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BOSCOMBE businesses will be hit hard by council plans to remove town centre parking spaces, a bar owner has claimed.

Harry Seccombe, owner of Chaplins in Christchurch Road, said proposed changes to both the number of bays and waiting times between the precinct and the Crescent will see shops there lose out.

As part of its 'shared space' vision for the area, Bournemouth Borough Council has proposed to remove all on-road parking spaces in that stretch of road, replacing them with fewer bays built into pavements.

"There are four supermarkets and a 24-hour shop, which are all very busy, and their customers rely on the half hour parking spaces," said Mr Seccombe, who is also vice-chairman of Boscombe Forum.

"Here at Chaplins we have live music seven days a week and our bands need to be able to unload outside. They don't want to be carrying heavy, expensive equipment through the streets.

"It is no good trying to regenerate the precinct while degenerating businesses here. People use cars and we aren't going to turn Boscombe around by making it impossible to park here."

Responding to Mr Seccombe, council traffic engineer Chris Parkes said there would be a loading only bay across from Chaplins and the number of spaces was only reduced by three.

"This proposed order is part of the process to implement the Boscombe Regeneration Scheme, which aims to make Boscombe a more attractive and vibrant place for those who live in, work in and visit the area," he said.

However Mr Seccombe said he believed that there were five or six parking spaces going through the plans and that the loading bays would be abused by some people popping into the shops.

He was also concerned with how the council had handled the consultation on the plans.

"My concern is that the council hasn't really engaged at all, none of the businesses around here know about these plans.

"I have heard nothing about them at the business association or the forum," he said.

"Many of these businesses have foreign owners for whom English is a second language and they don't understand the process.

"Consulting them needed personal contact from the council."

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BOSCOMBE businesses will be hit hard by council plans to remove town centre parking spaces, a bar owner has claimed. Harry Seccombe, owner of Chaplins in Christchurch Road, said proposed changes to both the number of bays and waiting times between the precinct and the Crescent will see shops there lose out.

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If you want to know data for Boscombe e.g. percentage of owner occupied housing etc

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Bournemouth Area Profile - Dorset Statistics

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Dorset Statistics lets you explore data and statistics for Dorset and its communities

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To look back in time in Boscombe Post code BH1 4EX

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To look back in time in Boscombe Post code BH1 4EX

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To see changes over time in housing/social/environmental factors in Boscombe

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Maps from the Consumer Data Research Centre - see us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cdrcuk

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To see changes over time in housing/social/environmental factors in Boscome

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To see changes over time in housing/social/environmental facto

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To see changes over time in housing/social/environmental factos

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Recent police attempts to deal with issues. Use to support your conclusions

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Dorset wind forecast. Detailed wind speed and wind direction information as well as interactive graphs for winds

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This story map was created with the Story Map Cascade application in ArcGIS Online.

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BH19 1LB is a large user postcode in Swanage, Dorset. Check typical house prices, council tax bands, business rates, broadband availability and local schools. Find nearby hotels and holiday rentals.

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Our Price Paid Data includes information on all property sales in England and Wales that are sold for full market value and are lodged with us for registration.

Current month (March 2018 data)

These include the transactions received at HM Land Registry in the period from the first to the last day of the corresponding month. The file contains both Standard Price Paid Data (SPPD) and Additional Price Paid Data (APPD) transactions.

The data is updated monthly and the average size of this file is 30MB. You can download:

Single file

These include standard and additional price paid data transactions received at HM Land Registry from 1 January 1995 to the most current monthly data.

The data is updated monthly and the average size of this file is 3.7 GB, you can download:

Yearly file: 2018

These include standard and additional price paid data transactions received at HM Land Registry in the period from 1 January to 31 December for each year.

The data is updated monthly and the sizes of these files range from 115 MB to 230 MB. If you are having trouble downloading any of the year files in full, they are also available as two smaller, evenly split CSV files. You can download:

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Town/City

District

County

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We try to make sure that our public data is accurate, but cannot guarantee that it is free from errors or fit for your purpose or use. Reports are based on data collected at the time a property transaction is registered with us and will not necessarily be up to date with the most recent information. See accuracy of the data for more information.

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Use to set the context. Many earlier regenerations schemes in Boscome have had little impacts because of the high number of HMOs/drug users. 

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RADICAL plans to redevelop Boscombe precinct in 2014 have been unveiled by Bournemouth Council.

The £1.2 million scheme includes proposals to create a 'shared space' environment in Christchurch Road, at the western end of the precinct, by altering pavement and road layout, as well as introducing cycle lanes and bus priority signals.

It is intended to encourage drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to use the area together responsibly, and open up the shopping area.

The proposals, which will see the precinct revamped with improved street furniture and layout, go to public consultation on Monday.

Transportation services manager Ian Kalra said: "The precinct is looking a bit tired now, and there are issues about congestion and safety on Christchurch Road.

"We will be improving facilities for pedestrians and reducing the clutter which has built up over the years.

"Traffic management has generally been about segregation, using control to make the environment safer.

"The shared space concept is a departure from that, meaning drivers can't just rely on signs and road markings and have to think about what they are doing."

The proposals have been developed with Hamilton-Baillie Associates, who have introduced a shared space scheme in Poynton, Cheshire.

Work, which is due to begin early next year after the consultation feedback has been considered, will be funded through government grants - including the Three Towns Travel Local Sustainable Transport Fund - and developer contributions.

Ward councillor Jane Kelly said: "The works proposed will aim to vastly improve travelling in and around Boscombe, making it easier, safer and more attractive.

"The proposals also support the Backing Boscombe campaign to improve Boscombe as a place to live, work and visit, and I hope residents and businesses will get on board to support and put forward their suggestions."

Information will be on display in the Sovereign Shopping Centre, Boscombe Library and Boscombe Regeneration Office in Roumelia Lane from Monday, with feedback forms for residents to submit comments.

Also, staff will be available to discuss the proposals at the library on October 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 5-7pm, and at the Sovereign Centre on October 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 11am-3pm. The consultation ends on November 1.

Improved access

SHARED space involves removing traffic signals, road markings and signage, and landscaping the road and area around it so drivers have to think and drive more carefully.

As well as making the road safer for pedestrians, with courtesy crossing points highlighted, it is intended to reduce congestion by producing a slow, steady flow of traffic.

Also, the plans are intended to improve access to the Royal Arcade and make it more prominent in the street scene, and to make use of empty spaces left by demolished buildings.

Urban designer and architect Ben Hamilton-Baillie, of Hamilton-Baillie Associates, said: "Our studies showed Boscombe precinct has a pretty important social and economic function, but high streets need to be accessible to survive.

"Shared space is a very effective way of creating a safe, low speed environment and connecting the built environment with the design of the street itself."

Examples of shared space include Exhibition Road and Seven Dials in London, and other schemes completed or under way in Bath and Bristol.

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Unveiled: the radical £1.2m plans to redevelop Boscombe

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RADICAL plans to redevelop Boscombe precinct in 2014 have been unveiled by Bournemouth Council. The £1.2 million scheme includes proposals to create a 'shared space' environment in Christchurch Road, at the western end of the precinct, by altering pavement and road layout, as well as introducing cycle lanes and bus priority signals.

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SLUM properties causing problems in Boscombe will be targeted in the latest phase of Operation Galaxy.

The project, run by the council and Dorset Police, has already seen 168 properties housing 'vulnerable' residents inspected over the past 18 months, with enforcement action taken against landlords to ensure they meet regulations.

The next phase of the operation will see three dedicated officers target "problematic" houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) in the heart of the area - those identified as having the most negative impact.

Councillor Jane Kelly, cabinet member for regeneration and public health, said: "We are very proud of the work of Operation Galaxy to date and the committed partnership approach that has been taken.

"This really is an excellent example of multi-agency working which has already had a positive impact on the community.

"The second phase will concentrate on the most problematic HMOs and the partnership will take a zero tolerance approach to enforcement in order to secure improvements."

The council says the project has led to improvements in housing standards and fire safety in properties occupied by people with mental health issues or addiction problems, and has reduced crime and antisocial behaviour in the area.

Also, the council claims there has been a 26 per cent reduction in the number of units providing accommodation with support in Boscombe since the project began in December 2013.

PCC Martyn Underhill said: "I am proud to support this initiative which will seek to improve rental premises in a key policing area.

"Housing provision is a complex and difficult landscape to influence and change, and a partnership approach is essential.

"With some problem rental houses, enforcement is a necessary and realistic option. This will make a difference to Boscombe."

Phase two of Operation Galaxy has been funded by £35,000 from the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), £40,000 from the Bournemouth 2026 trust and £129,000 from Bournemouth Council.

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Police and council to target 'Boscombe's worst slum houses'

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It's clear Boscombe seafront has undergone some major changes over the years.

The pier, constructed at a cost of £3,813 was originally 180 metres long when it opened in 1889.

In the 1930s, one eccentric vicar, Revd James Mackay of St George's Methodist Church, used to row around the pier during the summer months preaching the gospel to holidaymakers.

The pier was partly demolished during World War II to combat the threat of invasion.

It was refurbished in the 1960s and the building at the end evolved from the Mermaid theatre to a roller skating rink and latterly an amusement arcade before closing in 1989.

In 2008 Boscombe Pier underwent a £2.4 million restoration project as part of the Boscombe Spa Village regeneration scheme.

The pier, which won 'Pier of the Year' in 2010, now has a Reefside Café, takeaway and beach shop in the grade II listed entrance building, new seating, decking, handrails and windbreak, as well as a viewing platform at the end of the pier.

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GALLERY: 78 pictures of Boscombe seafront through the years

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It's clear Boscombe seafront has undergone some major changes over the years. The pier, constructed at a cost of £3,813 was originally 180 metres long when it opened in 1889. In the 1930s, one eccentric vicar, Revd James Mackay of St George's Methodist Church, used to row around the pier during the summer months preaching the gospel to holidaymakers.

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Secondary research to be included in Aims National Deprivation of sea side towns

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High energy coasts - FSC Geography Fieldwork

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1. Introduction

As well as being used to estimate actual levels of crime in England and Wales, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) also contains a range of questions on respondents' perceptions of crime. The year ending March 2016 survey included questions on perceived levels of crime in the country as a whole and in the local area, worry about crime, perceived likelihood of victimisation and perceptions of feeling safe .

The aim of this article is to provide a picture of people's perceptions of crime and how these compare with levels of victimisation by presenting some findings from the CSEW.

Notes for: Introduction

Perceptions of feeling safe refer to the questions on how safe people feel walking alone after dark, walking alone during the day and being home alone at night. These questions are not included on the year ending 2017 and year ending 2018 questionnaires.
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2. Things you need to know about this release

Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) data for the year ending March 2016 have been used throughout this publication as this is the most recent year in which all of the relevant perception questions were asked in the survey.

Some caution is required when comparing perceptions of how likely people think they are to be a victim of crime in the next 12 months with victimisation rates from the CSEW. Firstly, the latter are based on experience of crime in the 12 months prior to interview, while the perception questions ask about the year ahead. Secondly, perception data are provided as a category response ranging from "very unlikely" to "very likely" and cannot be directly mapped onto a victimisation rate. It also does not necessarily follow that someone who says it is unlikely they will experience a crime in the next 12 months believes that they are at no risk.
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3. How do perceptions of local and national crime levels differ?

While the level of crime measured by the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) has been falling since a peak in 1995, the survey has consistently shown that most people perceive that crime across the country as a whole has still been rising (Supplementary table S29), although the proportion of people reporting this has decreased in recent years.

When asked whether they thought crime had gone up or down in the country in the past few years, the majority of adults (60%) responded that it had gone up, which is higher than in the previous year (57%). However, even with this small but statistically significant increase, the figure is still lower than in the year ending March 2009 ¹ when 84% of people believed crime across the country had risen.

Figure 1: Percentage of adults who think crime has gone up in the past few years in the country as a whole

England and Wales, year ending March 2009 to year ending March 2016

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

Notes:

1. From the year ending March 2009 to the year ending March 2012, two questions on perceptions of changing crime levels were included in the CSEW. For the year ending March 2013, the question 'How much would you say the crime rate here has changed since two years ago?' was dropped from the survey.

2. Unweighted base refers to perceived change in national crime. Bases for local crime will be slightly smaller due to only including respondents that have lived in their area 3 years or more.

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The downward trend in the number of adults who perceived crime to be increasing across the country has co-incided with a real downward trend in victimisation.

A similar pattern can also be seen in the number of adults who indicated whether they thought crime was a problem for the country as a whole. In the year ending March 2016, a total of 83.5% of respondents indicated that they thought crime was a big problem. This was a statistically significant decrease from the 88.2% recorded in the year ending March 2013, but despite this downward trend, over three-quarters of adults surveyed have consistently reported that they perceive crime to be a big problem for the country.

In general, the survey shows that individuals' perceptions of crime on a national level do not typically match well to reality. However, the CSEW estimate of crime does not cover all types of offences and therefore may only relate to a subset of the crimes on which people base their perceptions.

The CSEW suggests that there is better alignment between perceptions of crime and reality at the local level. When individuals are asked questions about crime in their immediate local area, perceptions seem to match reality more closely. Figure 2 shows the relationship between people's perceptions of the comparative level of crime in their local area and the Crime Domain of the English and Welsh Indices of Deprivation. The indices of deprivation are based on the level of police recorded crime per head of population and can be considered an objective proxy measure of crime.

Figure 2: Percentage of adults who thought crime in their local area was similar to, or higher than crime in the country as a whole, by Crime Deprivation

England and Wales, year ending March 2016

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

Notes:

1. Crime Domain of the English Indices of Deprivation (2010) and the Community Safety Domain of the Welsh Indices of Deprivation (2014) have been combined to provide a proxy of crime levels in various lower layer super output areas. Section 7.1 of the User Guide has more information on how this is calculated.

2. 'Lowest 10%' includes areas with least crime. 'Highest 10%' includes areas with highest crime.

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Figure 2 indicates a clear relationship between an objective measure of the levels of crime in a local area ² and people's subjective perceptions. The proportion of adults who felt that crime levels in their local area were similar to or higher than levels for the country as a whole was highest in the areas with highest levels of crimes and lowest in the lowest crime areas.

It is perhaps not surprising that people are more accurate in their perceptions of local crime than they are about crime that occurs outside of their local area, since they are more likely to have direct knowledge of local events. Figure 3 shows that the sources people said they used to inform their opinions on rising crime varied substantially depending on whether they were thinking about local or national areas. When people formed opinions about crime in their local area, they were more reliant on their own experiences or the experiences of people in their communities. However, when people formed perceptions of crime across the whole country their main source of information was the media.

Figure 3: Percentage of adults who thought crime had been rising either locally or nationally by the sources they felt had informed their opinions

England and Wales, year ending March 2016

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

Notes:

Unweighted base refers to perceived change in national crime. Bases for local crime will be slightly smaller due to only including respondents that have lived in their area 3 years or more.

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Notes for: How do perceptions of local and national crime levels differ?

1. From the year ending March 2009, the CSEW has included the question "What do you think has happened to crime in the country as a whole over the past few years?"

2. Local area definitions for the English and Welsh Indices of deprivation are based on Super Output Areas (SOAs). These are a set of geographical areas developed following the census to produce a set of areas of consistent size for statistical reporting purposes. Lower layer super output areas (LSOAs) typically have a population of around 1,500.

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4. How do perceptions of risk compare to victimisation rates?

In April 2008, a question was introduced on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) to ask respondents how likely they think they are to be a victim of crime in the next 12 months. In the year ending March 2009, 1 in 4 people (26.2%) said they thought they were very or fairly likely to be a victim of crime in the next year.

Since then, there has been a gradual but significant decline to around 1 in 5 people (19.1%) in the year ending March 2016. This decline in the perceived likelihood of being a victim of crime corresponds to the overall trend in CSEW crime prevalence ¹, which significantly decreased from 23.3% in the year ending March 2009 to 15.2% in the year ending March 2016 (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Perceived likelihood of being a victim of crime and overall Crime Survey for England and Wales crime prevalence

England and Wales, year ending March 2009 to year ending March 2016

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

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Questions on perceived likelihood of being a victim were only asked of three-quarters of the CSEW sample up until the year ending March 2012.

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Demographic analysis of the victimisation rate ² and questions about individuals' perceived likelihood of victimisation showed some variation in the accuracy of perceptions by age for the year ending March 2016. Whilst those aged 16 to 24 years showed a tendency to underestimate victimisation amongst their age group, those aged 25 to 34 years were able to produce a better estimate of their likelihood of experiencing victimisation. Individuals aged 35 and over generally tended to overestimate their likelihood of victimisation when compared to the victimisation rate.

Figure 5: Percentage of adults who thought it was likely they would be a victim of crime and the percentage of adults who had experienced a crime in the previous year by age

England and Wales, year ending March 2016

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

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Notes for: How do perceptions of risk compare to victimisation rates?

1. CSEW crime does not provide an absolute count of crime and has notable exclusions. The CSEW excludes those crimes often termed as "victimless" (for example, possession of drugs). Homicides and some sensitive topics such as sexual offences are also excluded. Fraud was added to the types of crime covered by the survey in October 2015, but it is not included in the data presented in this article relating to the year ending March 2016.

2. Excluding fraud.

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5. Worry about crime

Trends in worries about different types of crime give a more detailed breakdown of people's perceptions and fear of crime. Since the year ending March 2003, there has been a downward trend in the proportion of adults worried about crime types such as burglary, car crime and violence, with some fluctuation from year to year (see Supplementary table S34 from Crime in England and Wales, year ending March 2016). A similar downward trend can be observed when looking at the percentages of adults or households that have been a victim of domestic burglary, vehicle-related theft, robbery and violent crime (see Appendix Table A3 from Crime in England and Wales, year ending March 2016).

What information is available on worry about fraud?

In the year ending March 2014 Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), a new question was introduced asking respondents how worried they are about being a victim of online crime, followed by the addition of a question on how worried respondents are about having their personal details used without their permission or prior knowledge in the year ending March 2015 questionnaire.

In addition, new questions covering fraud and computer misuse ¹ were added to the victimisation module of the survey in October 2015 to capture the changing nature of crime enabled by new technologies such as the internet.

When looking at personal characteristics of respondents in the year ending March 2016, younger respondents were significantly less likely to worry about being a victim of online crime or having their personal details stolen than older age groups. Less than 5% of 16- to 24-year-olds worried about online crime compared with 13% of 55- to 64-year-olds and 13% of 65- to 74-year-olds. Similarly, 16% of 16- to 24-year-olds worried about having their personal details stolen compared with 28% of 55- to 64-year-olds and 28% of 65- to 74-year-olds (Figure 6).

Experimental Statistics from the CSEW for the year ending March 2016 showed 6.5% of all people aged 16 and over were victims of fraud and 3.6% were victims of computer misuse. The oldest age groups were the least likely to have experienced these types of crimes; of 65- to 74-year-olds, 4.6% were victims of fraud and 3.3% were victims of computer misuse (the equivalent figures for those aged 75 and over were 4.0% and 0.6% respectively).

No trend data are currently available from the CSEW for crimes involving fraud and computer misuse, the first year-on-year comparisons will be available for publication in January 2018 as part of Crime in England and Wales, year ending October 2017.

Figure 6: Proportion of adults highly worried about online crime and identity theft by age

England and Wales, year ending March 2016

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

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Unweighted bases refer to 'Worry about being a victim of online crime'. Other unweighted bases will be similar.

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Notes for: Worry about crime

These questions are currently only asked of half the sample and are still considered Experimental Statistics. Because of the differing sample sizes and experimental nature of fraud data derived from these new questions, fraud has not been included in the measure of all CSEW crime for the time periods covered in this article.
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6. Does victim status affect people's perceptions of crime?

It is expected that people who have been a victim of a certain type of crime would be more worried about being a victim of that crime in the future. Table 1 shows that is the case for most crime types, for example, 63% of all victims of vehicle-related theft (including attempts) were very or fairly worried about being a victim of vehicle-related theft in the future.

However, less than 10% of victims of violent crime said they were very worried about being a victim of violence in the future, while 63% of victims were not worried about being a victim of violent crime. While it is not possible to fully identify why this may be the case, it may be related to the different crime types included in the wider "violence" category. Just over half of Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) violence (55%) falls into the sub-category of "violence without injury". Victims have consistently given these crimes a lower seriousness rating than incidents of "violence with injury" and are more likely to report that they were not emotionally affected by the incident ( Violence Nature of Crime tables 3.5 and 3.6). Victims of less serious forms of violence may therefore be less likely to worry about being a victim of violence in the future. There are also definitional differences ¹ between the crime types included in the CSEW's estimates of violence and estimates of worry about violence.

Table 1: Worry about different types of crime by victimisation of headline crime type, year ending March 2016, Crime Survey for England and Wales

England and Wales

Adults aged 16 and over

Very worried

Fairly worried

Not very / not at all worried

Unweighted base - number of adults1,2

Percentage

Burglary

8,729

Vehicle related theft (including attempts)

6,980

Violent crime³

8,272

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

Notes:

1. The unweighted base for fraud and computer misuse will be smaller because the questions around whether respondents were a victim of this type of crime were only introduced in the last two quarters of the year ending March 2016 and they were only asked of a half sample.

2. The unweighted base for vehicle related theft will be slightly smaller because not every household owns a vehicle.

3. The category of worry about violent crime encompasses worry about being raped, being attacked by a stranger and being attacked because of skin colour, ethnic origin or religion. However, the offence category of violent crime encompasses many more crime types such as domestic violence, so the figures need to be interpreted with caution. For more information please see Section 5.1 from the latest User Guide.

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There was a significant difference between victims and non-victims when asked about whether crime is going up or down, both nationally and locally. When asked whether crime has gone up or down in their local area, 46% of victims and 29% of non-victims reported that crime has gone up. At the national level the difference is smaller than at local level, although still significant - 63% of victims and 59% of non-victims said that crime has gone up in the country as a whole. In contrast, when asked about how much of a problem crime is in the country as a whole and in the local area, there were no statistically significant differences between victims and non-victims; a high proportion of both groups viewed crime as a big problem (see A ppendix Table A5).

If respondents report that they have been a victim of crime in the 12 months prior to the interview, they are asked whether they perceive the incident to be a crime or not. Almost 3 in 4 incidents (72%) reported in the survey were considered a crime by the victim in the year ending March 2016, and this has remained at a similar level since the year ending March 2006 (see Appendix Table A3). Around one-third (31%) of all incidents that were viewed as a crime were reported to the police (Table 2). The main reasons why respondents did not report the incident to the police were: the incident being regarded as too trivial or not worth reporting (39%), the police could have done nothing (29%) and the police would not have bothered or not have been interested (17%).

Table 2: Proportion of criminal incidents that the victim viewed as a crime, by whether the victim reported the incident to the police, year ending March 2016, Crime Survey for England and Wales

England and Wales

Adults aged 16 and over

Victim viewed the incident as a crime

Yes

No

Percentage

Victim reported the incident to the police

31

12

Victim did not report the incident to the police

69

88

Unweighted base - number of adults

5,260

1,629

Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

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Notes for: Does victim status affect people's perceptions of crime?

Worry about violent crime consists of worry about specific violent acts including being raped, attacked by a stranger and attacked because of skin colour, ethnic origin, or religion, while the headline offence category of violence reported in the survey encompasses a wider range of violent incidents, including domestic violence.
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7. What other sources of information are available on perceptions of crime?

Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW)

Data relating to the perceptions of crime questions included in the CSEW are published annually.

The latest figures are included in the supplementary tables of the Crime in England and Wales, year ending March 2017 release. However, as data for previous years include a greater level of detail on perceptions (as some perceptions questions were removed from the survey from April 2016 onwards), this article is based on information contained in the supplementary tables for the year ending March 2016, which are also available in the supplementary tables.

Scotland

Crime statistics for Scotland are collected and published separately by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) follows a similar format to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, having a shared antecedence in the British Crime Survey (whose sample during some rounds of the survey in the 1980s covered Scotland, south of the Caledonian Canal). So, while there are differences in the crimes or offence classifications to reflect the differing legal systems, the data are broadly comparable.

Northern Ireland

Crime statistics for Northern Ireland are collected and published separately by the Department of Justice (Northern Ireland).

The Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS) also closely mirrors the format and content of the Crime Survey for England and Wales, using a very similar methodology with continuous interviewing and a face-to-face interview with a nationally representative sample of adults (aged 16 years and over), using a similar set of questions. Therefore, results from the two surveys are broadly comparable.
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1. Introduction As well as being used to estimate actual levels of crime in England and Wales, the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) also contains a range of questions on respondents' perceptions of crime.

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