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Let's Talk About Community Safety
How do you feel about the overall safety of our community 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 your locality 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
Police only seen when things go wrong, prevention is key
Whilst at Cargill Centre on the 27/02/2025 an attendee gave the following feedback:
"I don't go out at night. I travel into the town centre by bus during the day. I am concerned about the amount of graffiti in the town now. I would not know how to report any concerns."
Coppermine Community Centre 13/01/2025
- The roads need to be gritted earlier than scheduled and sometimes gritted more often.
- There needs to be a higher presence of community wardens and police
Parklea Branching Out feedback 23.01.2025
I think more lighting, make sure street lights are working, we should increase the police presence to sweep areas, I think there should be more CCTV covering blind areas. If i had a safety concern i would contact the police however, other options should be promoted better.
Gourock Park Bowling Club 13.02.2025
- Light needed along entrance to Gourock park. This would ensure the safety for people walking through it. An accident is waiting to happen.
- There are lights needed at Binnie Lane, this lane needs maintenance and even in day light it is a dangerous walk.
- The lower side street of Gourock does not get road sweepers / road gritters and they desperately need them.
- There should be public bins that shut over - like the ones in Glasgow etc.
- Dark sky areas e.g. Battery Park is like a beacon although safety is paramount but is well over the limit to what is needed for safety, and the cost of lighting must be very expensive. A dark sky rep on astronomy showed us all areas in Inverclyde where was excessive and needed for safety.
- I think there should be improved lighting within Gourock Park.
- In icy conditions more sand is needed for the pavements and roads.
Group of 4 women (Coppermine)
Groups of young people can be intimidating
Pavement on Shore Street has lots of rotting branches and leaves. It hasn't been swept for ages (water side of street). It can be slippy.
Mount Kirk Feedback 14/02/2025
- I think the speed of traffic is an issue, there should be more traffic measures in the area. I know to contact Inverclyde Council Road department.
- I don’t particularly feel safe walking at night. I think community service is not a deterrent, and I think offenders need to be punished further.
- No issues with safety at the moment.
Lots of cars speeding on Old Inverkip Road and Dunlop Street (Coppermine Your Voice Warm Spaces 10/02/25) PF
We have problems with people parking on double yellow lines and it blocks cars from getting into street we have already approached our Councillor but have been told it can take up to 2 years which does not help us. This is a big safety concern for us. (St John's Warm Space 17/02/25) PF
There should be community service for those that get caught with drugs on the street. Should be fined for taking drugs in the street or in public spaces. Police need resoruces to deal with lower level drug use as this spirals often.