Tackling anti-social behaviour in Thame

Community Safety Officers from the council have been working closely with Thames Valley Police, SOHA Housing and Thame Town Council after they received reports of people damaging property and intimidating residents around Pearce Way and Howland Road in the South East of the town.

They carried out an inspection of the area (known as an Environmental Visual Audit or EVA) where anti-social behaviour had been reported and found: 

• Broken fencing, enabling unauthorised access to/from the estate
• Poor visibility in an alleyway due to overgrown hedges
• Lots of litter across the estate
• A build-up of larger rubbish items left in communal areas
• A children’s play area that needed some refurbishment work to encourage more families to use it

Officers along with partners have put in place a number of measures to immediately respond to the incidents found but also to prevent further problems occurring in the future:

• SOHA housing and Thames Valley Police arranged a litter pick which took place in May and included residents from the local community
• Thame Town Council continue regular inspections and are working on improving the children’s play area 
• The broken fencing has been fixed and work is underway to add new fencing and a gate to reduce access to high ASB areas
• Plans are in place to cut back overgrown foliage to allow clearer access on the alley way and from around the streetlight and this is to become a regular exercise

As a result of this partnership, the work that has been carried out already has seen positive reports from residents saying that they feel safer and happier in their local area.

If you need to report any incidents of anti-social behaviour you should contact Thames Valley Police on 101 (or 999 in an emergency), or your housing provider if you are a tenant.