City's alcohol problem hot spots mapped out
The city's alcohol problem hot spots have been identified on a new map, with Lincoln High Street receiving the highest number of ambulance call-outs.
The map has been published by the East Midlands Public Health Observatory, based on a regional survey of A&E and Minor Injuries and Walk-In Centres.
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Ambulances were called out afetr assaults, self-harm, falls and road traffic incidents
The research also reveals that the conditions most likely to be alcohol-related included assault, self-harm, falls, road traffic accidents and unconsciousness.
Pick-ups for these conditions between the hours of 9pm and 6am have been mapped against the locations of pubs and clubs in the area, for the year 2007-08.
The resulting map is a geographic illustration of where the majority of alcohol-related ambulance pick-ups occur.
According to the map, the majority of alcohol-related incidents occur in the upper half of Lincoln's High Street, around the Stone Bow area, where many pubs and clubs are interspersed with the city's shops and traders.
Ben Barley, the community safety partnership coordinator for the City of Lincoln Council, said: "For the last year, the West Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership has worked extensively with other organisations, including pubs and clubs, to improve the issues with alcohol in Lincoln city centre.
"I would like to think that, since these figures are from 2007-08, things have improved.
"Just recently, pubs and clubs and the agencies in the Community Safety Partnership in Lincoln signed up to a mutual code of practice on managing the evening economy.
"This agreement sees inebriated people being refused alcohol or entry into pubs and clubs, amongst other things."
Eight other maps have been produced for areas in the East Midlands, including Leicester, Mansfield and Nottingham.
8 Comments
by Nick, Lincoln
Monday, March 22 2010, 12:07PM
“They need to be invoiced for the cost to the NHS. That'll soon cut the figures right down.”
by emit, market place
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 5:19PM
“Is the Engine Shed on the map?”
by martyn clifford, lincoln
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 2:30PM
“mike put a pin in the stone bow and draw a circle one mile in circumference then thats ur map and that has ant cost a bean or maybe you could ask a copper they are allways their getting their points ha”
by John, Lincoln
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 1:20PM
“Just to play Devil's Advocate. In Cardiff the main hospital records each attendance to AE that involves drink and also which bar the person has come from This is then taken by the police to make informed judgements on use of resources and also to help with working out which are the worst bars. It is a simple set of data to collect and compile. I imagine this data is along similar sort of lines taken from information services in the relevant PCT and Acute trusts. Creating a map is a method that gives greater impact over the issues mentioned. That everyone know where the trouble occurs is secondary to the purpose in my view which is to highlight the issues and get into people's attention, which seems to have worked as it features here.
In addition, just because it is common belief does not mean it is true and can go without evidenced research.”
by Margaret, Lincoln
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 12:15PM
“Well said Mr Sneer you are quite right. It beats me why these partnerships spend thousands of pounds on surveys when any person on the street could tell them the result for nothing. More money wasted!!!!!”
by Mr Sneer, Derision on the Wold
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 9:45AM
“"According to the map, the majority of alcohol-related incidents occur in the upper half of Lincoln's High Street, around the Stone Bow area, where many pubs and clubs are interspersed with the city's shops and traders."
What an earth-shattering revelation. If all that their research amounts to is stating the bleeding obvious then the EMPHO should be first under the axe in the upcoming public sector cuts.”
by susan, lincoln
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 9:42AM
“Why are you lost”
by mike, sincil bank
Tuesday, March 16 2010, 9:09AM
“Where is the map!!??”