Pewsey Community Area JSA Executive Summary

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Joint Strategic Assessment for
Pewsey
Community Area
Executive Summary
2013 - 2015
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Pewsey
Community Area
The full version of this document is available online.
Please visit our new JSA website:
www.wiltshirejsa.org.uk
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JSA Executive Summary Pewsey Community Area
Welcome
W
e are pleased to publish the Joint Strategic Assessment (JSA)
for Pewsey Community Area 2013 – 2015. This document
reflects how the community area has changed since the previous
publication three years ago and it sets out the key issues for the
next three years.
The data, information, knowledge and evidence about this area
will assist the local community to decide priorities for action
and where decisions about local matters need to be made. We
fundamentally believe that the needs of the local community are
at the heart of what we do.
The first Joint Strategic Assessment for Pewsey Community Area
was published in 2011 and marked an important milestone in the
development of a JSA programme for Wiltshire. We produced an
updated, county-wide assessment in 2012 which has informed our
service provision in areas such as health and wellbeing, housing,
children and young people, as well as our work to boost the local
economy and protect the environment.
The introduction of the JSAs has provided a clearer picture of the
needs of the county’s population ensuring that plans and actions
are evidenced based. The JSA is a key document which informed
our new four-year council Business Plan 2013 – 2017, published
in July 2013. The service plans will include evidence from the JSA
and the information presented here in this community JSA will
help us to design services that take into account local priorities
and plans.
Jane Scott OBE
Keith Humphries
Work on this community area JSA has been possible only as a
result of our well established partnership working with those
who live in and know the local area well, and with other partners
including the newly established Clinical Commissioning Group
(CCG), Wiltshire Police and the crime commissioner, local
voluntary and community organisations and a wide range of other
stakeholders.
On behalf of Wiltshire Public Services Board and Wiltshire Council,
we would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the
development of this JSA. It will assist Pewsey Community Area
to identify local priorities and deliver improved outcomes and
resilient communities.
Jane Scott OBE
Keith Humphries
Maggie Rae
Chair of Wiltshire Public
Services Board and Leader
of Wiltshire Council
Cabinet Member for Public
Health, Protection Services,
Adult Care and Housing
Corporate Director
Wiltshire Council
Maggie Rae
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Introduction
T
he JSA for the Pewsey Community Area provides us with data
about the area we live in and plays a key role in ensuring we
make informed decisions about the future of this community. The
first Community Area JSA was produced two years ago and we are
now pleased to have had the data updated with so many partners
contributing to the JSA for 2013 – 2015. The data presented here
is, in many cases, the result of the hard work of local people and
reflects their commitment to the Pewsey Community Area.
This year’s Pewsey Community Area JSA includes new chapters on
culture and leisure, giving us a broader picture of our community,
and updated population figures, together with results of a survey
which asked local residents about some of the most important
issues facing the council and its partner organisations.
Since the first JSAs were produced in Wiltshire, we have worked
to improve outcomes for our communities and there are many
examples of projects which have been initiated and delivered
locally. Through the area boards there is a growing level of
community involvement in decision making and the information
presented here will allow us to go further in ensuring that we
focus on creating healthy and vibrant communities. As well as
the challenges we face, there are many opportunities for us to
make our community stronger, including the community campus
programme.
This assessment allows us not only to reflect on what has been
achieved in the past two years, but also to focus on the future
and how we will continue to make the Pewsey Community Area a
place people want to live and work in and to visit.
Cllr Jerry Kunkler
Pewsey Community Area Board Chair
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Cllr Jerry Kunkler
Issues matrix for
Pewsey Community Area
The issues raised in each of the chapters of this document are summarised below:
Your
community
The number
of people who
are on welfare
benefits
Health and
wellbeing
Life expectancy
and healthy life
expectancy
Measles,
Mumps and
Rubella
Children and
young people
Child poverty
Children in need
Economy
Retail health
Transport
Those areas within
the community that
are suffering from
deprivation
Heavy Goods
Vehicles (HGVs)
using A345/A342
Speeding
through villages
Delivery of
affordable
housing
Census and
population
Age and sex
structure
Community
safety
Public space
violence, Anti-Social
Behaviour and
drugs and alcohol
Leisure
Increasing
levels of
participation
Volunteers
Protecting
wildlife
and natural
habitats
Maximising the
economic and
social benefits
of green space
Culture
and arts
Cultural
asset base
Preventable
mortality
Health of
children and
young people
Prevention of
homelessness
More or fewer
people than
thought
Offenders
and victims
Audience
participation
Pupil
achievement
Claimant Count
Commuter
Parking at
Pewsey/Great
Bedwyn Stations
Rural
housing
The changes
in rural
facilities
Healthy
lifestyles
Cancer
Employment profile
Housing
Environment
How well the
community is getting
involved and influencing
what happens
Pedestrian
access to
Pewsey Station
Making best
use of existing
stock
Population
projections
Domestic abuse
and sex offences
Young people
Formal and
informal
outdoor
recreation
Responding
to climate
change
Making better
use of land
and natural
resources
Groups and
events
Welfare
reform
Census 2011
population
profiles
Road safety
Health
Protecting
water resources
and reducing
flooding
Priorities for
the future
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Pewsey
Community Area
About
The Pewsey Community
Area covers 268km2 of rural
countryside in the middle of
Wiltshire known as the Pewsey
Vale. It is dominated by one
settlement, the ancient village
of Pewsey. The community area
covers a broad and rich valley
between the Marlborough Downs
to the north and Salisbury Plain
to the south and extends to
Wiltshire’s eastern boundary.
The village of Pewsey was
established by the Saxons and
was first recorded in 880 AD as
‘Pefesigge’, meaning well watered
land or little island and was
mentioned in the 1086 Domesday
Book, recorded as ‘Pevesie’.
King Alfred the Great, who
defeated the Danes in 878 AD,
owned much of the land in
the Pewsey area. He and his
descendants gave Pewsey to
the monastery of St Peter
and St Paul at Hyde
Abbey near Winchester,
in whose hands it
remained until the
dissolution of the
monasteries in 1539.
Legend also has it that King
Alfred, when setting out on one
of his campaigns, left his queen
at Pewsey, promising that on
his safe return that day should
forever be a Feast Day. The annual
Pewsey Feast is held every year
in the week of the Holy Cross
in September – now marked by
the famous Pewsey Carnival.
Processions of floats, bands and
walking characters start out as
darkness falls and are illuminated
by thousands of fairy lights as
they make their way around the
village. The size and popularity of
the carnival is unique in Wiltshire
and attracts over 20,000 visitors
each year.
The surrounding area is one of
small villages and large farm
estates and is very rural in nature.
There are 26 parishes across the
community area.
King Alfred, Pewsey
Pewsey Vale
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2014 Ordnance Survey 100049050
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Campus
What’s
development happening
Plans are being developed
through a group of community
representatives, working under
the auspices of the area board,
called the Pewsey Campus Team.
This group will influence,
recommend and consider the
detail of the emerging campus
facilities both in terms of how
they are designed and how they
will operate on a day to day basis.
The Pewsey Campus Team has
a key role in representing the
views of and consulting with the
local community about campus
proposals.
Plans for a campus in Pewsey under
the campus team are currently
being developed. The campus team
is working closely with architects to
develop plans for the existing leisure
site on Wilcot Road which includes
linking Pewsey Vale School and
the leisure centre and refurbishing
current buildings to create new
facilities for community use. These
include indoor and outdoor leisure,
accommodation for activities
for young people and those
with disabilities, various flexible
activity and meeting spaces, office
accommodation for the council and
partners and a community café.
Wilcot
I M Pei Pavillion, Oare House,
Rudge Lane, Oare
Anyone wanting to know more
should attend their local area board
meetings, or visit:
www.wiltshire.gov.uk/
pewseycommunitycampus
Population
Pewsey Community Area, at mid-year 2011, had an estimated total
population of 13,990 persons making it the fourth least populous
community area in Wiltshire. Over the period Census 2001 to midyear 2011, Pewsey Community Area’s population growth was 6.0%,
lower than the Wiltshire average of 9.6% and the eighth lowest of
all Wiltshire’s community areas. Pewsey Community Area covers 268
square kilometres and has a population density of 52 persons per
square kilometre. Pewsey has the second least dense community
area population in Wiltshire.
Pewsey
Wiltshire
Total
13,990
474,320
%
Male
48.6
%
49.4
%
%
Female
51.4
%
50.6
%
Source: ONS mid-year 2011 estimates
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Your community
Key points
• Pewsey Community Area has a slightly lower percentage
of working age people than the Wiltshire average claiming
Employment Support Allowance (ESA) /Incapacity Benefit
(IB), Income Support (IS lone parents), Carers Allowance (CA)
and Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
Key issues
2013 - 2015
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• 2.5% of households in the Pewsey Community Area are
deprived in three or four of the dimensions measured in the
Census; this is below the Wiltshire average of 3%.
The number of
people who are on
welfare benefits
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• The percentage of people who agree that people from
different backgrounds get on well together has reduced
markedly (from 87.5% in 2009 to 61% in 2013) which is
reflective of a general reduction across Wiltshire.
Those within the
community who
are suffering from
deprivation
3
How well the
community is
getting involved
and influencing
what happens
4
The changes in
rural facilities
• Volunteering rates have improved as they have across
Wiltshire as a whole.
• 82% of public transport for rural settlements is classified as
good or moderate. This is still low in comparison with other
areas in Wiltshire.
• Since 1983 there has been a steady decline in the number
of Post Offices, general food stores and primary schools. The
rate of decline in rural facilities stabilised somewhat between
2008 and 2012.
Out of work benefits, November 2012
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What’s changed?
• The overall percentage of people claiming ESA/IB and IS
(lone parents) has fallen and the number of claimants for CA
and DLA has increased.
• The fall in ESA is consistent across Wiltshire and England as
a whole and may be due to the Welfare Reform changes
that have introduced a one-year time limit on claiming the
contributory form of ESA for those people expected to move
gradually towards work.
Local shop in Great Bedwyn
• The percentage of claimants of IS (lone parents), CA and DLA
continues to be lower than the Wiltshire average.
• Information collected in the Rural Facilities Survey 2012
shows that public transport in the rural settlements in the
community area has declined from 2008 and is the third
lowest of all the community areas studied.
Pewsey
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Health and wellbeing
Key points
• Female life expectancy in the Pewsey Community Area is 2.7
years longer than the Wiltshire average (86.6 years compared
to 83.9 years for Wiltshire). Male life expectancy is, however,
around a year less than the Wiltshire average (79.5 years
compared to 80.4 years for Wiltshire).
• The percentage of 2-year olds protected from Measles,
Mumps and Rubella (MMR) in the Pewsey Community Area
is below the Wiltshire average
• Pewsey has a slightly higher rate of preventable mortality
than the Wiltshire average, although still substantially better
than the average for England.
• 72.6% of respondents in Pewsey Community Area who
took part in the latest What Matters To You (WMTY) survey
reported that they have an alcoholic drink weekly or more
frequently. This compares to 65.9% in Wiltshire.
• All things considered, 86.8% of people in Pewsey
Community Area said they were very satisfied, or satisfied
with their lives compared to 82.6% in Wiltshire.
Mortality from causes considered
preventable per 100,000 (all ages; 2010-12)
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Life expectancy
and healthy life
expectancy
2
Measles Mumps
and Rubella
3
Preventable
mortality
4
Cancer
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Healthy lifestyles
What’s changed?
• Since 2007 – 2009, Wiltshire continues to have significantly
better cancer mortality rates than England.
• Premature mortality from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
in Wiltshire continues to decline, with Wiltshire’s rate in
2008 – 2010 of 145.9 per 100,000 being lower than the
South West and England.
Alcohol awareness roadshow
• Since 2009/10, alcohol-related admissions have increased,
although the rate of increase is in line with national and
regional trends.
• Between 2009/10 and 2011/12 there was a reduction in
childhood obesity in Reception Year in Wiltshire from 8.8%
to 7.4%, and the rate in Wiltshire is significantly lower than
in the South West and England as whole.
• Since 2010/11, the percentage of people aged 65 or over
being admitted for falls has decreased and is significantly
lower than in England as a whole.
Walking and cycling are popular in
the area
• In Pewsey, 14.6% of Reception aged children were
found to be obese or overweight according to data for
2010/11 -– 12/13 compared to 18.2% in 2007/08 –
2010/11. Pewsey has gone from having the fifth lowest rate
out of the 20 community areas to having the lowest rate of
any community area.
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Children and young people
Key points
• There are nine Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs)
contributing to this community area, with proportions of
children in poverty ranging from 3.8% of all children within
the lowest ranking LSOA (Pewsey north) to 14.8% of all
children within the highest ranking LSOA (Pewsey south).
This signifies that there are pockets of relative affluence and
pockets of deprivation within the community area.
• The Pewsey Community Area has the 10th highest rate in
Wiltshire for Common Assessment Framework (CAF) and 11th
highest for social care. This equates to 44 children and young
people with a CAF and 63 supported by social care.
• The Pewsey Community Area rate of 87.1 admissions per
10,000 children for unintentional and deliberate injuries is
below the Wiltshire average.
• At Key Stage 2 (KS2) (pupils ages 4 -11) the Pewsey
Community Area has results higher than the national, local
authority and statistical neighbour comparator figures with
an average of 83% of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in
reading, writing and mathematics in 2013.
• As at July 2013, 90% of KS2 schools in this area were rated
good or outstanding by OfSTED.
Number of children with a Common
Assessment Framework September 2013
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Child poverty
2
Children in need
3
Health of children
and young people
4
Pupil achievement
What’s changed?
• The number of children living in poverty in the Pewsey
Community Area has fallen from 223 children in 2008 to
172 children in 2011.
• The rate of admissions for unintentional and deliberate
injuries to children aged 0-17 in the Pewsey Community
Area is lower at 87.1 per 10,000 children than the
2008/09 – 2010/11 average rate of 91.6 admissions.
An energetic team game
• Wiltshire pupil achievement at KS2 (Level 4+ for English
and mathematics) rose from 73% in 2010 to 78% in 2012.
2013 results show the average achievement at KS2 (Level
4+ reading, writing and mathematics) to be 76%; the same
as the national average.
Pewsey Community Area has good
educational records
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Economy
Key points
• Pewsey has a high proportion of vacant units (13%), low
footfall and an absence of tourists compared to towns of
similar size and function found across the South West and
nationally.
• In total, 31% of employment is in the public sector: health,
education and public administration. The health sector
continues to be the largest source of employment in the area.
Since the last assessment, the number of people working in
public administration and defence has fallen from being the
second largest source of employment to the fifth, although it
still remains over-represented in the area when compared to
the Wiltshire average.
• Employment in the professional, scientific and technical
sector continues to be important and is significantly higher
than the average for Wiltshire.
• The percentage of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance
(JSA) at 1.5% is below the Wiltshire and England averages.
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Retail health
2
Broaden
employment so it
is less reliant on the
public sector
3
Claimant Count
What’s changed?
• In early 2013, Wiltshire telecommunications business, CAT
Communications, acquired a vacant commercial property in
Pewsey. The Marlborough-based business plans to convert
the unit into bespoke office and work spaces.
• Since 2011, Wiltshire as a whole has continued to exhibit
economic resilience and has experienced sustained recovery.
The level of employment in the public sector, however, has
been identified as an issue and a key driver has been to
broaden the employment base in Wiltshire.
Three Tuns pub, Bedwyn
• A neighbourhood plan is being developed in Pewsey
Community Area with public consultation offering local
people the opportunity to comment.
Signpost in Pewsey
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Transport
Key points
• The A345 and A342 in the Pewsey Community Area do
not form part of the Wiltshire Freight Route network, but
lie between the A4 and the A303 which are both Advisory
Freight Routes (AFRs). As such, in accordance with the
Wiltshire Freight Strategy, the A345/A342 should be used
only by HGVs when it is essential to gain access.
Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Heavy Goods
Vehicles (HGVs)
using A345/A342
• The WMTY survey conducted by Wiltshire Council in 2013
reported that 57.9% of respondents thought that speeding
was a ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ big problem in the Pewsey Community
Area. This was above the Wiltshire average of 51%. As a result
there are 10 Community Speed Watch schemes in operation
with a further four planned for 2014.
2
Speeding through
villages
3
Commuter parking
at Pewsey/Great
Bedwyn stations
• The issue of commuters using residential streets within
Pewsey to park on to avoid parking charges at Pewsey Station
has been an ongoing problem and is causing considerable
concern amongst residents.
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Pedestrian access to
Pewsey Station.
• A feasibility study on pedestrian access to Pewsey Station was
undertaken in 2013, funded by the Trans Wilts LSTF bid and
Pewsey Area Board. The proposed scheme would employ
traffic signals to create ‘shuttle working’ and would allow a
footway to be installed on the south side of North Street.
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What’s changed?
• The speed limit review for A and B class roads has now been
completed with the review for C and unclassified roads
ongoing.
• At Great Bedwyn, parts of the Knapp residential area has
seen Advisory Access Protection (AAP) markings installed to
protect residents’ access to their properties on the Knapp,
along with disabled bay markings - both are frequently
reviewed by the council to monitor their effect.
A speed limit review for A and B class
roads has been completed
• Hall Gate House and North Street car parks within the village
of Pewsey continue to offer free parking and are now under
the jurisdiction of Pewsey Parish Council following the review
of car parking. They are used by rail commuters which has
unintentionally had a significant impact and reduced car
parking space for those visiting Pewsey.
• The 2013 WMTY survey has shown that 35.3% of residents
in the Pewsey Community Area believe that public transport
needs improving. This is above the Wiltshire average
of 28.6% and is one of the top five scores across all 20
community areas in Wiltshire.
Pewsey train station
• Funding has yet to be secured for a proposed scheme to
provide ‘shuttle working’ traffic signals for a suitable footway
to be installed on North Street to give better pedestrian
access to the station.
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Housing
Key points
• Pewsey Community Area has above average levels of social
rented accommodation (16.2% of all households, 14.7% in
Wiltshire) and demand for affordable housing is high. At the
end of the fourth quarter of 2012/13, 409 households on the
housing register were seeking affordable housing in Pewsey
Community Area, an increase of 102 households in two
years.
• Only nine affordable homes were delivered in the community
area between 2012 and 2013 and a further 29 are planned
by 2015.
• The median house price in 2012 in the Pewsey Community
Area was £295,000. This was much higher than the
Wiltshire median of £200,000 and the second highest after
Marlborough across the whole of Wiltshire.
• In the recent WMTY survey, 45% of respondents from the
Pewsey Community Area said they wanted the council to
spend more on affordable housing which was listed in the
top five things that needed improving across Wiltshire.
• There were 59 long-term empty homes recorded in Pewsey
Community Area on 28 March 2013 (all tenures). This
represents 0.93% of the total dwellings in the community
area, which is a higher proportion than Wiltshire (average,
0.79%).
New affordable homes, completed and projected
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Delivery of
affordable housing
2
Prevention of
homelessness
3
Rural housing
4
Making best use
of existing stock
5
Welfare reform
What’s changed?
• Demand for affordable housing in Pewsey Community Area
is high and as a result the council is currently reviewing
its allocations policy to respond to changes in legislation
and ensure that housing providers are able to strike an
appropriate balance between meeting the needs of existing
tenants and new applicants for affordable housing.
Houses in Wilcot
• Homelessness also remains an issue. In 2012, as in 2011,
the main causes of homelessness in Wiltshire were parental
evictions, termination of assured shorthold tenancies, and
relationship breakdowns. There were 20 cases of successful
homeless prevention in the Pewsey Community Area in
2012/13.
• Rural parishes contain 50% of Wiltshire’s population living in
95% of its geographic area. They face specific challenges in
relation to housing, including high market prices, reduced
accessibility, lack of local infrastructure and rural isolation.
Houses in Wootton Rivers
• Currently, 14.3% of the socially rented housing in Wiltshire is
under-occupied by people aged 65+ (21.1% in the Pewsey
Community Area). A key priority for the council is to provide
suitable and high quality homes for older people in the rural
parishes to free up these much-needed family-sized houses.
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Census and population
Key points
• Pewsey Community Area, at mid-year 2011, had an
estimated total population of 13,990 persons making it the
fourth least populous community area in Wiltshire.
• Compared to the other 19 community areas, Pewsey
Community Area has the 10th highest percentage of its
total population under the age of 15 years, the sixth lowest
percentage of its total population being of working age, and
the seventh highest percentage of its total population being
of retirement age and over.
• Of all Wiltshire’s community areas at mid-year 2011, Pewsey
had the sixth highest dependency ratio of 70.94 which is the
ratio between those of working and non-working age, an
indication of Pewsey having a more aged population.
• Despite the above, when compared to the rest of Wiltshire
the increase in those aged over 85 since 2001 has been well
below the Wiltshire average. This is an indication of younger
families taking up residence in new developments.
Census 2001 and mid-year 2011 population estimates
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Age and sex
structure
2
More or fewer
people than
thought
3
Population
projections
4
Census 2011
population profiles
What’s changed?
• Over the period Census 2001 to mid-year 2011, Pewsey
Community Area’s population growth was 6% (790
persons), lower than the Wiltshire average of 9.6%, and the
eighth lowest of all Wiltshire’s community areas.
• Pewsey Community Area covers 268 square kilometers and
has a population density of 52 persons per square kilometre,
just three more persons per square kilometer than in
2001. Pewsey has the second least dense community area
population in Wiltshire.
Pewsey Community Area has an
estimated total population of 13,990
persons
• The retirement-age population increased by 520 persons
to 3,350 persons, an increase of 18.4% from 2001 – 2011
which was well below the Wiltshire average of 24.4%.
• Of all Wiltshire’s 20 community areas, 16 were found to
have been underestimated and four overestimated between
the census in 2001 and 2011. Pewsey Community Area was
underestimated by some 500 persons, or 3.6% of the midyear 2011 total population (270 males and 230 females).
Pewsey Community Area has the
seventh highest percentage in Wiltshire
of its total population at retirement age
or older
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Community safety
Key points
• Across the area there is a vibrant night-time economy for
late night refreshment in pubs, restaurants and clubs. There
are very few reported incidents of violence in public spaces
and the majority of those that do occur are centred around
residential areas, between people who know one another.
Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
• From August 2012 to July 2013, Wiltshire Police recorded
14,746 ASB incidents in Wiltshire, 213 of which occurred in
Pewsey Community Area. The incidents are categorised as
nuisance (92), personal (105) and environmental (16). The
peak months for ASB incidents were August (26), February
(22) and July (29).
Public space
violence, Anti-Social
Behaviour and
drugs and alcohol
2
Offenders and
victims
3
• There was no re-offending against an expected level of reoffending of 23.4%. This is due to a small cohort of persons
on probation in Pewsey Community Area.
Domestic abuse
and sex offences
4
Road safety
• Police recorded 1,234 domestic abuse offences in Wiltshire,
23 of which occurred in Pewsey Community Area. This
works out at a rate of 1.6 offences per 1,000 population,
significantly lower than the Wiltshire rate of 2.6 offences per
1,000 population.
Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 population
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What’s changed?
• There has been an increase in the number of ASB incidents
in Pewsey Community Area. In 2010/11 there were 194
incidents and in 2012/13 there were 213, an increase of 19
incidents.
• The recently appointed Police Crime Commissioner (PCC)
has approved new Community Speed Watch developments,
dedicated staff to support and co-ordinate the scheme and
a new IT system to store, analyse and process data more
effectively.
There has been an increase in the
number of ASB incidents
• Violence overall has decreased with 64 offences in 2010/11
and 54 in 2012/13. Pewsey Community Area recorded 3.9
violent crimes for every 1,000 residents. This means Pewsey
Community Area ranks 17th of the 20 community areas for
violent crime, with one being the highest rate.
• Drug offences in Pewsey Community Area have increased.
There were seven drug offences in 2010/11 and 22 in
2012/13. This translates into 0.5 and 1.57 per 1,000
population respectively. This means Pewsey Community
Area’s ranking has gone from 17th to 11th of 20 community
areas, with one being the highest rate.
There is a Community Speed Watch
team in the area
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Leisure
Key points
• 25% of adults in the Pewsey Community Area take part in
three x 30 minutes of moderate intensity sport and active
recreation per week. This is higher than the Wiltshire rate of
23.6%.
• There were 66,277 visits to Pewsey Leisure Centres in
2012/13. This equates to 4.74 attendances per person, which
is lower than the Wiltshire average of seven visits per person
and ranks this community area only 16th out of 18 areas with
a leisure facility.
• Sports clubs/organisations in the Pewsey Community Area
successfully gained £29,170 for sports provision from their
area board and £82,663 from the Sports Lottery for a total of
20 projects. This places Pewsey Community Area first out of
20 for area board and Sports Lottery funding.
• Walking and cycling to school contributes to health and
wellbeing. In the Pewsey Community Area a significantly
lower than average percentage of pupils cycle or walk to
Pewsey Vale School (10.3% - 35%).
• In the community area there are13 recreation fields and 11
sports fields available for informal use. However, 19 of the
31 settlements have no recreation fields and 24 of the 31
settlements have no outdoor sports fields.
Area Board Funding for Sports Projects,
April 2010 - August 2013
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Increasing levels of
participation
2
Volunteers
3
Young people
4
Formal and informal
outdoor recreation
5
Health
What’s changed?
• Leisure’s overarching purpose is to support Wiltshire’s
ambition to become the healthiest county in the UK, with
the primary objective to create opportunities for continued
increases in the levels of physical activity. This also supports
Sport England’s aim to increase the number of people
playing sport and the council’s 2012 Legacy for Wiltshire.
Fundamentally, we want more people to be more active,
more often.
• The provision of leisure services and activities has an intrinsic
value in its own right, as well as affording the local authority
an opportunity to play an enabling role in helping to deliver
wider social agendas such as community safety, public
health, education, transport and adult and children’s services.
These all assist in making Wiltshire a better place to live in, as
well as contributing to the local economy.
Pewsey Swimming Pool
Pewsey Sports Centre
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Environment
Key points
• The overall coverage of wildlife rich areas is about average for
the county. Only 8% of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI) land is in ‘favourable’ condition; this is determined
by the condition of Salisbury Plain SSSI. The Ministry of
Defence and Natural England are working to bring the
SSSI into ‘favourable’ condition through scrub removal and
juniper regeneration; the next SSSI condition assessment is
scheduled for 2014.
• Only 64% of county wildlife site land has been assessed as
being in positive conservation management in the last five
years, compared to 79% for Wiltshire as a whole.
• In the 2013 WMTY survey, 80% of respondents said that they
were satisfied with the network of public green space in their
local area, very close to the Wiltshire average of 79%.
• The main uses of land in Pewsey Community Area are
farming, military activity and urban areas. As one of
Wiltshire’s largest villages, new development in Pewsey is a
major driver of environmental change, with 405 new homes
planned to be built in the area between 2012 and 2026.
• The Environment Agency has seven river monitoring points
in the area. One of these has been classified as having ‘good’
ecological status; the others have ‘moderate’ or ‘poor’ status.
Phosphate levels are a key issue for river health in the area;
the main sources of phosphates are household detergents,
for which restrictions were introduced in 2013, and farming.
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Protecting wildlife
and natural habitats
2
Maximising the
economic and
social benefits of
green space
3
Responding to
climate change
4
Making better use
of land and natural
resources
5
Protecting water
resources and
reducing flooding
What’s changed?
• Our understanding of the environment in Wiltshire
has improved with the publication of the State of the
Environment reports for Wiltshire and Swindon in 2012 and
2013, and an enhanced environment section on the Wiltshire
Intelligence Network, where evidence and facts relating to
the environment in Wiltshire are now being recorded.
One of the main uses of land in the
Pewsey Community Area is farming
• Biodiversity remains an issue due to long-term declines in
many wildlife species and the need for greater action to
protect and enhance the natural environment.
• Estimates of the amount of household waste collected within
each community area are available for the first time. This
information shows that in June 2013, approximately 93
tonnes of residual waste was collected from households in
the Pewsey Community Area. This represents 15.4kg per
household, ranking this community area ninth out of 20.
Pewsey Community Area ranks ninth
out of 20 for residual household waste
collection
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Culture and arts
Key points
• Pewsey is largely a rural community area with 98 ancient
woodlands, 13 SSSIs and one Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty (AONB). The landscape contains a mix of important
heritage features including two of Wiltshire’s white horses at
Pewsey and Alton Barnes and the Marlborough Down Iron
Age Hill Fort known as the Giant’s Grave.
• The level of engagement within Pewsey Community Area in
the heritage sector and engagement in the arts is well above
the national and Wiltshire averages reported by the Active
People survey. However, the level of engagement with the
library service is below the average for Wiltshire.
• Pewsey is a highly active community area with at least 65
community events and festivals taking place on a regular
basis. This includes the historic Pewsey Carnival and the
Pewsey Music Festival.
• The Pewsey Heritage Centre collections highlight the social,
agricultural and industrial aspects of rural England over the
past 150 years. There are three other heritage attractions in
the area: Crofton Beam Engines; Pewsey Wharf and Wilton
Windmill.
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Key issues
2013 - 2015
1
Cultural asset base
2
Audience
participation
3
Groups and events
4
Priorities for the
future
What’s changed?
• The cultural landscape in England is undergoing a radical
transformation. The investment in cultural organisations has
significantly reduced over the past three years, leading to the
closure of museums, art galleries and theatres. In 2011 there
were 832 organisations in receipt of regular funding from the
Arts Council; by 2011 this had been reduced to 690.
Wilton Windmill
Photo credit: John.r.a.p.baker
• The Museums Association reports that just under half of all
museums within the country have experienced significant
cuts to their budgets and a similar percentage have increased
their use of volunteers to replace lost capacity.
• The national Taking Part survey reports that despite these
changes to the places where people engage with cultural
activities, the percentage of the population that take part in
culture has increased. There has been a gradual increase in
the percentage of the population that engages with the arts
or with heritage sites and a more significant increase in the
number of people visiting museums and art galleries. There
has been a decrease in the number of people visiting libraries
at the national level though there is evidence that this is not
the case in the South West. There has been a rapid increase
in the number of people accessing cultural activities on line
and a steady increase in the number of people volunteering
in the cultural sector.
Giant’s Grave
Photo credit: Andrew Smith
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Further information
A full version of the Community Area Joint Strategic Assessment can be found on a dedicated
website www.wiltshirejsa.org.uk
A county-wide JSA which looks at the issues facing Wiltshire as a whole can be found at
www.intelligencenetwork.org.uk which also includes greater detail on all the themes
discussed in the Joint Strategic Assessments
A wide spectrum of local people and professional groups has contributed to this assessment.
For any query or clarification please contact:
Aimee Stimpson
Head of Performance and Planning
Wiltshire Council
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0300 0034566
Philip Morgan
Knowledge Management
Wiltshire Council
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01225 713186
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Pewsey
Community Area
31
23121 GB14 Pewsey
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Pewsey Community Area JSA Executive Summary

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