Make Shoebury & Southend safe; increase police to tackle escalating knife crime

I want everyone, old or young, to be safe on our streets. We need more police and a stronger judiciary handing down harsher sentences as a deterrent.

We here did not have to be too concerned about such things at one time, but, with various and violent crime rearing it's ugly head increasingly, I happily join the call for more Police presence on our streets. Lets try to get rid of the crimes and those who would commit them.

Violent crime must be taken seriously.

Police never, ever seen in the area. Closure of local police stations.

I am happy to sign this petition but angry that it's necessary. The local Labour Party has been saying for years that cuts to police numbers leads to an increase in crime, despite Conservative denails of any correlation. The story attached to this petition is a sad one, one of many sad ones. We need an increased and more visible uniformed police presence in Southend, and the promised 12 extra officers (covering three shifts with rest days, so more like a maximum of 4 extra at any one time in the whole borough) isn't enough. If Labour gain control of Southend Council in next month's local elections we will create an enforcement service to deal with anti-social behaviour and environmental crime - the council can't put more police on the streets - that's for the Home Office and the Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner - but a uniformed presence would be a deterrent and provide some reassurance and pergaps even free up some police time.

We need more police in Southend and Westcliff we all need to feel safe

8 years ago Featured

If there is an increase in a certain type of crime (knives and violence) there must be an increase of policing to target this. A continuation of status quo policing will result in that type of crime escalating out of hand which will in the long term require much more policing to return to original levels. Simply man-up and nip it in the bud.

More police are required on our streets day and night to prevent any crime. Police were originally introduced by Sir Robert Peel to prevent crime!!! Not solve crime

more police foot patrols away from town centres

Re-open Shoebury Police Station and more police patrols needed.

The level of crime is totally unacceptable and politicians need to step up their support for better care of of our community

8 years ago Featured

I support the argument for having more police on the ground. Visibility is an important factor in deterrence. Two men were seen on my drive at 02:00hrs on the 17th of April 2018 but left quickly when my security light came on. Their presence was detected by my neighbours CCTV.

More police and neighbourhood watch.

Totally agree, we need more protection

It is getting out of hand now, lived here all my life & never known it ever to be like this

8 years ago Featured

We need more police presence in Shoeburyness, along with CCTV camera's. We also need to re-evaluate our justice system, to allow courts to hand out stiffer sentences as a deterrent.

They should never have shut shoebury police station

Need to reopen the police station and have a visible presence on the streets

Action now before it is too late!!

Southend used to be a safe place, now all you hear about is violence & crime really sad for the young generation we need more police on the street