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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
Overall i fee safe in my area of Port Glasgow, but i wonder of others do, in particular those new to the area. Anti Islam slogans daubed on walls around lower Port Glasgow do not make for welcoming community, graffiti in general in the area is also a sign of neglect. Thankfully , the offensive slogans have been removed but it perhaps indicates a need for further vigilance in the area.
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.
Police should be living within communities. Rather than outwith the area. Our communities should have variety within each neighbourhood.
Group of 4 women - Greenock Torpedo Factory Club
The pavements are a state and dangerous for walking on. Parking on the pavement blocks access to prams and is now illegal but Inverclyde Council is not tackling this issue.
There are cars parking in Gourock Park - signs have helped that situation, but they are perhaps erected in the wrong place as you can't actually see them until you have already driven in. Lighting in the park is inadequate and vandals have burned some seating.
Maintenance doesn’t seem to happen. Smelly drains gulleys. Uneven pavements , numerous potholes.
X3 individuals at the Cargill Centre café 24/02/2025
The excessive speed on Bridge of Weir Road (both ways), we think installing traffic lights at the cross would be beneficial.
There are people doing dangerous U-turns on the pavement outside the Cairn Café.
We think there are still concerns around parking in the village.
Whilst at the Inverkip Community Hub on the 31/01/25 attendees made the following comments:
- 'Police presence in local schools to assist with school parking issues is positive.'
- 'Junction safety issues.'
- 'ASB: kids knocking and kicking doors.'
- 'Feel safe out at night when walking dogs.'
- 'Beaches: Summer issues with teenagers (needs police on trains and can extend to the village), intimidating behaviour and mess left behind, water safety issues.'
- 'Big drug problem and closed police station.'
- 'Lots of children misbehaving.'
- 'Lots of gangs congregating at park and beach.'
- 'Train feels unsafe with amount of drink on them.'
- 'More community wardens.'
Parklea Branching Out feedback 23.01.2025
I think there should always be a sweep of the environment conducted by the council to ensure pavements and roads are in good condition.
Inverkip Church Warm Spaces 27/01/2025
Anti social behaviour from young people lately knocking peoples doors and running away this is extremely frightening for older people and ones who live on their own maybe highlighting this in schools could show the impact this has on vulnerable people in the community
Feedback from Cargill Centre café 27/02/2025
1. Traffic and speeding on the Port Glasgow to Bridge of Weir road.
2. Poor Street Lighting - brightness not adequate.
3. Unsafe around the cross as it could be brighter (street lighting)
4. There is a lack of funds in Kilmacolm as we are not a deprived area.
5. When reported to the Community Council we have no funds for our area.