When Croydon Airport was taken over by the Royal Air Force in 1939, it was the most modern airport in the country and was to become a very important fighter base during the Second World . During the mid 1980s and throughout the 1990s, major repairs and renovations of the concrete system dwellings were carried out by contracted specialists[4] commissioned by the London Borough of Sutton, as the 1960s construction and build deteriorated which resulted in the cause of concrete cancer. The new surgery was officially launched last Friday at the Pheonix Centre with Mayor of Sutton, Councillor Myfanwy Wallace, and local MPs Tom Brake and Paul Burstow. 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This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas. The names of the estates streets and some of its buildings commemorate aviation companies, aircraft and individual pioneers associated with Croydon Airport. The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. This should allow you to see if Roundshaw has more crime than other surrounding areas. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Roundshaw. This was carried out as a pilot scheme in the late 1980s and mid 1990s but this was not repeated throughout the rest of the estate, as it was not cost effective. Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Licence, Brewers Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable. A violent sex attacker who evaded police capture for 20 years after mercilessly raping and beating a mother has been jailed for 13 years. This video documentary was produced by the Roundshaw Video Story project which showed the events leading up to the implosion of Instone Close, Roundshaw Estate, Wallington in November 2000.It featured at the time the people involved in the demolition and also the reactions of some of the residents who lived in or near Instone Close who came to see it demolished.Key people in the video are Dean Gregory from Gregory Demolition who explains the demolition process and one of the UK's leading implosion experts John Faulkner as well as the demolition personnel involved.For security reasons some of the materials used in the implosion featured in the video have been blurred out.Directed and Produced by Martin SmithEdited by Seb StonehouseCameras by Martin Smith, Nancy Prentice \u0026 Seb StonehouseAdditional footage by Lewis Whitehall \u0026 Matt KillickMusic by Martin Smith \u0026 Seb StonehouseCopyright RVS 2000 Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Roundshaw, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. 1. There are at least three crime scenes cordoned off on the Roundshaw Estate. Mr Burstow, MP for Sutton and Cheam, said he was keen to see a similar victim support service in other areas of the borough. A further 674 brick built homes which were also part of the original estate and not of the concrete system, were retained and refurbished with pitched roofs. YOU SHOULD KNOW. Follow the latest news for Roundshaw in Greater London, England, UK - Local news and information in your area Latest News in Roundshaw in Greater London, England, UK - InYourArea SM6 9ET The Great Malaga Path - GR 249 - 2. There were a total of 212 street level crime incidents in Roundshaw in February 2023. In an environment totally isolated from urban centers. Roundshaw Downs is a 52.7-hectare (130-acre) Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation Roundshaw in the London Boroughs of Sutton and Croydon. To the south, the Apeldoorn estate was built privately on council land in the 1980s but its house prices were out of the reach of most Roundshaw tenants. [CDATA[// >