1. INTEGRATING CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME WITH TRANSPORT AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS IN DEPRIVED AREAS IN THE UK JOANNA MACHIN Transport Studies Group University of Westminster

2. Building Support Crime, fear of crime and accessibility  Why crime and fear of crime is important  Testing ways to identify ‘hotspots’ where crime and fear of crime might act as a barrier to public transport use  Developing measures and interventions to address crime and fear of crime  Developing ways to monitor the effectiveness of measures

3.  Fear for personal safety affects travel decisions  Higher fear levels and dependency on public transport in deprived areas  Improving personal security on and around public transport could increase number of trips by 11.6% Why is crime and fear of crime important?

4. Middlesbrough  Tackling crime and fear of crime is a high political priority in Middlesbrough  High crime rates but declining

5.  Partnership with crime reduction agencies is essential: - access to information and data - implementation of effective measures  Collect and analyse appropriate datasets: - reported crime and disorder data - vandalism/damage data - fear of crime surveys Assessing crime and fear of crime

6. Hotspots of disorder incidents and bus stop locations in Middlesbrough Number of incidents  30 - 70  71 - 110  111 - 150  151 + © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey

7. Bus shelter damage in Middlesbrough Number of shelters damaged 1- 2 3 - 4 5 - 6 7 - 9 © Crown Copyright Ordnance Survey

8. Produced by Derek Halden Consultancy Ltd Fear of crime in Middlesbrough

9. Produced by Derek Halden Consultancy Ltd Fear of crime in Middlesbrough

10.  Bus and train related incident data  Bus surveys  Focus groups Other useful datasets

11.  Need to work closely with other agencies and service providers  Consider the wide range of potential options from law enforcement to improved environmental design  Assess current and potential resources available Developing and appraising the options

12.  Targeted fear of crime surveys -household/population surveys -bus surveys - focus groups  Number of public transport trips Monitoring

13.  Important to consider impact of crime and fear of crime on accessibility  Accessibility planning process should integrate crime and fear of crime issues where appropriate  Partnership working when collecting data, appraising options and monitoring is essential Conclusions