The Gloucester City Safe Scheme: Examining views of the Scheme provided by the public and the Scheme’s members

The Gloucester City Safe scheme is a not for profit crime reduction partnership designed to help reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour in the county of Gloucestershire. The Scheme operates in two main locations: Gloucester and Stroud. Members comprise businesses from the day and night-time economies. Working in partnership with the Police, Local Authorities and other stakeholders, the Scheme aims to tackle local occurrences of issues such as shoplifting,
theft, anti-social behaviour, alcohol related disorder, street drinking and begging. In October 2016, students from the University of Gloucestershire conducted surveys and interviews to gather both public and member’s views on the Scheme’s operation in Gloucester city centre. In total 560 members of the public were surveyed and 35 interviews were conducted with Scheme members. This report presents some key findings from this research.