Street drinking in Hounslow [PDF]

Street Drinking In HounslowWhen approached these groups said they were drinking together outside because the weatherwas good, they would usually drink indoors or not be drinking alcohol during the day.DisplacementDisplacement is a common outcome of interventions, particularly enforcement activity.Chiswick High Road is a good example where current rough sleeping street drinkers have beenknown to services in Hammersmith & Fulham but have slowly moved from King Street,Hammersmith to Chiswick High Road, Hounslow to avoid assertive outreach and policeoperations co-ordinated over a number of years in which Hammersmith & Fulham has receivedspecific funding for rough sleepers initiatives.The Chiswick/Acton border (LB Ealing) has several parks close to the Hounslow border wherestreet drinkers congregate, activity in Ealing may cause displacement into Hounslow.DemographicsThe basic demographics of those observed from all the groups described above are:Female26%[95]Gender[275]Male74%Page 10