New CCTV, street lighting and free home security devices will be coming to Woodthorpe as part of £1.3 million in new funding to fight crime and anti-social behaviour.
It comes after the Home Office today announced the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire has been successful in a bid to receive £1 million of new Safer Streets investment, with a further £333,000 being offered by Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry, for public safety schemes across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Bingham, Beeston, Worksop, Balderton, Sutton-in-Ashfield and Mansfield are the other areas set to benefit from the windfall.
The project will involve working alongside Nottinghamshire Police and all eight local authorities, Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Mansfield District Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Nottingham City Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council.
This comes after the office had previously secured £3 million during the previous Safer Streets project, which had led to the implementation of various interventions around the county and city, including refuge point cameras, clean up days and new laptops for Police Community Support Officers.
This led to extremely positive results reported, including a 56% reduction in residential burglaries in the targeted areas in Nottingham, a 43% reduction in vehicle crime in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and a 27% reduction in antisocial behaviour in Broxtowe.
“This is brilliant news for people across the county because it means that we have even more investment coming into Nottinghamshire which will make our public places even safer when out and about,” said Commissioner Henry.
“This additional £1 million will make a real difference to people across the county as we have seen through the success of the previous Safer Streets projects. As well as preventing crime, the scheme also aims to make people feel safer too by making public spaces more welcoming.”
One of the people who benefitted from the last round of funding was 55-year-old Tracy Hunt, of Netherfield, who was so frightened after her front window was smashed that she slept downstairs for months so she could react quickly if her house was targeted again.
After receiving free home security equipment through Safer Streets, she said: “It has definitely given me peace of mind. I feel a lot better.”
“safer” streets?
Really.
What we need is 24 hour police station and bobbies, out of the car, back on the beat.
It’s great resource for intelligence makes the populace feel safer and cuts crime.
Stop hiring PCSO’s or give them arresting powers.