RESEARCH suggests that new windows in council homes are helping to cut crime.
The study was carried out by Nottingham City Homes (NCH) in partnership with the Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University.
The two-year investigation is looking at the social impact and health benefits of the decent homes scheme in Nottingham – known locally as Secure Warm Modern.
The first part of the study focussed on the burglary figures for Bells Lane estate in Aspley and the Broxtowe estate since new windows were installed.
It also collected the views of residents, police officers, NCH officers and community workers. The study found:
Burglaries have been reduced by 41 per cent on the two estates since the window programme was completed. This compares to a 21 per cent reduction across the city as a whole.
Council properties were more likely to be targets for burglary before the work was carried out. Since completion there are now 62 fewer burglaries per year to council homes, compared to 33 fewer burglaries to privately owned property on the estates.
Fewer burglaries are taking place through a window in council properties where work has been completed.
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