Family considers Nunsthorpe move after spate of vandal attacks on Cleethorpes street
RESIDENTS in a Cleethorpes street have called for cameras and action to curb vandalism.
A meeting will be held on Monday to discuss escalating problems of damage to cars and antisocial behaviour in Sandringham Road.
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Calling for action: Brenda Brown looks along Sandringham Road, Cleethorpes, after the escalating problems of vandalism. Picture: Jon Corken
An attempt was made to steal a blue Ford Escort on Sunday evening and a car's alarm went off at 2am yesterday when vandals smashed a window.
The owner of the red Alfa Romeo had to take the day off work in order for it to be repaired.
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Another car less than 100 yards away was also targeted by vandals in the early hours of yesterday.
The owner of the silver Vauxhall Corsa said Sandringham Road was a popular thoroughfare for people walking home from the nightspots of Cleethorpes to other parts of the town.
She, along with a number of other residents did not wish to be identified, for fear of reprisals.
But vice-chairman of the Cleethorpes South Forward Group, Brenda Brown, who lives on Sandringham Road said she will raise the ongoing problems at the next meeting on Monday at St Peter's Cof E School.
She said: "I would like to see it stop. I know they are taking police off the streets. But then they get them and all they do is give them a slap on the wrists.
"I feel sorry for people whose cars have been vandalised. Everyone should keep a log of all the incidents so we can give it to the police."
Emily Ravenscroft, 20, of Sandringham Road said: "There should be more patrols. There doesn't seem to be any reason to it."
Another resident who had her car vandalised and does not wish to be named said: "I had to get my partner to work at 5am so we had to cover up the broken window. There was no attempt to get in. I had my wing mirrors smashed twice last year.
"We are a thoroughfare from Cleethorpes going home overnight. I know the police are stretched and it is not a matter of importance to them.
"But it is not just cars. It is a general lack of care for other people's property."
Another resident claimed there had been up to ten cars vandalised in the past month.
She said she and her family were considering moving to the Nunsthorpe estate in Grimsby because she considered it safer than living in Sandringham Road.
She said: "If someone doesn't start taking action we will have to take our own steps.
"The alarms that go off at night are waking the children up.
"We don't feel safe. I want to move to the Nunny because we will be safer there than we are here.
"We pay our council tax so should be entitled to CCTV cameras. It would be cheaper than everyone having to pay the excess on their insurance for all the damage that is caused.
"We have a lot of elderly people living down here and they are worried. It is just one thing after another. We have nearly been broken into twice. My husband's moped was taken and found abandoned."
Residents' despair as vandals target school and cars in Cleethorpes
Comments
by GRIMBOY78
Thursday, June 14 2012, 1:25AM
“like your property? do something about it then! dont just sit around *****ing about it! oooh phone the police! then what? crime number? and an increased insurance premium? the police that YOU pay for does not protect YOU, time to realise everybody!”
by pedro100
Wednesday, June 13 2012, 10:14AM
“This sort of crime in and around the Sandringham Road area has gone on for years and the residents have tried to get help. Where are the police? We never see them despite all of the police upper heirarchy telling us otherwise.
I don't think a move to Nunsthorpe will help those who own theit houses and cannot move.”
by Jensen125
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 10:39PM
“Give bobbies 3g tablets to carry thus eliminating paperwork on the way to nick when someone is arrested data is uploaded to their servers and up it pops up in the nicks computer system for staff there to deal with,bonus to that is the tablets have onboard cameras so they could take mugs there and then too!!! drop the criminal off and off they go out again! sorted! :-) ohh wait no costs too much!! but in the long run it wont! it will be made back by the more people arrested and fined through the year because of more efficiency!”
by on_the_move
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 10:59AM
“Moving to Nunsthorpe Estate from Cleethorpes, did i hear that right? I thought Nunsthorpe was notorious for its crime.”
by GerrySixties
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 10:19AM
“How right this lady is! Moving to Nunsthorpe is the way to go because most of Cleethorpes is now occupied by former residents of Nunsthorpe - the worst elements of Nunsthorpe. Private rented housing is where former Nunsthorpe social housing residents now live. Thanks Grimsby. Cleethorpes will do you a favour one day.”
by 1812o
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 9:41AM
“Haha Start not Stop.”
by 1812o
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 9:26AM
“Stop serving booze at a sensible hour, instead of having people marauding and off their faces on booze.
One man's fat wedge in his pocket generated by serving booze to all hours is another man's drain on his wallet to pay for the collateral damage.”
by 01GrimReaper
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 9:03AM
“And the powers that be wonder why there has been a sharp increase in vigilantee-ism.
Ordinary folk feel frustrated and let down by the lack of suuport from the law and the law makers.
Punish - yes punish - not rehabilitate. Make these little beggars think twice before performing acts of midless vandalism, mindless seems to be a word that describes them well.”
by grimrich
Tuesday, June 12 2012, 8:26AM
“cctv will not stop it ... fact , the answer is more bobbys on the street but they cant afford that and to wrapped up in paper work”