Extra Cash To Tackle Crime In Lutterworth

Leicestershire Police has been handed extra cash to deal with crime in Lutterworth.

A share of £432,000 will help fund free security upgrades at homes, CCTV improvements and new ANPR cameras.

The county’s Police and Crime commissioner Rupert Matthews has secured the funding from the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund.

It will benefit Lutterworth and three other areas of the county identified as ‘hotspots’ for theft, burglary and robbery.

Mr Matthews said: “This is good news for residents and communities living in our county towns and will help to boost confidence and feelings of safety.

“These new security measures, alongside greater engagement with local police officers and environmental improvements, will not only remove opportunities for crime but will ensure local people feel good about the area in which they live and less anxious and fearful about being targeted.

“I made it very clear in my manifesto how I wanted to build stronger communities and prevent the kind of crimes and disorder that endanger or disrupt the peace and safety of local people.

“Safer Streets will help us to do just that by funding a raft of measures enabling us to tackle problems head-on where they have the most impact and persistently drain police services. I want more offenders caught and more crime prevented and we have a real opportunity here to make a difference.”

Castle Donnington, Hinckley and Melton Mowbray will also benefit from the extra funding.