Community safety - alley gating

'Alley-Gating' is a very simple crime preventative measure which involves erecting steel, self locking gates to the ends of alley-ways and passages that are the responsibility of the home owners who live around them.

There are a number of other advantages in addition to reducing the levels of burglaries which include:

• Reduced opportunities for youths to cause annoyance - This could mean anything from drinking in the alleys to taking drugs.
• Fewer problems of dog fouling by stray dogs.
• Safe play areas for children.
• Improved community spirit giving a sense of ownership of the alleys.

Enfield is supporting community action to gate alleyways to stop fly-tipping and to reduce the fear of crime from burglaries using the rear access.

By advising and assisting interested parties, the Council can provide an information pack to guide groups of neighbours through the procedure of getting gates in place on their alleyways.

The Council have produced a comprehensive free information pack to guide residents through the procedure for putting gates in on their alleyway.

The Council are keen to keep a record of where such gating schemes take place and would be grateful if the person co-ordinating the scheme could get in touch with the Public Health Team on the above numbers.

Eligibility
None.

Required Customer Information
None.

Service Level Agreement and Turnaround
None.

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Environmental Health
P.O. Box 57
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XH.
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Telephone:
020 8379 3663
020 8379 3662.

Fax:
020 8379 3667.

Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday
8.30am – 5.00pm.

Useful Links

Alley Gating Toolkit