Older People's Strategy - Newcastle City Council

84Safe Neighbourhoods is a project of Safe Newcastle whichaims to develop a programme, within ward structures, thatbrings together Northumbria Police, the City Council, otherrelevant organisations and the public to work closely togetherto solve problems of crime and anti-social behaviour, andimprove neighbourhood conditions and feelings of security.The aim is to identify community safety issues and act earlyand quickly to address them.Safe Neighbourhoods is also developing SafeNeighbourhood Action and Problem Solving (SNAPS)groups in each ward.Older people welcome schemes which have increased the visiblepresence of street wardens and police in neighbourhoods. Otheragencies also have a role to play in keeping neighbourhoods safee.g. Neighbourhood Response Managers and Housing Officers.Neighbourhood Watch Schemes, whether formal or an informalarrangement between neighbours, help to build a sense of safety.The number of ways in which people can report incidents isincreasing e.g. Nightwatch; 101 non-emergency line; antisocialbehaviour helpline.The ‘party city’ image means that many older people do not feelcomfortable or safe in the city centre at night. Safe Newcastle’sinitiatives on Managing the Night Time Economy address manyof the issues concerned with binge drinking and anti-socialbehaviour in the city centre.