Surely, If the sounds of sirens in Fareham

directly correlated with the borough’s crime rate, we’d all be scared to leave

our homes!

Between 8am and 9pm it seems to be a constant wail of siren

after siren. 

Surely sirens should be an absolute last resort…?  But, given our pretty good crime statistics

by comparison to other areas, they must be “chasing” the wrong people! 

That said, is it a double-edged sword?  If there were no sirens, would we feel less

protected?  The question is, do you feel

more protected just because of their presence, or do you just get naffed off?

Seriously though, it must make a lot of people feel on edge

imagining all sorts going on – and it certainly does nothing for the town’s

image.  I remember reading a local newspaper

article when I was younger and the journalist referred to us as “Scareham”.  Having, at that time, just moved here from

Greater Manchester the thought that anything more frightening than the clown in

the museum window might exist here was just laughable.

Either our crime stats are very, very wrong – or the police

must spend an awful lot of their time in the wrong.  Better to be safe than sorry?  Yeah.  I

guess we’re all good kids when it comes to not fully understanding the jobs

other people do – but you still can’t help but wonder…