Liverpool City Council - City centre perception survey

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2006 city centre perceptions survey

Background

This survey was carried out during February and March 2006 with visitors to and residents of the city centre. In particular we wanted to find out what people's perceptions were about the city's environment, the access into and around the city centre and their feelings of safety whilst in the city centre.

View a copy of the questionnaire. (PDF [82.6Kb] opens in new window)

Summary of results:

  • Buses or coaches are the most popular method of getting into the city centre. Ease and convenience are the leading factors for people when deciding which mode of transport to use.
  • Disabled people find the city centre less accessible by bus and Black and minority ethnic respondents find it less accessible by train.
  • The majority of people on a night out in the city centre use taxi ranks to get home. The, reasons given for not using taxi ranks include the cost of taxis, preferences for public transport and a fear of crime at taxi ranks.
  • Road works (the 'Big Dig') have resulted in a decrease in the number of people coming into the city centre for shopping or leisure.  However, the majority of people felt that the longer term benefits of the road works will be worth the inconvenience.
  • There was an increase in the number of people positively rating the cleanliness of the city centre since 2003
  • Daytime safety has improved moderately since 2005, but feelings of safety during the evening and night time remain the same.
  • Fear of crime in the city centre was the highest amongst people on a night out and was also higher amongst Black and minority ethnic respondents.
  • Street-lighting and CCTV make people feel safer in the city centre.  Anti-social behaviour, drug-taking, drunken behaviour and young people hanging around make people feel unsafe.
  • More local respondents positively rated the city centre retail facilities than they did in 2005 and tourists gave high positive ratings.
  • The majority of people surveyed intended to spend more than £40 on a shopping trip to the city centre, with tourists being the highest value spenders.     


Read the complete report (PDF [153.2Kb] opens in new window) on the survey.


You can find out further information on this survey by contacting, either:

Alison Doherty, group manager, Community Safety
Tel: 0151 233 6762
Email: alison.doherty@liverpool.gov.uk

or

Mike Cockburn, city centre manager
Tel: 0151 233 5333
Email: mike.cockburn@liverpool.gov.uk