Take part in Arun Youth Survey - young voices matter

The Youth Survey gives youngsters aged between 10–18 years old who live or go to school in the district the chance to tell us how they feel in places such as town centres, parks and train stations.

Hearing directly from young people will help the council and the Safer Arun Partnership – a group of local authorities who work together to deal with issues such as crime and anti-social behaviour – understand the issues that affect them within their social settings.

The responses given can help to make places safer for young people by allowing us to develop strategies to reduce youth related anti-social behaviour and crime based on their own experiences.

The survey will run from Monday 31 March until Sunday 18 May 2025. It is completely anonymous, and we hope as many youngsters as possible will participate.

Councillor Carol Birch, Chair of the Housing and Wellbeing Committee at Arun District Council, said: “This is an exciting opportunity to hear from children and young people about their feelings on safety in our district. Giving them a platform to share with us how they feel about the public spaces they use is crucial in planning ways of improving their sense of feeling safe where they live and play.

“If you are aged 10-18 years old, please do take a few minutes to complete the survey. If you have children of this age, it would be great if you could share the survey with them and encourage them to take part. The more responses we receive, the more understanding we and the other agencies involved will have of how you feel when out in the district.”

This survey is a first step of a wider safeguarding approach. Officers will analyse the responses and identify key hotspot locations. Work will then be completed with children and young people to detect in more detail the reasons places are seen as unsafe and what would make them safer and more enjoyable. The findings will then be shared with the relevant agencies and landowners.

The survey can be completed here https://forms.office.com/e/9rXA18EZVZ

The Safer Arun Partnership (SAP) is the name given to the statutory local Community Safety Partnership and brings together several agencies to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour across the district. It is recognised that no individual agency can deal with these issues in isolation.