Priorities:
The priorities of the Canonbury SN Team are:
Youth engagement. The aim is to build relationships with younger
people, engage them in constructive activities and discourage them from anti-social/criminal behaviour.
The main element of the programme is boxing training. Fitness work-outs and dietary education
are an essential pre-cursor to boxing training. These sessions, held at the Rose
Bowl Youth Centre have proved very successful and heavily subscribed. The most
promising youngsters are now undergoing more rigorous training at the Angel
Boxing Club in preparation for a boxing contest to be held in October.
Burglary. After several months of low levels of burglary in
Canonbury, there has been an upsurge in activity in July and August, with
laptops in particular being targeted. The area currently most affected is the
north-east corner of the ward, which includes Ockendon Road. The SN team are
actively following leads and have increased patrolling in this area.
Road Safety. Cyclists who do not obey traffic regulations have been
a source of increasing concern in the ward. During several 'action days'
cyclists ignoring red traffic lights or riding on pavements in Essex Road have
been stopped and warned or issued with Fixed Penalty Notices. There will be more
of these exercises in the future also including number plate recognition
technology to identify vehicles without road tax or insurance. Public response
has been positive especially from young women with small children or old people
who often feel at risk from irresponsible road users
Crime Statistics
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