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Consultation process
Greenock East and Central Community ConversationLet's Talk About Community Safety in Greenock East and Central
How do you feel about the overall safety of our community in the Greenock East and Central locality, and what are your biggest concerns or worries?
What steps do you think our community should take to improve safety and security for everyone?
Are there specific spaces, areas, or neighbourhoods within Greenock East and Central that you feel are particularly unsafe, and why?
How do you believe we can better communicate and collaborate as a community to address safety concerns?
Are there any specific safety initiatives or programs that you've seen implemented elsewhere that you think would be beneficial for our community?
Do you know who to report community safety concerns to? Do you have confidence in reporting your concerns?
Tell us what matters to you and share your ideas in the feedback box below.
I asked young people from Clydeview Academy and these were their results:
Biggest concerns in their community for young people at the moment – drug users and immigrants. As the rise is clear and young people have been approached or made to feel uncomfortable in the community from these groups.
Specific Spaces/areas that young people have a concern about:
• Romanian’s next to Eddies Spar shop in Greenock – many community concerns about this group specifically from YP and community members.
• Facility 3 is an area of concern for young people
• Lindoch street
• Cathcart Street
• Kilblain Street Bus stop area
Reporting safety Concerns, young people will report to:
Parent, youth worker or family.
Youth Worker also let them know about Fearless.org – this needs to be advertised and promoted more.
Auchmountain Community Resource Centre 3/12/24
At the bottom of Bow Road there should be traffic lights or a system for safer corssing, it is currently unsafe to cross.
Fix Weir Street paths and provide more lighting.
Kestrel Crescent has bad rodents, is very unsafe and loads of fly tipping.
At Auchmountain Community Resource Centre 3/12/2024
Drugs are a huge problem and the age of substance misuse has dropped to even primary school level. Drugs must be talked about more efficiently in each small local community and schools.
There should be an increase in the mobile CCTV vans in all areas where dealing is known. This will provide the police essential reports from the council.
At Belville Gardens Community Hub on the 06/12/2024 an attendee gave the following feedback:
- It would seem from the media that the town may be the most unsafe area.
- Alcohol and drugs impact the local area.
- Meaningful activities for individuals etc may be a way of gradually having a positive impact on addiction/illness.
At the Belville Gardens Community Hub on the 06/12/2024 an attendee gave the following feedback:
- The community doesn't have faith in most authority figures.
- Be more open to discussion and help alleviate the worse off areas.
Whilst attending the Belville Gardens Community Hub on the 06/12/2024, attendees raised the following community safety concerns:
- It was raised that the reservoirs of Inverclyde are not well kept and maintained.
- Several attendees raised concerns around pavements being not well maintained which could increase the chances of people having trips and falls in particular those who are visually impaired or have mobility issues.
- There needs to be more ‘out of the box’ thinking between multi-agencies to solve local issues and concerns.
Whilst engaging with the Youth Community Council on the 05/12/2024 the following community safety issues were raised:
Poor lighting and safety concerns were raised around the Greenock Bus Station. Young people said they felt intimidated using the bus stops after attending the I-Youth Zone. Several attendees said that recently big groups of what they described as ‘neds’ hang around the area, cause damage to bus stops and issues at the nearby B&M Stores. They requested that there is more presence in the area from the Police and Community Warden services in the evening in particular (especially when there are youth work services being run at the I-Youth Zone in Greenock).
Whilst at City Church on the 04/12/2024 attendees raised concerns around the following:
- Lack of changing facilities for babies in Greenock Town Centre.
- Lack of suitable accommodation larger families across Inverclyde.
- Local parks being neglected across the East and Central area. Vandalism, smashed bottles and large crowd of people hanging around. Smaller parks that have been created as part of new housing developments are not suitable for the new tenants and now they are hubs for anti-social behaviour.
- There was a feeling that people in Inverclyde are missing out due to digital inequalities.
- GP surgeries need to be more accessible for those who have literacy and numeracy issues.
- A lot of negative feedback about the cycle paths in the town centre that they are under used and not suitable to the needs for communities.
- A lot of basic services have now moved out of Inverclyde meaning people need to travel out the area. Cost implications.
Whilst at Craigend on 05/12/2024 attendees raised concerns around the following:
- An increase in dog fouling around Quarriers Street.
- Cars driving at excessive speed on Sinclair Street.