Concerns over important public safety issues across Derby are to be analysed in the coming weeks by council bosses. It comes after more than 560 crimes in Derby city centre were reported to Derbyshire police in August this year alone.
A total of 544 crimes were reported in June 2024 and the lowest of any month from the data, February 2024, had 457 reported crimes.
Earlier this year, Derby City Council launched a public consultation asking residents about safety issues all over the city and asked them if they felt safe. The consultation closed just before Christmas and it has been confirmed that the council will look closely at the feedback and the results of the exercise in early 2025.
The survey was a part of the council’s ongoing commitment to making Derby a safe place to live, work and visit. The authority said the results “will ensure that residents’ concerns are addressed and will help to shape future initiatives to improve public safety in Derby”.
In his Christmas and New Year message, Labour cabinet councillor Ndukwe Onuoha said: “As the new year begins we’ll be reviewing the results of our community safety survey so we can focus on measures that will make our city feel safer for everyone. Together, we can create a stronger, cleaner and greener Derby.”
It is not yet known what the council intends to do following the analysis stage of the public consultation. But public safety has been deemed a “top priority” for the Labour-led council.
Cllr Onuoha previously said: “Public safety is a top priority for the council. We have been working hard to create a safe city for all, and we want to ensure that every resident feels safe, whether in the city centre or their local area.”
In July, it was announced that CCTV cameras were to be installed at troublesome Derby city centre spots to combat crime and alarming rates of violence against women and girls. More than £83,000 of funding from the Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner is being spent on improvements to monitor crime at hotspot locations around busy city centre streets and at car parks.
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