Grimsby to benefit from funding to tackle anti-social behaviour
Over £750,000 is being given to the region
The East Marsh in Grimsby has been highlighted as a priority by police to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.
£750,000 is being spent to make it a safer space to shop and live in.
The money has come from the Home Office Safer Streets Fund.
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside in partnership with North East Lincolnshire Council have been successful in yet another bid into the Home Office Safer Streets Fund.
The funding will bring £750,000 of investment into the region to increase the safety of residents and tackle serious crime, specifically in the East Marsh area of Grimsby.
The funding is aimed at improving the safety of public spaces for all, through a range of measures, such as CCTV, improved street lighting and creative interventions to tackle crime and divert people into more positive behaviour.
The latest successful funding bid comes on the back of earlier investment in Grimsby’s West Marsh in 2021 and the Westcliff Estate in Scunthorpe in 2020, both schemes have seen positive benefits for residents and helped to improve community safety.
Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Evison said:
“I am delighted my office has worked in partnership with both Councils to secure this funding which I hope will be of great benefit to residents. It will deliver initiatives that will prevent and reduce crimes and anti-social behaviour, improving the security of the community and making a sustainable change for everyone living and working there.
"We have a means of identifying hotspots, and the East Marsh is significant as far as anti-social behaviours concerned."
"Requirements for youth diversion, CCTV and general maintenance of the area where there are problematic things where parks are concerned."
Councillor Ron Shepherd, portfolio holder for safer and stronger communities at North East Lincolnshire Council, said:
"We are really committed to improving people’s lives and we are thrilled with the funding provided by the Home Office. This will help the Council, Police and our partners to do even more to stamp out crime within our borough.
“Most recently in the West Marsh, Safer Streets funding was used to improve CCTV and street lighting, clear private alleyways and equip residents with additional security measures to reduce the threat from crime.
“This is about making sure that our residents can go about their lives without the fear of crime and anti-social behaviour."