The Crime Prevention Fund, set up by Hull City Council in 2022, offers grants to support community organisations with their projects to prevent crime and antisocial behaviour (ASB).
In October, a number of successful bids were granted to support organisations and communities across Hull.
They include:
- City Centre Safety: A successful grant means that the HullBID Radio Network will be boosted by additional radio handsets and other devices, allowing additional businesses to join up. The Network provides an early warning system for ASB and criminal activity, with around 250 members signed up city-wide. It allows businesses to quickly alert Humberside Police and Hull City Council’s Neighbourhood Nuisance Officer, as well as the Council’s CCTV operators, who can track perpetrators through the city centre and beyond.
- Church Safety: St Mary Queen of Martyrs in Bransholme has seen spikes in antisocial behaviour and criminal damage. Thanks to support from the Crime Prevention Fund, CCTV, fencing and other equipment will be installed at the Hull church, which has been repeatedly targeted. The panel also agreed in principle to fund new PVC doors at St Philip’s Bilton Grange church, as it looks to increase security following a serious break-in earlier this year.
- Support for Youth Hub and Community Gym: The Peel Project is to continue its support for diverse communities by opening its first dedicated youth hub and community gym. The facility will give young people safe access to positive activities during evenings and weekends, including boxing and gym sessions led by qualified coaches. A Crime Prevention Fund grant will allow for modifications to the building, along with the purchase of equipment and furniture.
Subject to meeting the scheme’s criteria, groups from anywhere in the city can apply for Crime Prevention Fund grants of between £500 and £25,000.
The primary focus of the Crime Prevention Fund is engaging, enabling and empowering communities, allowing them to develop community safety solutions.
Portfolio holder for communities and community safety, Councillor Ted Dolman, said: “This administration promised to create a crime prevention fund for local people.
“We did this because people in Hull deserve to live in safe and welcoming neighbourhoods free of antisocial behaviour and crime.
“Whilst it is a small minority of people who engage in activity that can have a negative effect, their behaviour can have wide-reaching consequences.
“The Crime Prevention Fund allows us to work with communities across the city to target problem areas and improve feelings of safety.”
For details on how to apply, visit Crime Prevention Fund | Hull.
