Results

Questionnaires completes so far: 31

This is as a result of 2 days of Youth Council activities. 0 have been completed online.

Age:

Age (years) / Amount that took questionnaire
11 / 4
12 / 1
13 / 11
14 / 7
15 / 5
16 / 3
17 / 0
18 / 0
19 / 0

School:

School / Amount
Court Fields / 28
Wellington School / 1
SCAT / 1
Kingsmead / 1

How safe do you feel at the following places? (1= Very Unsafe, 10= Very Safe)

Where do Young People feel safest in Wellington (1 very unsafe – 10 very safe)
Where / Daytime (Average score) / Night time (Average score) / Percentage decrease in perceived safety between day and night time
Wellington Park / 6.96 / 2.75 / -60.5%
Play Park / 7.81 / 3.58 / -54.2%
School / 6.38 / 5.62 / -11.9%
Town Centre / 7.07 / 3.71 / -47.5%
Wellesley Cinema / 8.23 / 7.15 / -13.1%
Youth Centre / 8.23 / 6.63 / -19.4%
Outside Asda / 7.25 / 5.21 / -28.1%
Average overall score in terms of perceived safety
Wellesley Cinema / 7.69
Youth Centre / 7.43
Outside Asda / 6.23
School / 6
Play Park / 5.7
Town Centre / 5.39
Wellington Park / 4.86

Where do you meet your friends? Why there?

Where
Facebook / 1
My house / 6
I dont / 3
Asda / 6
Roly Poly Green / 2
Youth Club / 7
Waitrose / 2
Town / 5
Wellington Park / 2
Howard Road Park / 1
Halfway between our houses / 4
Friends house / 1
School / 1
Anywhere / 2

Why there
Reason / Amount said
Because they’re good places / 1
It’s a big place / 1
It’s safe / 4
It’s easy / 3
It’s in the middle so we travel same distance / 3
Its central to town / 1
Not far to walk / 1
It’s the place to be / 1
Everyone knows where it is / 1

What makes Wellington feel safer?

What makes Wellington feel safer / How many said that
No litter / 1
Street lights / 3
Nothing / 5
Staying at home / 3
Police / 7
Shops everywhere / 2
More people / 1
Street pastors / 4
Less negative stories / 1
Friends / 1

What makes Wellington feel unsafe?

What makes Wellington feel unsafe / How many said this
Bad teenagers / 3
Bad people / 3
Strangers / 2
Vehicles / 1
Chavs / 1
Drunk people / 9
Drugs & drug takers / 8
Smokers / 1
Gangs / 3
Bullies / 2
Stories of incidents / 1

Do you think there are enough safe places in Wellington?

Yes / 9
Where?
Cinema / 1
School / 1
Youth Club / 2
Arts Centre / 2
Friend’s house / 4
My house / 3
Asda / 1
Park / 1
Pizza Palace / 2
Costa / 2
Town / 1
No / 16
Why not?
Mean people / 3
Trust issues / 1
Too many drunks / 1
Hard to find somewhere you know is safe / 1
Too many drugs / 1
Bad stories / 1
Everything is shut down / 1
No lights / 1
What does Wellington need?
More buildings for young people (eg. Youth Club, a Hall, play area) / 3
Age restricted areas / 2
More people to see what’s happening / 1
Indoor skate park / 1

Is there anywhere in Wellington that would benefit from better lighting? If so where?

Where / How many said this.
In and outside Wellington Park / 5
Everywhere / 1
Small lanes / 1
Town / 1
Courtland Road / 2
Alleyways / 5
Black Path / 5
Skate Park / 1
Outside my house / 1
Outside friends house / 1
Roly Poly Green / 1
Howard Road Park / 1

Would better lighting make you feel safer and why?

Why? / Amount of young people
I could stay out for longer / 1
It would help me see other people (eg bad people) / 7
I could see where I am going / 10
It would be safer when I am on my bike / 1
It would make me feel less scared / 3

Do you feel like you can be yourself in Wellington?

Feeling / Amount said
Never / 1
Hardly ever / 6
Sometimes / 3
Most of the time / 10
Always / 6

Why do you feel that?

Reason / Amount said
Parents / 1
Horrible people / 5
Bullies / 2
Judgemental People / 3
I don’t care what people think / 2
I know people in Wellington / 1
I can be loud and hyper as myself here / 1
I am responsible for representing a group / 1
People help me / 1
I don’t have anybody to impress / 1

Is bullying an issue in Wellington? Why do you think that?

Yes / 17 / No / 2 / Unsure / 6
I am/have been bullied / 9 / I don’t hear about anyone being bullied / 1 / Not seen any lately / 1
People judge / 2 / I am in charge / 1 / Sometimes it is / 2
People don’t realise the effects / 2 / I have never seen any / 1
Nobody can stop it outside of school / 1 / I am not sure what happens / 1
It will always happen / 1
Self harm / 1
You can’t be yourself / 1
People are idiots / 1

What can be done about bullying in Wellington?

Nothing / 4
Criminalise it / 1
Education on its effects / 1
Make police aware so they can do more / 5
Teachers could do more / 2
Punishment or Consequences / 2
Have a bullying team patrolling at night / 1
Confidence clubs for victims / 1
Stop people / 1
Anti bullying campaign / 1

Do you have any other comments about Wellington that you would like the Youth Council to discuss?

Manners
Bigger and better skate park
Places to go when its wet
More places to go for Young People
A giant tree house
More things to do for Young People
Safer skate park
Self confidence clubs
Less violence
Less bullying
Less drugs
Less underage drinking