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Tackling Disorderly Behaviour and Crime - Business Survey

The Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meeting with Sussex Police and Hastings Borough Council on Wednesday 7th October to address concerns around disorderly behaviour, antisocial behaviour and crime affecting businesses across Hastings & St Leonards. Whether or not you can attend, we want to hear from you.

Your responses will be shared with Sussex Police and Hastings Borough Council ahead of the meeting to help shape the discussion and any resulting action plan.
Part 1 — About Your Area
1.Where is your business located?(Required.)
2.On a scale of 1–10, how safe do you feel in your business area?(Required.)
1 = A lot less safe
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10 = A lot more safe
3.Compared with this time last year, do you feel safer or less safe?(Required.)
Part 2 — About Your Business
4.Has your business been directly affected by any of the following in the last 12 months? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
5.How many incidents have affected your business in the last 12 months?(Required.)
6.Have incidents increased or decreased in the last 12 months?(Required.)
1 = Decreased significantly
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10 = Increased significantly
7.Has this had an impact on your staff (e.g. staff feeling unsafe, reluctance to work certain shifts, staff leaving)? Please give brief details if so.(Required.)
8.Has this had an impact on customer footfall or confidence in the area?(Required.)
9.Do you report incidents of crime or antisocial behaviour?(Required.)
10.If you answered 'no' or 'sometimes' above, what stops you reporting?
Part 3 — Looking Ahead
11.What specific actions would you like to see from Sussex Police and Hastings Borough Council to address these issues?(Required.)
12.Is there anything else you'd like us to raise on your behalf at the meeting on 7th October?(Required.)
Optional Questions
13.Name of your business:
14.Contact name and email address