Inclusive and safe environment objectives

What you've told us...

• There is a perceived reduction in crime overall in Dalston due to recent interventions and investment in the area.
• Antisocial behaviour is found in pockets of the town centre with significant issues in Gillett Square and Ridley Road market, as well as (but to a lesser extent) in other uninviting streets and spaces in the town centre.
• Residents feel such spaces are uninviting and unsafe to spend time in.  
• Businesses in some of the crime hotspots are concerned that antisocial behaviour drives away customers.

 What else we know…. 

• The vibrancy of the town centre through the day and night time economy activities makes it safer by increasing activity and providing ongoing ‘passive-surveillance’.
• The sense of insecurity that crime creates means that many people in London feel unsafe at night. This sense is even more commonly held by women, disabled people and lower income households.