Appendix 2
Safer Maidstone Partnership
The Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership for Maidstone
Sarah Robson, Community Partnerships Manager
October 2014
Quarter 1 (April-June 2014) Crime Briefing
Please note: All data is sourced from the Kent Connects Safer Communities Portal. Unless stated otherwise all data relate to the period April to June 2014. Please note that the police have changed the way they assess performance with targets now based on anticipated crime volumes and a shift in focus from all recorded crime to victim-based crime. The figures in this briefing unless otherwise stated are for all recorded crime. In this briefing Kent refers to the twelve local authority district areas and does not include Medway UA.
1. Kent Districts (excl. Medway) All crime
Overall, crime in Kent increased by 12.5% in Q1 April to June 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. This equates to 2,672 additional crimes in the first 3 months of 2014/15 compared to the same period last year, or 29 more crimes per day across Kent. Part of the increase can be attributable to improved recording methods introduced in 2013/14, and by a greater willingness to report crime, in particular domestic abuse.
2. Maidstone All crime
In Maidstone, all crime rose by 8.5% from a total of 2,172 crimes in the 3 month period April - June 2013 to 2,357 in the same period in 2014, an extra 185 crimes or 2 crimes per day.
Victim-based crime in Maidstone rose in the first quarter of 2014/15 compared with the same period in 2013 by 7.5%, or 144 crimes (1.6 more crimes per day), whilst non-victim based crime (classified as drug offences, possession of weapons, public order offences), rose by 18.4%% or 38 more crimes in the 3 month period.
The largest % rise was recorded for sexual offences up from 32 in the period April to June 2013 to 57 in 2014 a rise of 78%. Other large rises were recorded for robbery (+45.5%), theft of pedal cycles (+47.6%) and theft from motor vehicles (+41%). However, the largest rise in numerical terms was for Violence Against the Person (VAP), which rose from 495 recorded incidents in the period April to June 2013 to 596 in the same period 2014, a rise of 20.4%.
3. Ward level summary
The majority of Maidstone wards (15 out of 26, or 58%), experienced increases in victim based crime over the period April to June 2014, compared with the same period in 2013.
The Wards which experienced the largest % rises in victim based crime over the period April to June 2014, compared with the same period in 2013, were Harrietsham & Lenham (from 35 to 77 crimes or +120.0%), Loose (from 8 to 15 crimes +87.5%), and Heath (from 53 to 87 crimes +64.1%). High Street ward experienced a rise of 90 crimes over the period April to June 2014, compared with the same period in 2013, an increase of 19.4%, although anti-social behaviour fell slightly by 1%.
Against these rises, there were notable decreases in victim based recorded crime in the following wards:
· Coxheath & Hunton down 95.5%
· Leeds down 91.6%
· Park Wood down 6.0%
· Shepway North down 24.1%
· Shepway South down 53.5%
4. Outcomes Victim based crime only (excl. Medway)
The table below shows the proportions of victim based crime, which result in a disposal or outcome. It compares Q1 2014/125 with Q1 in 2013/14 and Maidstone to the other 11 Kent Districts and shows that the percentage of victim-based crimes committed in Maidstone which result in an outcome is higher in terms of charges and cautions than the Kent average:
Disposal method |
% of victim based crime resolved: Kent |
% of victim-based crime resolved: Maidstone |
||
Apr-June 2013/14 |
Apr-June 2014/15 |
Apr-June 2013/14 |
Apr-June 2014/15 |
|
Charged |
13.2% |
13.1% |
15.0% |
16.9% |
Cautioned (Adult & Youth) |
4.8% |
3.3% |
5.8% |
4.8% |
Taken into Consideration (TIC) |
1.2% |
0.5% |
1.0% |
0.1% |
Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) |
1.5% |
0.8% |
1.8% |
1.0% |
Community Resolution |
3.5% |
2.0% |
4.1% |
2.8% |
Total |
24.2% |
19.7% |
27.7% |
25.6% |
5. Anti-social Behaviour April to June Q1 2010/11 to 2014/15, KCC including Medway and MBC
|
Apr-June 2010/11 |
Apr-June 2011/12 |
Apr-June 2012/13 |
Apr-June 2013/14 |
Apr-June 2014/15 |
% change 2014/15 on 2013/14 |
KCC, including Medway |
18,793 |
17,547 |
15,967 |
13,785 |
13,530 |
-1.9% |
MBC |
1,473 |
1,471 |
1,213 |
992 |
1,014 |
+2.2% |
The number of antisocial behaviour incidents recorded in Maidstone in the first quarter (April to June) this year has risen marginally by 2.2% from 992 reports in the first quarter 2013, to 1,014 in the same period this year.
There were large rises in Heath, South and Bearstead Wards - although numbers remain small - but reductions in Boxley, Staplehurst, Sutton Valence, Park Wood (-41%) Shepway North (-17.6%) and Shepway South (-100%) and Loose (-100%) wards. The rise in ASB reports in Maidstone contrasts with the small fall recorded across the County of 1.9%. However, ASB in Maidstone is 45% lower than it was 5 years ago.
6. Road Safety: Killed or Seriously Injured in road traffic collisions, Total and Children aged under 16 yrs April to June Q1 2011/12 to 2013/14, KCC including Medway and MBC
|
Apr-June 2011 |
Apr-June 2012 |
Apr-June 2013 |
Apr & May 2014 |
|
KCC, including Medway |
Total |
149 |
149 |
161 |
117 |
Children |
7 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
|
Maidstone BC |
Total |
16 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
Children |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7. Domestic Abuse incidents, repeat victims, % repeat victims, April to June Q1 2010/11 to 2014/15, KCC including Medway and MBC
|
Apr-June 2010 |
Apr-June 2011 |
Apr-June 2012 |
Apr-June 2013 |
Apr-June 2014 |
|
KCC, including Medway |
Total |
5,714 |
5,964 |
5,994 |
5,764 |
6,926 |
Repeat victims |
1,820 |
1,923 |
1,876 |
1,881 |
2,252 |
|
% repeat victims |
31.9% |
32.2% |
31.3% |
32.6% |
32.5% |
|
Maidstone BC |
Total |
468 |
495 |
425 |
408 |
535 |
Repeat victims |
136 |
157 |
148 |
143 |
169 |
|
% repeat victims |
29.1% |
31.7% |
34.8% |
35.0% |
31.6% |
Strategic Assessment Comparisons
The table below is from the 2014 Strategic Assessment and shows (in the last column) our county rank crimes per 1,000 population out of 12 districts. The arrows indicate whether the rank is higher or lower than the previous year. Please note although there was a 6.5% fall in crime 2012/13, crime rose in 2013/14 by 10.6% (an additional 877 crimes) and continues to rise in the first quarter this year.
Annual changes - 3 year time series
Category |
2010/ 2011 |
2011/ 2012 |
2012/ 2013[1] |
Volume change[2] |
% Change |
Per 1k pop[3] |
County Rank[4] |
All Crime |
9,354 |
8,873 |
8,296 |
-577 |
-6.5% |
53.2 |
5 ↑ |
Anti-Social Behaviour |
5,254 |
5,382 |
4,326 |
-1,056 |
-19.6% |
27.77 |
4 ← |
Assaults resulting in hospital admissions |
N/A |
80 |
59 |
-21 |
-26.3% |
0.38 |
10 ↑ |
Burglary Dwelling |
400 |
431 |
438 |
7 |
1.6% |
6.90 |
3 ↑ |
Burglary Other |
679 |
681 |
639 |
-42 |
-6.2% |
4.10 |
6 ↑ |
Criminal Damage |
1,574 |
1,395 |
1.277 |
-118 |
-8.5% |
8.20 |
3 ↓ |
Domestic Abuse (DA) number of incidents |
1,832 |
1,867 |
1,788 |
-79 |
-4.2% |
14.20 |
5 ← |
DA - number of repeat victims |
440 |
451 |
435 |
-16 |
-3.5% |
3.45 |
5 ← |
DA - % repeat victims |
24.0% |
24.2% |
24.3% |
0.1% |
N/A |
N/A |
6 ↓ |
Drug Offences |
501 |
422 |
415 |
-7 |
-1.7% |
2.66[5] |
10 ↑ |
Metal Theft |
N/A |
182 |
274 |
92 |
50.5% |
1.76 |
3 ↑ |
Re-offending rate: % difference between actual v predicted rate |
19.9% |
8.03% |
-5.22% |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
Robbery |
48 |
46 |
47 |
1 |
2.2% |
0.3 |
3 ↑ |
Sexual Offences |
118 |
129 |
112 |
-17 |
-13.2% |
0.72 |
5 ← |
Shoplifting |
971 |
913 |
994 |
81 |
8.9% |
6.38 |
10 ↓ |
Theft & Handling Stolen Goods |
2,983 |
2,868 |
2,638 |
-230 |
-8.0% |
17.41 |
9 ↓ |
Theft from a Motor Vehicle |
600 |
530 |
577 |
47 |
8.9% |
3.7 |
4 ↑ |
Theft of a Motor Vehicle |
281 |
209 |
167 |
-42 |
-20.1% |
1.07 |
7 ↑ |
Theft of Pedal Cycle |
141 |
120 |
117 |
-3 |
-2.5% |
0.75 |
4 ← |
Other Theft Offences |
1,871 |
1,835 |
1,527 |
-308 |
-16.8% |
9.80 |
9 ↓ |
Violent Crime |
1,674 |
1,718 |
1,729 |
11 |
0.6% |
11.10 |
6 ← |
Violence Against the Person |
1,508 |
1,543 |
1,570 |
27 |
1.7% |
10.08 |
6 ← |
Accidental Fires |
N/A |
261 |
187 |
-74 |
-28.4% |
N/A |
10 ↓ |
Deliberate Fires |
N/A |
178 |
76 |
-102 |
-57.3% |
N/A |
3 ↑ |
RTCs all casualties |
657 |
640 |
666 |
26 |
4.1% |
N/A |
12 ← |
KSI casualties All ages |
60 |
59 |
58 |
-1 |
-1.7% |
N/A |
11 ← |
KSI casualties <16 yrs |
4 |
5 |
4 |
-1 |
-20% |
N/A |
7 ↑ |
KSI car drivers 17-24 yrs[6] |
6 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
66.6% |
0.32 |
=11 ↓ |
KSI road users aged 65 and over |
5 |
13 |
4 |
-9 |
-225% |
0.25 |
=7 ↑ |
[1] Time period used for data is April to March each year, except Assaults June to May.
[2] The number difference and % difference columns are coloured red or green as appropriate against the previous 12 month period.
[3] Population figure used to calculate the per 1,000 population is mid-2011 figure of 155,800, except Burglary Dwelling which uses households figure (63,400), and domestic violence uses pop 18+ figure (122,000).
[4] County ranking is based on per 1,000 population value. The direction of travel arrows indicate if Maidstones relative position has improved or declined against the other 11 district councils. An arrow pointing up indicates an improvement relative to the other 11 district councils 2012/13 against 2011/12.
[5] Value highlighted in red because is above the County average, despite fewer offences and improvement in County ranking.
[6] KSI car drivers 17-24 yrs and road users over 65 data is for January to September each year.