Alcohol-related crime and disorder across urban space and time: evidence from a British city |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK;2. Analytical Services, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Police Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter EX2 7HQ, UK;1. Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, King''s College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK;2. Anglia Ruskin University, and the Centre for Mental Health, London;3. East Midlands Psychology Services, HM Prison Service, Leicester;4. King''s Centre for Military Health Research, King''s College London, London, UK;1. School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, 422 South Siming Road, 361005 Xiamen, China;2. College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, 200092 Shanghai, China;3. Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Knowles Building, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong;4. School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Claremont Tower, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom;1. Prevention Sciences, Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research and School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia;2. Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;3. Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia;1. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Department of Criminal Justice, Enderis Hall 1115, Milwaukee, WI 53211, United States;2. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Department of Criminal Justice, Enderis Hall 1119, Milwaukee, WI 53211, United States;1. University of Surrey, UK;2. London School of Economics, UK |
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| Abstract: | Using a Police recording system containing new forms of information on the role of alcohol consumption, this paper focuses on the space and time dimensions of alcohol-related crime and disorder, and situates the patterns in the context of the functions of different urban spaces. Data for Worcester in 1999 show that alcohol is noted as a contributory factor in 8% of recorded crime, but that the recorded role of alcohol is far higher for certain crime types: 48% of all harassment crimes; 36% of violent crime and 16% of criminal damage (other). Most recorded alcohol-related crimes occur in the city centre and at night, while at a more detailed level the main urban spaces are the city centre night-time leisure zones, and the spaces which act as routeways for the night-time revellers. The combined crime and disorder data sets, supported by interview evidence, indicate subsidiary alcohol-related daytime clusters in the shopping area and associated with specific city centre functions. By exploring the patterns, important clues to the immediate contributory factors emerge, but a more comprehensive explanation requires further research. Places, particularly in the night-time leisure zone, where alcohol-related crime is less pronounced, are as important to our understanding as those where crime/disorder is clustered. A detailed knowledge of the variety of spaces and times of alcohol-related crime and disorder is key to the development of appropriate urban design, planning and licensing policies, and can be used to inform a more closely targeted policing strategy. |
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