ASB reporter – April summary
By BAWebmaster
Published in Security and Safety
22 incidents were reported during April. This is the same number of incidents as reported in the previous month, however, this is half the number recorded as was reported on, last year, in April 2022.
Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:
| House | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare Tower | 6 (27.3%) |
| Ben Jonson | 5 (22.7%) |
| Bunyan Court | 3 (13.6%) |
| Gilbert | 2 (9.1%) |
| Lambert Jones Mews | 2 (9.1%) |
| Frobisher | 2 (9.1%) |
| Defoe | 1 (4.5%) |
| Willoughby | 1 (4.5%) |
In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:
| Skateboarding | 8 (32%) |
| Parkour | 4 (16%) |
| Loud music | 4 (16%) |
| Public urination | 2 (8%) |
| Rowdy behaviour | 1 (4%) |
| Drone flying | 1 (4%) |
| e-scooter on Podium | 1 (4%) |
| Trespass/trampling on flower beds | 1 (4%) |
| Roller skating | 1 (4%) |
| Cycling | 1 (4%) |
| Other – referred to BEO | 1 (4%) |
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 last year.
This group has since been replaced with a new “ASB Strategic Meeting” and this is due to meet next month in June. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting.
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, you should be provided with a reference/case number – please include this in the “action taken” section of the ASB Reporter.
David Bradshaw
Chair, Barbican Estate Security Committee
1st May 2023