Safety

HOW TO MAKE THIS ESTATE SAFE

FRIDAY 18TH DECEMEBR 2020

STEPS NEEDED TO SECURE THIS BUILDING -



ILLUSTRATION OF THE 7 OVAL ROAD ENTRY POINTS IN 3 ENTRY AREAS

Oval Road Estate Entry Points


HISTORY -

Community Safety - Oval Road Estate

REFUSE ROOM

inner door - Thursday, 11 June 2020

It has repeatedly been explained that our contactless key fob system was needed inside the refuse room to be able to get into the lobby from the refuse room

What One Housing have done as some sort of cruel joke is the opposite, they have locked residents going from the mailroom lobby into the refuse room, not even using the contactless fob that we have at all the other building entry points but a complicated code pad that needs a lot of contact and is even more of a health hazard than the already reported uncleanable door surface. This unbelievable carelessness creates a major new coronavirus COVID-19 infection hazard with zero security benefit to the building, especially with the code taped above the keypad as you can see in the photo below.

Thursday, 11 June - wrong type of lock put on Refuse Room inner door, the wrong way around


Tuesday, 25 February 2020 from 10:30 – 10:54 - ETech operative on site to assess building entry security for a report / quote to One Housing. Thankfully they called my intercom for entry so I was able to accompany and assist with explanation of our issues with compromised security through the Refuse Room Outer and Inner doors' as well as the glass door up to the stairs that constantly breaks because it also needs a much stronger locking mechanism. The magnetic lock is compromised by the bendy aluminium doors, just like the refuse room external double doors. The inner refuse room door simply needed the same contactless fob key security to get from the refuse room into the lobby to protect the building from intruders, if they get through the external refuse room doors.

Below is what haD already been reported in writing:

Housing Services - 

Building Entry Doors and Utility Cupboard doors - Repairs & Maintenance - 

2020 February

Tuesday 25th February 2020 - An ETech operative called this morning ( thank you for contacting our representative to be able to give accurate feedback ) to assess the Building Entry Doors and Utility Cupboard doors that we have been reporting for a long time. 

During this visit I found that the Inner Refuse Room door hinge had been moved down from the split damaged wood (this must have happened yesterday, Monday 24th February 2020) to enable that fire door to close, though the actual door remains an uncleanable health hazard caused by One Direct operative Mickey not replacing it "like for like" on 4th April 2017. It should be a white powder coated cleanable surface door like those in the basement utility cupboards.

The Inner Refuse Room door also needs to have the fob key security on the inside of the refuse room to secure the mailroom lobby and all communal areas from criminals that get into the refuse room, with a basic release button to get into the refuse room from the mailroom lobby.

The 2nd floor utility cupboard door had been fixed enabling it to be locked, and the ETech operative made a plan to fix the latches for those double doors, his report to be submitted to his office and then hopefully One Housing will respond positively in reasonable time. The 4th floor double utility cupboard door latch was still seized closed, and a plan was suggested by the ETech operative, this is needed for clear access to the 4th floor TV aerial and satellite control panels.

ETech measured the outer refuse room doors which I explained all parties had concluded over a very long time that these soft bendy aluminium doors needed replacing with rigid doors to match security strength of the main gate next to it, as the present aluminium doors are too flexible, especially with the bottom latch broken and the top latch being unlatched constantly by the problem tenant without keys. This security compromise is what allows the rough sleeping drug users and criminals. Recent 4am burglar intruder included.

We looked at the ground floor stairs door and the ETech operative came up with a good suggestion to replace the top mag lock that is not strong enough, due again to the bendy soft nature of its aluminium frame, to put a proper bolt lock in the middle at the handle to significantly increase the strength of this entry point.

I hope that the ETech offices will provide One Housing these suggestions and quotes and that One Housing will organise the approval of these essential safety measures as soon as possible.

Was surprised to find a note scribbled and stuck on the outer Refuse Room double doors top latch, see photo below, which seems to be a complaint about "junkies", I can understand this frustration as this is the point that lets criminal drug addicts into our communal areas, guided by the one problem tenant in the building. Hope that whoever took the time to do this also took the time to make a proper report to One Housing, Police and Council as we need more than one representative reporting issues properly.


2.3  inner door - not secure - needs KEY fob 

Urgent Response has been required for years now

inner door needs fob security to get into the lobby. Reported for many years

2.4  inner door - health hazard

Urgent Response needed since the ISSUE WAS CREATED BY ONE DIRECT IN 2017

Rubbish room door unclean-able health hazard created by poor One Direct repairs that was not like for like replacement, against One Housing policy, reported since 4th April 2017 thats 2 years and 2 months of continuous repeated reporting ignored by One Housing and One Direct.


Oval Road Estate entry points no. 1. to 7.

Oval Road Estate Entry Points


March 2020

Since 2014 there have been a number of severe reported cases of ASB on the estate that have been allowed to go on for over 5 years. The most severe case is still here causing misery to the estate for over 8 years so far...

This traumatises residents that are made to feel unsafe in and around their homes for years.

Basic safety requirements have been researched, documented and repeatedly reported to One Housing without them managing to provide the most basic safety, including One Housing Action plans that have not been actioned. See "Oval Road Estate Management Plan", "Your local offer", which is also described as "The Action Plan"

These basic safety requirements were documented 6 years ago in that 2014 action plan, and again in another action plan in 2017, yet One Housing remains unable to provide a basic housing service that is able to implement the works required. This is the constant theme with this housing association. Surely the ability to do building work, repairs and maintenance is the main aspect of a housing service.

We no longer feel we can rely on the housing association to be honest and provide the service we pay for, as we have seen time and time again that the organisation supports their staff no matter what they do, and above all else, even when they make mistakes or deny customers the service they pay for.

This affordable social housing is meant to be a safe place for unfortunate people in vulnerable circumstances to try to recover from trauma and misfortune, not to stress them out in a dangerous environment of their creation.

2014 OneHousing-Estate-Management-Plan-Oval-Road.pdf

See this page with detail on this "Oval Road Estate Management Plan", "Your local offer", which is described on the first page as "The Action Plan"

2014 OneHousing-Estate-Management-Plan-Oval-Road.pdf

See this page with detail on this "Oval Road Estate Management Plan", "Your local offer", which is described on the first page as "The Action Plan"

Estate Building Security

Securing building Entrance

We had to spend at least 3 years begging One Housing to have a working main gate, as it would break down constantly and the repair response was so poor that it would end up being open to the public most of the time.

It took a very unreasonable amount of work by customers to get One Housing to fix the gate properly to start securing the building. We had to beg that the gate be weighed. This revealed that the gate weighed 340kg and answered the question of why it was unreliable. The electric top opener fitted to the 340kg gate was rated to bear only 250kg, which was later replaced by a weaker 200kg opener. Once an adequate 800kg ground set opener was provided the gate became reliable.

After all this effort, we still needed One Housing to enforce the tenancy rules on the tenant responsible for compromising the building security, and for 6 years we have suffered this tenants dangerous criminal visitors dominating the building and making everyone feel unsafe.

With the hard work and support of residents, One Housing got a civil injunction against Goldsmith which they administered poorly as well as the Police not filing and using the injunction effectively for the 3 years that the injunction was in place, it failed to provided protection from Goldsmith.

Finally in 2018 the Safer Neighbourhood Police Team got a CBO (Criminal Behaviour Order) against Goldsmith, not allowing him in the Borough of Camden for 5 years, such is the severity of his anti social behaviour. In response to one of their officers being assaulted in this building by him. See Police information of this below.

The red details in the illustration above shows the constantly compromised security through the refuse room into the building

Oval Road Estate Entry Points

2020 

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

TUES 10 MAR - Estate Safety Warning

> due to One Housing not securing the building


Two men smashed their way into the building through the outer refuse room double doors

given access to our building and communal areas by problem tenant on 1st floor, who unlatches the left side of the double doors to compromise the mag locks to be able to force them open with violent force

This was witnessed and recorded on video

Monday 10th March 16:37 Police report reference CAD5543/10MAR20

The Police kindly attended very quickly.


2020 March

2020

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

Sun 8 MAR - Estate Safety Warning

> due to One Housing not securing the building


Rough sleeper in communal hallway, burning drugs, blocking flat doors, disturbing and frightening residents 4am - 5am Sunday morning

given access to our building and communal areas by problem tenant on 1st floor

This also severely compromises hygiene in our communal areas, especially worrying while there is no vaccine for coronavirus

Sunday 8th March 04:39am Police report reference CAD1472/08MAR20

The Police kindly attended and removed the person, who said he had been let in by friend on floor below.


2020 March

2020

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

Wed 12 Feb - Estate Safety Warning

> due to One Housing not securing the building


a masked intruder was in the building communal hallways last night for at least an hour around 4 - 5am listening against flat doors and trying to get into homes. 

He Managed to open at least one flat door, waking and scaring that family with the security chain thankfully preventing full entry. 

This was a very tall white male in his 20's or 30's dressed in all black clothing including balaclava mask, then later seen around 5am he had taken off black hooded coat revealing a bright orange coat with the mask pulled down to reveal dark stubble.

Please quote these Police report references if you have any information - Crime Reference CR2304953/20 and CAD1871/12FEB20

I hope everyone is alright and will make sure you always fully lock your flat doors when inside as well as out.


2020 February

2020

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

SAT 8 Feb - Estate Safety Warning

> due to One Housing not securing the building

Rough sleepers continue to get into our communal areas 

2020 February

This person was here all Saturday morning until a scared vulnerable neighbour reported it to the Police, who came and removed them, when One Housing should just secure the building, support their customers and relieve / reciprocate our under resourced and overstretched Police.

One Housing have a duty of care to make the building safe. 



2020

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

Mon 13 Jan - Forced entry and Vandalism of Estate refuse store

> due to One Housing not securing the building

Rough sleepers continue to get into our communal areas 

2020 January

Police CAD7782/13JAN20 - On the evening of Monday  January 13th around 21:30, a problem tenant, who does not seem to have their own keys, with another person, were seen smashed their way into the building through the external refuse room doors, then dismantled and broke both strip lights in there, obviously to be able to sleep without the motion sensors turning the lights on and waking them. 

This was reported and repaired the next afternoon by One Housing Electrical Repairs. Thank you to the electrical side of One Housing repairs and maintenance, who manage to provide a very good service and response, unlike the rest of One Direct Repairs and Maintenance we regret to say.



2019 

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

Peter Goldsmith seen on the estate 

despite the Police Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning him from the borough of Camden for 5 years

> due to One Housing not securing the building

Police, One Housing and Camden Council have been made aware of this breach of CBO and Mr Goldsmith is wanted by the Police, so call 999 if you see him and it is safe to do so.


2019 November

We are still kept waiting by One Housing, after over 8 long years of constant anti social behaviour, for the removal of an abusive tenant, who has continually breached the tenancy agreement with One Housing which states that tenants are responsible for their visitors and all are subject to the rules of the estate, building and tenancy.

2019 

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

Offensive weapon in refuse store AMONGST rough sleeper's belongings

> due to One Housing not securing the building

Police CAD5704/30SEP19 17:31 - The Ward Neighbourhood Police Team kindly picked up and took away the axe, then later the two rough sleepers, who had barricaded themselves in there, had to be removed also by Police ref CHS36409/30SEP19 23:21. 

One Housing need to pull their weight.


2019 September
2019 September CAD5704/30SEP19 17:31

2019 

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

thank you to our Neighbourhood Police Team for all the help with crime and anti social behaviour around the yard and Camden Town these past few months...

2019 May - August

2019 

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

Ongoing Fire hazard from unsecured refuse room, 

> due to One Housing not securing the building

Rough sleepers are abusing our communal areas, causing fire hazards burning drugs and compromising hygiene with their bodily fluids, yet no caretaking is being provided on the estate from One Housing to monitor and make safe in reasonable time and the cleaning has been terrible since estate services took over from Chequers in March 2018

2019 June

2019 

COMMUNITY SAFETY - 

SUCCESFUL CBO APPLICATION thanks to our ward safer neighbourhood Police team


2019 April / May

CBO = Criminal Behaviour Order

One Housing Community Safety‏ @OneHousingASB

May 3

A big thank you to @MPSCamandPrim in particular PC Ryland, for her help with an ongoing injunction we had obtained which kept being breached. Thanks to further intelligence from residents they have been able to secure a 5 year CBO against the perpetrator! Great result for all! 


Camden Town Police‏ @MPSCamandPrim

 May 3

For years, Peter Goldsmith has been a one-man crime wave and caused endless distress and havoc to residents of #CamdenTown. Thanks to some excellent work by PC Ryland, he is now BANNED from the borough of Camden for 5 years! He can be arrested on sight. Great work!


Sergeant Dave Hodges

Camden Police

Camden Town and Primrose Hill safer Neighbourhood team have successfully applied for a Criminal behaviour order for Peter Goldsmith, who has subsequently been banned from Camden borough for five years as well as being prohibited from being in possession of any drugs paraphernalia for five years. This CBO is a result of a great deal of work from not only the police, but also local residents who had to put up with years of antisocial and criminal behavior from Mr Goldsmith. Hopefully this CBO will improve the quality of local resident’s lives and act as a deterrent to other prolific trouble makers.


One Housing Community Safety‏ @OneHousingASB

Apr 24

One Housing Community Safety Retweeted Camden Town Police

We have been working closely with @MPSCamandPrim in this case following obtaining an injunction that this male continued to breach. Amazing work by PC Ryland! Thank you from the team and our residents! 


2018 

Assault of Police officer on 1st floor hallway on 10 October 2018

Assault of estate resident on ground floor mailroom lobby June 30th 2018 Police 999 CAD1348/30JUN18

Knife attack on 1st floor stairs on Tuesday, 31 July 2018 21:12 Police 999 CAD8733/31JUL18