Category: Security and Safety

There were 29 reported asb incidents during October. This is 12 fewer incidents than reported last month, but 6 more than the same period this time last year.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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 met recently. 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.

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 November 2023

There were 41 reported asb incidents during September but one of these related to the large drone that the Corporation had commissioned to conduct a survey of the estate. The official total for September is therefore 40 which is 11 fewer incidents than reported last month, but 4 more than the same period this time last year. This is the first time this year that this has been the case.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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 met recently. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting.

Decision taken for BEO’s Residents Service Team to produce an information/consultative 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.

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 October 2023

There were 51 reported asb incidents during August which is normally the top month in the year for asb activity.

This is 13 more than reported last month, however, 30.1% less than the same period this time last year – thus continuing the encouraging trend of less asb activity across the estate so far this year.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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 met recently. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting.

Decision to reclassify who to contact for which asb activity and circulate to residents.

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 in the “action taken” section of the ASB Reporter OR else this incident will not be “officially” counted.

David Bradshaw

Chair, Barbican Estate Security Committee

1st September 2023

There were 38 reported asb incidents during July. This is 12 more than reported last month, however 11.6% less than the same period this time last year – thus continuing the encouraging trend of less asb activity across the estate so far this year.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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 met recently. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting.

Decision to reclassify who to contact for which asb activity and circulate to residents.

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

14th August 2023

There were 26 reported asb incidents during June. This is 4 fewer than reported last month and some 53% less than the same period this time last year. This continues an encouraging trend of less asb activity across the estate so far this year.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:-

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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 was due to meet this month. Unlike the previous group, however, this is not an open meeting. Outcome awaited.

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

9th July 2023

30 incidents were reported during May. This is eight more incidents than were reported on in the previous month, however, this number is less than half the number of incidents recorded during April of last year.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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 this month. 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 June 2023

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:

In terms of the type of asb, some respondents reported on more than one activity as follows:

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

22 incidents were reported during March. This equates to an increase of almost double that recorded for the previous month of February, however, this number of incidents is some 44% lower than that recorded a year ago in March 2022.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the number of incidents and the type of asb activity reported, the results were as follows:

A report based on 12 months data June 2021 to June 2022 together with findings & recommendations has been provided to appropriate Corporation Members & Officers and discussions are ongoing – as an initial outcome a Task/Finish Joint Action Group has been formed and had its inaugural meeting in December. The Group consists of City of London Police Officers; Barbican Estate Management; other Corporation Officers; the Chair of the Barbican Residential Committee and myself. A date for the second meeting is still awaited.

Please continue to report any anti-social behaviour you may witness occurring across the estate. Any crime, including 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

12th April 2023

Only 12 incidents were reported during February, however, this is twice the number recorded for January.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the number of incidents and the type of asb activity reported, the results were as follows:

A report based on 12 months data June 2021 to June 2022 together with findings & recommendations has been provided to appropriate Corporation Members & Officers and discussions are ongoing – as an initial outcome a Task/Finish Joint Action Group has been formed and had its inaugural meeting in December. The Group consists of City of London Police Officers; Barbican Estate Management; other Corporation Officers; the Chair of the Barbican Residential Committee and myself. A date for the second meeting is awaited.

Please continue to report any anti-social behaviour you may witness occurring across the estate. Any crime, including 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 March 2023

9 incidents were reported during January, however, 4 of these relate to the same offence i.e. 3 Lime hire bikes having been abandoned over 2 days.

The official total therefore for January is 6 which equates to a decrease of 45.5% on the previous month’s total of 11 and just under 10% of last January’s total of 61.

Totals by house and their percentage of the total were as follows:

In terms of the number of incidents and the type of asb activity reported, the results were as follows:

A report based on 12 months data June 2021 to June 2022 together with findings & recommendations has been provided to appropriate Corporation Members & Officers and discussions are ongoing – as an initial outcome a Task/Finish Joint Action Group has been formed and had its inaugural meeting in December. The Group consists of City of London Police Officers; Barbican Estate

Management; other Corporation Officers; the Chair of the Barbican Residential Committee and myself. A date for the second meeting is awaited.

Please continue to report any anti-social behaviour you may witness occurring across the estate. Any crime, including 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 February 2023