ASB Reporter – August Summary 2024
By David Bradshaw
Published in Security and Safety
There were 74 reported asb incidents during August which is 45.1% more than the number reported for the same period last year.
Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows
| House | Incidents |
| SPEED | 18 (24.3%) |
| BEN JONSON | 13 (17.6%) |
| WILLOUGHBY | 10 (13.5%) |
| FROBISHER CRESCENT | 8 (10.8%) |
| SHAKESPEARE TOWER | 8 (10.8%) |
| DEFOE | 5 (6.8%) |
| GILBERT | 4( 5.4%) |
| ANDREWES | 4 (5.4%) |
| CROMWELL TOWER | 3 (4.1%) |
| BUNYAN COURT | 1 (1.3%) |
In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:
| Vehicle nuisance/noise | 18 (22.8%) |
| Cycling | 12 (15.2%) |
| Parkour | 8 (10.1%) |
| Rowdy behaviour | 7 (8.9%) |
| Noisy behaviour | 6 (7.6%) |
| Loud music | 3 (3.8%)) |
| Roller skating | 3 (3.8%) |
| Vandalism | 3 (3.8%) |
| Public urination | 3 (3.8%) |
| Littering | 3 (3.8%) |
| Graffiti | 2 (2.5%) |
| Inhaling gas from balloons | 1 (1.3%) |
| Trespass & loud music | 1 (1.3%) |
| Verbal abuse/harassment | 1 (1.3%) |
| Damage/littering | 1 (1.3%) |
| Noisy behaviour & taking photos of residents flats | 1 (1.3%) |
| Noisy behaviour & drinking | 1 (1.3%) |
| Deutsche Bank staff smoking & littering | 1 (1.3%) |
| Noisy behaviour & dog off leash | 1 (1.3%) |
| Apparent drug taking | 1 (1.3%) |
| Dog off leash/dog fouling | 1 (1.3%) |
| ASB not specified | 1 (1.3%) |
A report based on 12 months data June 2021 to June 2022 together with findings & recommendations of the Barbican Estate Security Committee has been provided to appropriate Corporation Members & Officers and discussions are ongoing – as an initial outcome a Task/Finish Joint Action Group was formed and met, just once, in December 2022.
This group has since been replaced with a new “ASB Strategic Meeting”. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting – Decision taken for BEO’s Residents Service Team to produce an information leaflet for residents, revisiting and advising them of who to contact, for which type of anti-social behaviour and a brief explanation of what they should expect from making such contact.
Residents’ asb information leaflet now likely to be in the form of a newsletter. Draft of newsletter awaited by the Barbican Estate Security Committee to consider and comment on prior to release.
Meantime, please continue to report any anti-social behaviour you may witness occurring across the estate. Any crime, such as phone, bag or laptop snatching should be reported directly to the City of London Police and not included here.
Please remember that the intention of the ASB Reporter is purely to gather evidence of anti-social behaviour. Therefore, if you witness an asb incident please use the website to record the event but if immediate action is also required then you should follow normal procedure such as calling the Police on 101 (or 999 but only if URGENT); Barbican Estate Office; City Noise Team etc…
If it is the City of London Police that you call, it is essential that you are provided with a reference/case number – please include this case number in the “action taken” section of the ASB Reporter. IF YOU DO NOT, this incident will not be “officially” counted and the police will assume that no additional measures or activity is required.
David Bradshaw – Chair, Barbican Estate Security Committee
1st September 2024