Safer Central - Youth Survey

The Safer Central Youth survey wants to know what matters to you.

You can remain anonymous however support is signposted within the survey if you want someone to contact you about a specific issue or concern.

Although you will not be identified your answers will be shared with professionals in order to make improvements to services provided, so please write what you feel!

You don’t have to answer everything, but the more you can tell us, the better we can understand what is important to you.

In this survey we will ask you questions about your local area, by this we mean the street where you live and the surrounding streets, up to 15-20 mins walk away, also your school or educational establishment.

If any of the topics covered in this survey are affecting, you or somebody you know please take advantage of the support signposted below and throughout this survey to seek help.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call 999 and ask for the Police

Childline – 0800 1111

The Samaritans – 116 123

The Mix – Essential support for under 25’s, confidential helpline available - 0808 808 4994

Embrace CVoC – Helping young people recover from their experiences of crime – www.embracecvoc.org

Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership - https://bedsdv.org.uk/get-help/

Bedfordshire Police:- Call 101 for non-emergency enquiries.

Call 999 if:

• a serious offence is in progress or has just been committed

• someone is in immediate danger or harm

• property is in danger of being damaged

• a serious disruption to the public is likely

Q1. What school do you attend?
Please note this information will only be used for analysis purposes and will not be used to identify you in any way
Q2. How old are you?
Q3. How much crime do you think there is in your local area?
- Hardly any that I know about
- A little but nothing too serious, just the odd thing every now and then
- Quite a lot of smaller crimes but generally nothing serious as far as I know
- I hear that a lot of crime is taking place but it doesn't affect me or anyone I know
- Loads, I hear about lots of different crime happening all the time and I know it's true

Q6. How much of a problem is anti-social behaviour? Please give us your view on these issues.

	Not a problem	Slight problem	Moderate problem	Big problem	No idea!
Begging
Bullying
Dog mess
Fly-tipping
Graffiti
Homelessness
Littering
Loud music, noisy neighbours or other noise nuisance
Nuisance motorcycling
Nuisance pedal cycling
People drinking, being drunk or rowdy in public places during the day
People drinking, being drunk or rowdy in public places in the evening or night
Tree snapping
Vandalism

Q7. Do you think anti-social behaviour is getting better or worse?
- Better
- The same
- Worse
- No idea!

Q8. How much of a problem is crime? Please rate these issues.

	Not a problem	Slight problem	Moderate problem	Big problem	No idea!
Domestic Abuse
Drugs
Hate Crime
Radicalisation
Reckless Driving
Sexual Assault & Harassment
Non-sexual Harassment
Theft - e.g. bikes
Vehicle Crime
Violence Crime

Anything we have missed? Tell us here.....

Q9. Have you ever been pressurised to do something you didn't want to do?
- Yes
- Never
- Don't want to answer!
- Other
If you answered yes, what were you asked to do?

Q10. Have you ever been targeted online?

	Never	Once or twice	Often	All the time!
Been asked for bank details
Been asked to send nudes
Been contacted inappropriately by an adult
Been offered something illegal
Body Shamed
Bullied
Received unwanted photos/cyber flashing
Sent links to inappropriate websites
Trolled on social media
Other

Anything we have missed?
Q11. What about crime in your local area, are things getting better or worse?
- Better
- The same
- Worse
- No idea!
Q12. Have you been a victim of crime in the last 12 months? If so, did you report it to the police?
- No, I have not been a victim of crime in the last 12 months
- Yes, and I reported it to the police
- Yes, and I did not report it to the police
- Yes, I did not report it to the police but wanted to
Q13. If you did report, how satisfied were you with the outcome?
- Very satisfied
- It was ok
- Not very satisfied
- Very unsatisfied
- No idea!
Q14. If you didn't report the crime was it because:
- You thought it was a waste of time
- You didn't think the Police would care or do anything
- You were worried about repercussions from the offender
- You felt friends/family would be annoyed with you
- You didn't think you would be believed
- You couldn't be bothered
- Other
If other, please provide more detail

Q15. Do you think the following are making Bedfordshire safer?
A lot safer A little safer No No idea!
Central Bedfordshire Council
Bedfordshire Police
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Anything else you would like us to know? For example, tell us what makes you feel safe or unsafe, or what could be done to make your area feel safer?
Q16. How did you find out about this survey?
- Youth worker
- Friends or family
- Central Bedfordshire Council website
- Safer Central website
- Safer Central social media
- Other social media
- School/education facility
- Other
If other, please specify

HAVE YOUR SAY ON COMMUNITY SAFETY

Safer Central Youth Survey

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	A lot safer	A little safer	No	No idea!
Central Bedfordshire Council
Bedfordshire Police
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service