Thousands of pounds in grants have been made available to efforts in the city
Rewilding Youth is one of several community organisations to benefit from the fund.(Image: Hull City Council)
A group of projects that could help prevent crime and antisocial behaviour in Hull have been selected for council funding. Several organisations and community schemes have been chosen as beneficiaries of the Crime Prevention Fund which offers grants of between £500 to £25,000.
Among them is a scheme to introduce flashing signs that will target speeding drivers on James Reckitt Avenue, Summergangs Road and Gillshill Road. The idea follows complaints from residents about cars driving dangerously in busy areas.
The signs are designed to slow down those road users causing issues in the hope it will lead to a safer environment in areas where children and young people cross regularly. Six signs at a cost of £8,000 each will be installed, with £25,000 from the Crime Prevention Fund accompanying £23,000 of Ward Budget match funding.
Meanwhile, outdoor education project Rewilding Youth has recently suffered reported arson with police suggesting CCTV, sensor operated lighting and secure storage containers and improved fencing could deter further problems at its East Hull Community Farm site. The not-for-profit, community interest company will receive more than £9,000 from the Crime Prevention Fund to make some of those upgrades in a move the council says will reassure users of the centre, including children who attend Wild Child.
Two projects to boost lighting on streets made very dark due to tree coverage will also benefit from the fund. Bollard lighting on Desmond Avenue and lighting columns on the footpath connecting Mitcham Road and Saltshouse Road are being trialled in a bid to improve feelings of safety. The Mitcham Road and Saltshouse Road measures will also help runners from the nearby Hull Harriers club house as they run along the footpath.Together the lighting schemes will cost £9,600 with more than £6,700 from the Crime Prevention Fund being made available.
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Portfolio holder for communities and community safety, Councillor Ted Dolman, said: “People in our city want to be able to go about their lives without having to deal with anti-social behaviour and crime, and they shouldn’t have to be in fear for their general wellbeing. The Crime Prevention Fund allows the panel to put things in place to reduce antisocial behaviour, tackle crime, and increase feelings of safety.”
Funding allocations are decided by the Crime Prevention Panel which meets 11 times per year to assess grant applications. Hull City Council says the panel is interested in creative ideas that support a reduction in crime and enhance community safety.
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