The Guild of Students Officer Team demand that the University of Birmingham, like other Universities around the country, to take an active role in the community to ensure the safety of their students. We want the University to take seriously that the crime rate typically increases in Selly Oak over the autumn and winter months.

We request that the University’s security staff increase efforts to patrol the streets of Selly Oak – this approach has been seen in Universities across the country such as Bristol and Manchester to great effect. We request that the University lobby landlords to make much needed improvements to the security of their houses. We request that the local council works with the University to invest in greater CCTV provision and provide gates between houses in the community.

Please sign this petition if you agree that the University must do more to protect the students living in Selly Oak.