Warwickshire secures £1m from Safer Streets Fund

"The end result should be that people have confidence to enjoy these public spaces in safety and that crime and anti-social behaviour is deterred.”

Funding worth £1million to address anti-social behaviour, neighbourhood crime and violence against women and girls has been secured for Warwickshire by Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe and county partners.

Since 2021, the Safer Streets Fund has helped deliver a range of improvements across the county, including new CCTV cameras, lighting improvements, removal or management of vegetation and installation of physical barriers at public spaces, all of which were identified by the public as areas they felt unsafe in.

Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe said: “On behalf of all of the partners involved, I am delighted to have been able to secure Warwickshire’s share of the national Safer Streets funding in full, meaning an additional £1 million can be spent locally on projects to improve public spaces that people have reported feeling unsafe in.

“Over the course of the next 16 months, there will be a host of new activity being undertaken to help combat neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour and tackling violence against women and girls.  Working with the local communities in the areas concerned, we want to ensure that each project is as effective as possible at reducing the problems residents have told us about. The end result should be that people have confidence to enjoy these public spaces in safety and that crime and anti-social behaviour is deterred.”

The latest incoming funding will allow District and Borough Councils across the county to work with Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police to deliver three new projects.  

• The first of the funded projects focuses on CCTV improvements in each District and Borough, including new or improved camera locations and increased staffing for camera control rooms in North Warwickshire and Stratford upon Avon.
• The second project is set to target hot spot areas for anti-social behaviour and violence, providing reassurance to those using these areas, with locations in Leamington, Nuneaton and Rugby set to benefit.
• The third project will see a range of community events established in areas with higher rates of neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour and issues of violence against women and girls, where crime prevention advice will be provided and follow up interventions will be put in place based on community feedback.  

All of the projects will be delivered between now and March 2025.