Report Summary
This report outlines key findings from the joint SPA and Police Scotland survey conducted as part of the first phase of the Community Confidence Action Research Project work in Letham along with Your Police Survey data for 2021-22 and 2022-23.
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Community
47% (n=27) of respondents strongly agreed/agreed that Letham had a sense of community, 25% (n=14) neither agreed nor disagreed and 25% (n=14) disagreed/strongly disagreed. Levels of trust in the people in their street varied, with 28% (n=16) selecting they could trust many, 37% (n=21) some, 21% (n=12) few and 12% (n=7) none.
Q8: Thinking about your answers to the previous questions, what are your general thoughts and feelings of Letham?
There were 39 comments in total – although three were not relevant to the question. 27 respondents noted negative views on Letham when asked what their general thoughts and feelings were. These comments related largely to antisocial behaviour and drug and alcohol use. Other negative aspects mentioned were vandalism, a lack of activities (in particular for young people), feeling unsafe (either for themselves or children), dog fouling, lack of police presence, and speeding. There were nine comments that noted positive elements of Letham, and five that had positive and negative elements. These comments related more to having a sense of community, people in the area being caring and friendly, and the area improving and receiving investment.
