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Police Engagement & Community Forum

An introduction into the Policing perspective of Youth Violence and Antisocial Behaviour within the Brandon Estate and Surrounding Area. Presented by Detective Superintendent Helen Lyons

Wednesday 19th September 2018

Crime Statistics Overview – Southwark Borough Knife Crime

Total Knife Crime for the rolling year to 16/09/2018

• There has been a 15.5%

reduction in knife crime, rolling year on rolling year. This represents 143 fewer knife crime offences

• 783 knife crime offences

year to date

Crime Statistics Overview – Southwark Borough Robbery

Total Robbery for the rolling year to 16/09/2018

• 1781 total robbery offences

in the rolling year.

• This represents an increase
• f 118 offences, or 7.1%

higher than this time last year.

• Robbery of business

property is up 10%

• Robbery of personal

property is up 7%

Crime Statistics Overview – Southwark Borough Drugs

Total Drugs offences for the rolling year to 16/092018

• 1939 total drugs offences

year to date.

• This is a 7% decrease,

represents 146 fewer

• ffences (or a 7% decrease
• vs. the baseline.
• Total possession of drugs for

the rolling year is down 5%.

• Total drug trafficking
• ffences for the rolling year

are down 39%

Brandon Estate Crime Statistics

Crime Statistics Overview – Newington Ward

Crime Type 2017 Jan – August 2018 Jan – August Percentage change Robbery of personal property 54 42

• 22%

Knife crime (knife feature codes) 37 26

• 30%

Motor Vehicle crime 59 94 +59%

Knife Crime – The benefit of Community Knife Sweeps

Newington SNT conduct regular weapons sweeps but this is something the community can join in with! These are examples of weapons seized and the places where they are hidden. Keep an eye on @MPSNewington for dates of future sweeps.

Stop & Search

The previous slide shows the types of knives that are seized during weapon sweeps and that are hidden waiting to be used. Stop and Search is another means by which weapons can be taken off the streets directly. Between 01/01/2018 and 17/09/2018 149 people have been arrested after positive stop and searches across Southwark, where knives being found. These pictures are examples of knifes that officers have seized Each knife taken off the street may have stopped people being seriously harmed. This is why stop and search is an important tactic.

Brandon Estate – Gang Tensions

Moscow 17 are a drill group based in SE17 and particularly around the Brandon Estate – the picture below is from a video shot in the estate around the youth centre. There are currently tensions with Peckham based Zone 2 which go far beyond music rivalry and has led to extreme violence between those associated with each group.

Brandon Estate – Gang Tensions

Videos often include stabbing gestures and acting as if they are holding firearms, while lyrics from a recent (May 2018) videos include: Clearly the lyrics for this track glorify the carrying of knives (shank), and firearms (wap), speifially etio ‘ao kies that a pop guts ad that the ‘ussias i.e. Moso 17, speialise i “aurais [sords].

“Nothing but some Russians in my camp I love my gang we making cash” “Cos when I ride I use a shank or use a wap” “We see your oppy getting splashed or getting wapped” “Now we’ve got big ones and Rambos that pop guts” “Say the Russians had their knives out Samurai’s our spesh”

Other poliig atiity oatig Gag Culture

Gang injunctions – Individuals identified as gang members of Moscow 17 and Zone 2 are now bound by specific prohibitions curtailing anti-social and group behaviour and are the first in the MET to include the prohibition of posting inflammatory social media which promotes and extols knife and firearms related violence. This is an ongoing commitment by Southwark to identify association and membership to gangs and to curtail their behaviour. CBOs - Southwark is committed to applying for Post conviction CBOs against gang members. Similar to gang injunctions re their design but are applied for upon any conviction. Typically these will have conditions excluding the individual from specific areas and associations and will prohibit anti-social behaviour and the carriage

• f any type of knife. An example of this is a recent CBO authorised

against Moscow 17 gang member;

Other poliig atiity oatig Gag Culture

Current Moscow 17 gang member CBO conditions: 1 Not to be in a public place with a list of Moscow 17 gang members

• 2. Not to be in a specific mapped area which includes the entire

Brandon Estate

• 3. Not to congregate in a public place in a group of 2 or more

people in a manner likely to cause any person to fear for their safety

• 4. Not to carry a knife or bladed article regardless of size.
• 5. Not to carry a mobile phone that is not registered in his own

name.

• 6. Not to contact directly or indirectly a specific list of gang

associated persons There are currently 40 Southwark Gang members that are subject to gang enhanced licence conditions, CBO’s or Gang Injunctions

CBO - Prohibited mapped area

Other poliig atiity oatig Gag Culture

Tackling Social media - Actively identifying and removing social media that promotes and extolls violence. Dedicated officers review any social media that comes to our attention and provide context and rationales to have the media removed from specific platforms. A number of social media videos and posts have been successfully removed in recent months that fitted the criteria that aimed to fuel current gang rivalries. Partnership Strategies and closer working with the community - Working with partner agencies to support vulnerable victims and gang members, directing them into diversion activities and provide pathway referrals. This includes tailored services for those affected by gang lifestyle such as LGE (Safer London) and SAVU but we reach beyond those already affected by gang lifestyle and actively support, Buildig projets referrals and behavioural support through bootcamp activities and also interact with primary schools through the Lodo Bubble Theatre

Personal Independence Project

PROVIDING BEHAVIOURAL EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE

In cooperation with Aim of building a better relationship between Police and young

• people. Designed to teach those involved to be confident, to have

self belief, to be independent, to overcome obstacles and teaches key life skills.

BRANDON ESTATE

TUESDAY 23rdOCTOBER 2018 between 1100 -1400 hours COME AND MEET YOUR LOCAL JOINT ENFORCEMENT TEAM and DESIGNATED WARD OFFICERS along with our colleagues from Mounted Branch, Traffic and Public Order Training

(subject to operational deployments)

Southwark Council Wardens and Police will be patrolling the park, engaging and

• ffering crime prevention advice

Follow us on Twitter @MPS SOUTHWARK

Brandon Estate CCTV

Current cameras

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Mobile CCTV Deployments

Newly installed camera

Youth Engagement Projects

A variety of projects have been running across the summer holidays and beyond, both in Southwark Borough as a whole and specifically within the Brandon. The contact for all these activities, organised through Southwark Council, is Chloe Newman. Southwark Young Advisors C/O Chloe Newman Southwark Council 160 Tooley Street, SE1 07944 607 678 youngadvisors@southwark.gov.uk www.southwark.youngadvisors.org.uk www.facebook.com/southwarkyoungadvisors @Southwarkyas and @Streetbaseteam Brandon Youth Centre 19 Maddock Way Cocks Road SE17 3NH Lead Worker: Leon McLeod (interim) 0207 735 2506 Leon.mcleod@southwark.gov.uk

Southwark Young Advisors

The young advisors site (www.southwark.youngadvisors.org.uk) was due to be up and running from 2nd July. The following is an example of what is on offer:

Street Base – Thursdays and Fridays National award winning Street Base program - Peer to Peer street egageet with youg people to increase access by signposting to positive activities, opportunities, events and support that will help prevent offending behaviour and support young people by helping them to access existing local services ad facilities. The team engage with young people of all ages to find out about their interests and sign- post them on to appropriate services or support. The approach used is very much youth inclusion however the team work in partnership with the local authority, emergency services, other key partners and

• rganisations including charities to tackle youth crime and anti-social behaviour through engagement. The

team engage with young people from various backgrounds however predominantly target those perceived to e hagig aroud ailessly o streets ad estates Borough ide. The 'Street Base' tea's ai is to change perceptions by encouraging young people to get involved in positive activities, opportunities and support thus changing that negative perception. Since 2009 the young advisors have engaged with over 16,000 young people Borough wide.

Southwark Young Advisors

Safer Streets In addition to the streetbase ork the youg adisors ru Safer Streets orkshops ith people of all ages aross the Lodo Borough of Southark ith the ai of delierig o the street orkshops, prootig key safety essages. As part of the Safer Streets Workshops the Southark Youg Adisors focus on the following priorities and run workshops alone/in partnership with organisations re:

• Domestic abuse
• Anti social behaviour
• Young people/mental health
• Personal robbery
• Knife / gun crime
• Youth violence
• Drug and alcohol
• Personal safety

The team currently are funded (Neighbourhoods fund) to run weekly sessions in the Walworth/Peckham

• n Thursday and Friday nights. During their sessions the team are gathering information re: provision

being run by non council funded projects and linking in with sessions being run by other providers

Contact us!

@MPSNewington Newington Safer Neighbourhood Team

CrimeStoppers

Fearless.org

Southwark Council

Southwark Anti Violence Unit – SAVU Southwark Emergency Rehousing Victims of Violent Enterprise - SERVE Southwark Anti –Social Behaviour Unit –SASBU Education, Training and Employment Support Youth Services Youth Offending Service Neighbourhoods Fund – is open for applications until 22nd October

Other Local Services

And many more agencies provide support and diversionary activity to help support young people see:- http://www.southwark.gov.uk/events-culture-and-heritage/activities-for-young- people Mentivity Southside Young Leaders Academy London Community Boxing iiChild David Idowu Foundation Youth Ink Active Communities Network Giraffe House

Pathways, Charities and Outreach

• Gang Exit for 16 – 24 years olds involved or affiliated with Gang

culture.

• Offers support over a 6 month intervention period that can help

reintegrate the young person back into society.

• Phone: 020 3745 8374. Email address:

LondonGangExitReferral@saferlondon.org.uk

• Charity program working with SaferLondon for young people

helping improve their personal and social development.

• Phone: 0203 744 6888. Email address: info@redthread.org.uk

The eXcel Proje ject

• Youth charity setup to create positive futures for young people

growing up in deprived inner city estates.

• Phone: 0207 256 6240. http://www.xlp.org.uk