£430K cash boost to help police fight crime in Mansfield

The money for the new projects will pay for improved property security, better street lighting and increased CCTV alongside greater police visibility in known crime hotspots.

The cash boost follows the success of a similar Safer Streets initiative in Newark last year, which led to a significant down-turn in crime, and will run alongside another crime-fighting drive in the Hyson Green and Radford areas of Nottingham.

Work will begin in coming weeks to implement a series of improvements such as free security upgrades at residential properties, increased CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology and monitoring in key hotspots; high visibility police and warden patrols in burglary, robbery and vehicle crime hotspots; and environmental improvements including enhanced LED street lighting.

Inspector Nick Butler, district commander for Mansfield, contributed to the Mansfield bid.

He said: “This additional funding is great news for the local community and will allow us to make further progress in our ongoing fight against crime.

“Mansfield is currently benefiting from the ongoing uplift in officer numbers and the continued deployment of the recently established Operation Reacher team.

“This new investment is an additional bonus that will allow us to do even more to prevent burglaries, thefts, vehicle crime and other offences that we know can have a very corrosive effect on our communities.”

The projects bring together Nottinghamshire Police, Nottinghamshire’s Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and local authorities.

They will be working together as one team for the benefit of each community, aiming to build neighbourhood capacity and resilience – helping local people to take action against criminality and resolve problems before they escalate into a crisis.

Crime commissioner Caroline Henry said: “People have told me they want more patrols, increased visibility and practical changes to make them safer and this is exactly what these projects will deliver. It will also make sure we give residents the tools they need to make their lives and homes more resilient against threat and again – this is exactly what we will deliver.”

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