#SaferStreets

“We all deserve to feel safe, let's look out for each other”

#SaferStreets

#SaferStreets aims to address problematic behaviours across Warrington, with a particular focus on improving the feeling of safety and tackling violence against women and girls.

Funded by the UK Home Office as part of their Safer Streets project, this local initiative is delivered in partnership with Cheshire Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Cheshire, Warrington Borough Council, RASASC Cheshire and Merseyside, and local businesses and schools.

We all deserve to feel safe.

I want to reassure women and girls in Cheshire that their safety is taken extremely seriously by the police and partners. Violence against them is not their fault. Total responsibility lies with the people who commit these crimes and this funding will be key in helping to change attitudes and behaviours.

John Dwyer,
Police and Crime Commissioner
for Cheshire

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62.8%
of people don't feel safe in public places in Warrington
61.6%
of people feel their appearance affects their safety
58.5%
believe that being a certain ethnicity affects their safety
52.6%
have been a victim of intimidation or violence in a public place

Action

In addition to increasing awareness of unwanted behaviours, the #SaferStreets initiative is delivering several schemes and local improvements to ensure that residents and visitors feel safe in our town.

  • Enhanced CCTV and surveillance in Warrington town centre.
  • Further improvements to street lighting in the borough, in addition to those already made around Bridge Street, Winwick Street and the bus station area.
  • Specialist training for Warrington’s police officers, to enable early intervention and improve their ability to identify potential perpetrators.
  • Investment in training for licensed taxi drivers and promoting the features in place that make Warrington’s licensed taxis stand out.
  • Programme of learning and curriculum development to reach young people and provide long-term education.
  • Development of training for local businesses and services to help them recognise predatory behaviour, identify vulnerable individuals, and provide safe interventions.
  • Uniting the community to empower active guardianship for one another.
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News and Updates

Safer Streets Warrington Launch Press Release Warrington Town Centre receives CCTV and lighting uplift Working together to make Warrington’s streets safer by Cllr Maureen McLaughlin Warrington’s high schools and colleges to receive new Safer Streets programme Helping to tackle violence against women and girls by Cheshire PCC John Dwyer

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Partners

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Cheshire Police Warrington Borough Council RASASC Cheshire and Merseyside Sexual Violence Support Lime Culture Purple Leaf Cheshire Youth Commission Golden Square Shopping centre We Are Warrington BID Warrington Refuge IDVA Service Warrington Youth Zone

Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner

“I want to reassure women and girls in Cheshire that their safety is taken extremely seriously by the police and partners. Violence against them is not their fault. Total responsibility lies with the people who commit these crimes and this funding will be key in helping to change attitudes and behaviours.” John Dwyer, Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire

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“We all deserve to feel safe, let's look out for each other”

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