New Councillor Mary Atkins has promised in the Brixton Blog to sort out our poor lighting in Josephine Avenue…
“I was cycling past the corner of Helix Road and Josephine Avenue other day and I saw a girl who had just been mugged,” she says.
“A couple of other residents have also raised with me that there is a problem of rising crime in that area. So I spoke to the police about it. They said they were aware of it and were increasing patrols.”
But what more can the council do about it? “Well, I noticed the corner of Josephine Avenue and Helix Road is very dark, so I’ll be looking at whether we can get more lighting. Some of the residents want CCTV, but that would have a lot of implications and some people wouldn’t want it,” she says.
“It’s an example of what you have to do as a politician – you have to look into the issues and make decisions that may be positive for some people and not others.”