Putney

What you said

People

• Groups of people drink on the streets and gather outside Putney Library

• Between 10pm and 2am the high street is full of antisocial behaviour, fighting, noise, drug taking, urinating which feels unsafe for older people and young families

• More police presence needed

Place

• Women feel unsafe on Woodlands Way due to dim lighting

• Upper Richmond Road from Putney High Street to Charlwood, and Junction of Putney High Street, Lower Richmond Road and Putney Bridge, and Burston Road, particularly the small street which runs between the office block and post office, feel unsafe

• Some respondents feel Wandsworth Park should be better lit for safety whereas others oppose, raising importance of dark spaces for wildlife

• Dissatisfaction with Putney High Street outside McDonalds

• Add security cameras, mirrors at both ends and more lighting on Putney Rail Bridge pedestrian walkway

Economy

• Bars do not call police after incidents of antisocial behaviour to avoid closure

• Some night workers have been mugged on way home from shifts

• Less concentration of bars and news agents selling alcohol needed

Transport

• Public transport

  • Intimidating and drunk behaviour on buses

  • Need security guards on trains

What we recommend:

• Work with police to increase presence in hotspots of antisocial behaviour and areas highlighted as feeling unsafe

• Visible campaign around drunken behaviour

• Work with BID and individual businesses to improve patron behaviour

• Consider creative interventions and lighting in problematic areas such as parts of Upper Richmond Road, Junction at Putney Bridge and alleyways people in particular

• Consider safety interventions on Putney Rail Bridge pedestrian walkway

• Encourage diversity in the types of business open at night, including non-alcohol-based venues and activities

• Discuss safety on buses with TfL