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Published:
April 19, 2006
New
anti-social behaviour hotline launches in Burnham-On-Sea
Burnham-On-Sea
residents can now quickly report anti-social behaviour in the
town following the launch of a brand new hotline.
The
Anti-Social Behaviour hotline is being launched across Sedgemoor
by the district council and can be reached on 0800 585 360 around
the clock.
 Out-of-office
hours calls will be handled by Sedgemoor District Council’s
CCTV control room. Callers to the number will be given a list
of types of anti-social behaviour to identify (as shown in the
list at the bottom of this page) and then give details of the
incident.
"In
the past it has been quite usual for a report of anti-social behaviour
to need several organisations to sort out the problem whether
they be the Police, Fire service, Environmental Health or youth
services. Dialling this one number means that we can liaise between
the partners and address the problems quickly and efficiently,"
said council spokesperson Claire Faun.
 Each
incident will also be added to the Anti-Social behaviour database
that helps in tackling crime and the fear of crime by mapping
hot spots, so that agencies can re-direct resources into areas
that are identified as having a specific problem.
Partners
in the Safer Sedgemoor Partnership, which is overseeing the hotline,
are Avon & Somerset Constabulary, Avon & Somerset Police
Authority, Bridgwater College, Bridgwater Town Centre Partnership,
Bridgwater YMCA, Citizens Advice Bureau, Connexions Somerset,
Government Officer for the South West, National Probation Service,
Neighbourhood Watch, Somerset coast PCT, Sedgemoor District Council,
Somerset County Council, Somerset Fire & Rescue Service, Somerset
Gay Health, Somerset Racial Equality Council, Victim Support and
the Youth Offending Team.
Claire
Faun added that the cost of launching the service is "negligible"
because it "simply makes better use of the technology that
we already have in place." She
added: "There's actually very little new technology which
we've needed to buy here."
| .Types
of anti-social behaviour to report to the hotline |
Burnham-On-Sea
residents can call the hotline 0800 585 360 to report the following
activities:
 Aggressive
Begging
Arson – car
Arson – dwelling
Arson – other
Begging
Criminal damage – other
Criminal damage to car
Criminal damage to dwelling
Domestic noise – music
Domestic noise – other
Drug Dealing
Fly tipping
Graffiti – dwelling
Graffiti – other
Graffiti – public property
Homophobic incident
Joyriding
Kerb crawling
Other nuisance
Prostitution
Racing Cars
Racist abuse – other
Racist abuse – verbal
Racist incident
Substance abuse – drugs
Substance abuse - other
Under age drinking
Under age smoking
Vehicle crime (theft from motor vehicle)
Vehicle crime (theft of motor vehicle)
The
new hotline does not replace any police number and if in case
of danger or emergency, the usual 999 number should be used.
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