£432k boost from Safer Streets Fund

Date Added: 09/06/2021

In partnership with the Police and Crime Commissioner we have been awarded almost half-a-million pounds in funding, from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund, to help improve community safety in areas affected by neighbourhood crime.

The Safer Streets Fund enables Police and Crime Commissioners and Local Authorities to bid for investment in initiatives, that has been proven to prevent neighbourhood crime, including burglary, robbery, and vehicle crime. The fund aims to reduce neighbourhood crime, make residents feel safer and reduce demand on the police.

We have received £432k in funding to be used to make improvements in a specific area. They include significant investment in new CCTV cameras, improvements to street lighting, fencing, landscaping, and maintenance and improvements to parking areas.

The funding will also be used to offer residents in hotspot areas video doorbells and tracking kits, which contain a traceable ultraviolet liquid and asset marking system that is applied to items of value to identify thieves and deter theft.

We'll also be using the funding to engage with the local community and community groups, support Neighbourhood Watch schemes, offer crime prevention advice, and provide targeted support and intervention to residents, businesses and in local schools.