Derbyshire could benefit from a share of £150 million of new funding made available through the Government’s Safer Streets Fund.

The Safer Streets Programme provides funding to areas most affected by crime and will allow local authorities, civil society organisations, and Police & Crime Commissioners to bid for up to £500k per year for each project.

The latest round of the fund targets neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls, and—for the first time—anti-social behaviour.

The fourth round will run over the next three financial years for Police & Crime Commissioners and local authorities across England and Wales, as well as certain civil society organisations.

This is on top of the £70 million already committed by the Government to the Safer Streets Fund.

The Safer Streets Fund builds on existing measures to keep our streets safe, including more than 11,000 extra police officers across England and Wales, £17 billion investment in the police, and targeted stop-and-search powers to tackle crime and protect communities.

Local MP Robert Largan is encouraging Derbyshire Constabulary to bid for a share of the funding available.

Robert Largan, MP for High Peak, commented:

“I am determined to see crime fall across the High Peak.

“That is why I am encouraging Derbyshire Constabulary to apply for this new funding to tackle anti-social behaviour from the fourth round of the Safer Streets Fund.

“The focus of this round of the Safer Streets Fund on neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls, and anti-social behaviour, means that along with the 20,000 new police officers we are recruiting across England and Wales, everyone can feel safe in their local community.”

Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, commented:

“I want our streets to be safe for everyone to go about their daily lives without the fear inflicted on them by criminals.
 
“The Safer Streets Fund improves the safety and security of areas blighted by crime, and helps the police and local councils ensure that everyone is safe on our streets.

“It also prevents potential perpetrators committing such crimes in the first place, so our communities are able to flourish.”

Crime, Policing and Probation Minister, the Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP, commented: 

“As well as being tough on criminals, we need to outsmart them where we can, preventing their crimes.

“The Safer Streets Fund does exactly that, giving neighbourhoods the money they need to outfox villains and making them think twice before offending.

“We want everyone to feel safe in the public space; and as we build safer streets, town by town, I hope that we can restore pride, alongside safety, as something people say about where they live.”