National Crime Mapping
“Reassuring the public”
CADDIE presentation
13th April 2005
Tim Hemsley – Sussex Police
Partnership working in Sussex
13 CDRP’s
2 Counties
1 Unitary
2 Fire& Rescue Services
3 YOT
3 DAATS
Public surveys have shown that the
public perception of crime is 30 to 300
times the reality
Providing as much information to the
public of what is happening in their area
reduces the fear
Urban vrs Rural
Media & Chinese whispers vrs Reality
Offences are most densely clustered
in Lewes Town and Seaford,
however rates of burglaries are
highest in the ward of Ditchling &
Westmeston The rate of burglaries
in this ward is more a reflection on
the low number of households than
the high number of actual offences.
During the three years of the audit
period there were only 42 reported
burglaries, which equates to 14 a
year or just over one a month on
average
Offences are most densely clustered in the main towns in the area , in particular Hailsham, with
some clustering of offences in Uckfield. Rates of Vehicle Crime are highest in the ward of East
Dean. The rate of Vehicle Crime in this ward is more a reflection on the relatively small
population than the high number of offences. During the three years of the audit period there
were 121 reported Vehicle Crimes, which equates to 40 a year or around 3.4 a month on
average. A large proportion of these offences took place at various visitor attractions in the
area (such as The Longman of Wilmington, Seven Sisters Country Park and Birling Gap.
Phase 1 – 82% of CADDIE users felt
safer or much safer seeing thematic
maps in their area.
Phase 2 – 89% of CADIE users wanted
more detailed information about crime
and disorder in their area
Phase 3 – depersonalised point data
Tim Hemsley – CADDIE
Systems Manager
Sussex Crime &
Disorder partnerships
0777193165
tim.hemsley@sussex.pnn.police.uk