My neighbours either side of me in Arnold Street have both been broken into via the front door - yes, they both have high walls/fences. My frontage is 100% visible and I have had no problems.
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Frank Schuitemaker <[email protected] > wrote: > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. 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