YNCB's Fear of Crime Survey 2010

In April 2009, Young NCB members chose the priorities they would focus on for the following two years. One of the priorities the membership chose was Youth, Crime and Prevention. In October 2009, the Young NCB Advisory Group chose to explore issues relating to children and young people’s fear of crime.

At their January 2010 meeting, the Advisory Group began looking at different areas of children and young people’s fear of crime that they would like to focus on, working together to create the very first draft of a survey that they wanted to send to Young NCB members, NCB networks, and other children and young people.

The results were collated together in time for the July 2010 Young NCB Advisory Group meeting, where the Advisory Group got to look at the responses and plan their next steps in this priority.

Many drafts of the survey went back and forth between the Advisory Group and NCB’s Research Centre, and in June 2010, the survey went live. Due to the type of questions that were being asked, and to make sure that we didn’t worry younger children and young people taking part in the survey, it was agreed that the survey would only be open to those aged 14 years old and over. In total, 153 responses were received from the age range 14-18+. Of those who responded 27% were Young NCB members, and 73% non-members. Some young people didn’t answer every question in the survey. 

It is important for the reader to be aware that the young people who responded to our survey are not representative of all young people aged 14 years and over in England. So, their views about crime might not be the same as other young people in England.

The results were collated together in time for the July 2010 Young NCB Advisory Group meeting, where the Advisory Group got to look at the responses and plan their next steps in this priority.

You can view the full report here.