Violent Crime Campaign

Southwark Council are working hard to make the community a safer place to live in.

Up until March 2010, the council have promised to:

• Run popular Talkaoke events – or audience-led discussions – on violent crime; this will involve both older people and young people. See the photo gallery.
  
  
• Organise My Space, Our Space - an activity in which young people help renovate a public space in order to bring it back into use for the whole community.
  
  
• Lobby Government on proposals that will improve our ability to tackle serious violent crime. A summit event will take place to shape these proposals.
  
  
• Arrange a series of roadshows to raise awareness about the age restrictions on knife sales, encourage retailers to adopt the knife charter and promote messages around storage of knives and tools.
  
  
• Produce a parenting guide (pdf 560 kb) with an information sheet for teachers and other people who work with young people to help them respond to parents' concerns.
  

Check out the advert for the Southwark proof of age card that is now showing at the Peckham Multiplex.

Go here to find out more info on Safer Southwark.

Or you could watch some video footage from the Elephant and Castle talkaoke roadshow.

Find out more about what we are doing and how to help keep yourself and your community safe at our Community Safety pages.

For advice and help on gangs and weapons, head over to the Gates website.

To report a crime or a criminal, go to the Crimestoppers website