Hi Nicky, Thanks for your response and yes Bronwen is quite right high walls and lack of windows help criminals tremendously. High walls actually encourages them and hides them once on the inside. Likewise neighbours behind high walls cannot see them either or know their neighbours. One other hotspot is Oxford/Station all with high walls and broke the rule by rebuilding my medium high wall for privacy.
The old Victorian village character is not to the liking of criminals. UWC has the open approach and encourages a friendly environment, no walls, bars, gates etc people walking around. It followed inter-alia American studies, which I read for work, and concluded that thieves are more likely to move to other (closed) areas with substantial drops in all types of crime. It's an alternative approach to "Lager" mentality and takes lots of courage and insurance may not often be too appreciative. If you put in windows thus surely will help but consider 12mm square bars on the inside of the windows approximately 110x 350mm spacing. Frank On 7 June 2011 17:02, Nicci Attfield <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Frank, > > I was speaking to Bronwen Hobbs ( an urban designer) who was talking about > why crime hot spots occur...she said that one of the biggest problems with > crime is the 'deadspots' created by lack of windows facing the street...I > see that we have that in our house along the Oxford Road sign. I wondered > if this was a problem in other hotspots too? If so, I am sure we can put > some windows onto the road. We also have a high front wall (but it is > broken by the gate along the side). Do you know if these factors are adding > to crime in Obs? > > Regards, > Nicci > > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:27:27 +0200 > Subject: Re: [obsnw] RE: Problem Trill/Oxford - Early sunday morning > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > > > Thanks Nicci, > > During one of the security meetings your corner and streets were identified > as one of the 7 crime hotspots through > http://www.turnitaround.co.za/network/observatory-nhw This hotspots > receive additional patrols and attention. > > Sadly no matter what, crime can always take place anywhere and any time > around the corner and it is here were we are thankful for residents - like > you - to phone Vetus Schola at 021 447-1066 If every resident took this > trouble to report suspicious events -and be the eyes and ears -there would > be very little crime indeed. > > It would further be ideal if everybody took only say Station Road to make > this a Safe Road by night but it will be difficult to implement. > > Frank > > On 7 June 2011 12:54, David Raphael <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Thanks Nicci,* > > * * > > *I will see the matter is followed up,* > > * * > > *Take care,* > > * * > > *David* > > * * > > *David Raphael* > > * 072 065 7223* > > * * > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Nicci Attfield [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 07 June 2011 12:30 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Early sunday morning > > > > Hi David, > > > > First of all I hope that you are well. Just to let you know that on Sunday > morning at around 5:30 am, a woman sounded like she was attacked outside of > our house (corner of Oxford and Trill). she was screaming (which woke us > up). We called V S urgently and they arrived within a few minutes. After > we turned our lights on, the men bothering the woman seemingly let her go > free because she then walked down the road crying. V S didn't see anything > at all. I'm not entirely sure what happened, but I think that we should > report it to you because people walk down Trill Raod all of the time from > the clubs and the hospital and should know that it may not always be safe, > > > > Thanks for the work you do continually for the community, > > > > Nicci > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
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