HARDWARE & SECURITY
• Fitted 18 Secured by Design bike storage pods , where bike theft and storage were an issue
• Put in over 1200m of new metal fencing and six decorative barriers and chicanes to reduce the risk from motorbikes and cars on green open spaces
• Ensured all communal courtyards have solar security lights and have been tidied up with features including bin storage
Along with the huge amount of work to tackle crime and improve the environment , Ongo also launched a community grants scheme , with nine groups based in , or benefitting the Westcliff estate , receiving a share of £ 10,000 . These groups included Westcliffe Warriors Football Club , Jen ’ s Special Place , Riddings Amateur Boxing Club , The Rotary Club of Scunthorpe , Westcliff Association and Riddings Brigade .
‘ The Safer Streets project was set up to support ongoing work to cut acquisitive crime - such as burglary , drug dealing and anti-social behaviour - in order to make residents safer and improve the security of homes ’
Ongo has also purchased 500 National Bike Registry kits and are planning to host an event at their community hub in Westcliff , The Arc , in the summer to give these out to members of the community . To find out more about Ongo and the work they do within communities , follow them on social media or head to their website : www . ongo . co . uk . To find out more about the OPCC , go to : www . humberside-pcc . gov . uk .
The 2020-21 Safer Streets Fund provided £ 25m funding to 35 PCCs to invest in a range of physical situational crime prevention measures , such as home security , alleygating , CCTV , street lighting , training community wardens or establishing Neighbourhood Watch Schemes across 52 high crime areas in England and Wales .
Police Crime Prevention Initiatives ( Police CPI ), who run the Secured by Design initiative , created a range of support material for the Safer Streets Fund 2020-21 , which included a number of technical guides , a range of training courses to assist Police and Crime Commissioners making their bids , a series of 26 blogs in the Knowledge Hub and 26 weekly , live , hour-long crime prevention question and answer sessions , delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams , for those involved in the delivery of the fund .
Police CPI also provided ongoing support to local police Designing Out Crime Officers ( DOCOs ), who are attached to police forces and help introduce and implement crime prevention measures and techniques into local areas to deter and reduce crime .
To find out more about the Safer Streets Fund , go to : https :// www . securedbydesign . com / guidance / safer-streets
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