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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
Feedback from 1 individual from Cargill Centre café 27/02/2025 (continued)
- There should be more support from the wardens and there should be clear communication between them and the local police.
- I think there should be more areas to lock your bikes as currently there are not enough spaces.
- There is a lot of littering from the village centre to the war memorial.
Feedback from 1 individual from Cargill Centre café 27/02/2025
- The Bridge of Weir road is clearly unsafe and i worry about it when crossing over to the bus stop. The 20mph speed sign is not being enforced and i would like to see the data collected at this stop to see what Inverclyde Council will be doing in the future to combat the speeding here.
- The walkway from the village to Lochwinnoch road the pavement is not wide enough and is a tight squeeze, the curbs are not wheelchair accessible which is an issue and does not meet modern standards.
- There is too much congestion in the village when it comes to traffic, we need a pedestrian day perhaps one day at weekends we encourage more walking and cycling throughout the village and this might promote the people coming to the village to visit more local shops. We could even make a 'pedestrian day' for when the local markets are on to help ease congestion.
- There should be better signage for the roads throughout the village.
Feedback 23.01.2025
I feel people just ignore the safety concerns in this town, I don't think people know where to submit concerns.
There is always cars parked on pavements and this makes it difficult for people with disabilities to use the public walkways.
The area requires a more frequent warden / police presence.
Kestrel crescent grass area has high activity of rodents and the grass needs cut, the pavements in this area need repaired too.
We think the council need to advertise who to report safety concerns to as it is not clear at the moment.
Whilst attending the Lyle Gateway on the 13/02/2025, an attendee raised the following concern:
- The pavements on Campbell Street are in a state of disrepair. She explained that she often uses the pavement there and the slabs are uneven at the Arts Guild and one one occasion she has tripped and fallen over.
Parklea Branching Out feedback 23.01.2025
Install CCTV in more public areas.
Increase number of taxis and public transport to stop people hanging around.
Three murders in the central area in the last year around my high flat althought the high flat itself is safe enough BT
** responses collected from engagement at toddlers group
The gate at Dubbs Road park is not been fixed and i am unable to take my child there. they run away at any given chance and it is so unsafe as it is next to a main road.
i feel safe in my community
there is nothing for young people to do so they hang around in big groups which can be intimidating for some people
more police on the beat would be beneficial
the community wardens are hardly around anymore and not where you need them (advised to call if they have any issues around their home or street)
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).
Inverclyde should remove all the multiple plastic bins, that love a good high wind to go walkies, and replace the with large metal refuse bins behind all flats. This would mean less operators, less wind damage, less unsightliness, more parking area or even a communal garden or greenhouse. The size of bins could be similar to that near Sainsbury and have only 2 sets (Glass, landfill, Hard plastics, paper/cardboard), one set where the entrance is off Main Street ( large campervan there now) and another at the end of the Flats where there are 5 parking slots.