SDC's Stratford-upon-Avon Safer Streets Survey

Stratford-on-Avon District Council is seeking the news of the public and local organisations to inform potential proposals for a bid to the Home Office Safer Streets Fund 2021.

What is the Safer Streets Fund?

The tragic killing of Sarah Everard on 3rd March 2021 brought to the forefront concerns about women and girls’ safety in public places. To provide reassurance to women and girls and ensure the safety of public spaces, the Government announced, on 15th March, an additional £25 million for the Safer Streets Fund. This is being used to run a third round of Safer Streets Funding, with a focus on ensuring the safety of public places for all, and a particular emphasis on improving the safety of public spaces for women and girls.

The third round of the Safer Streets Fund opened on 3 June 2021, providing an opportunity to bid from a fund of £25 million for the year 2021/22. The third round of Safer Streets funding is available for interventions to improve the safety of streets and public spaces for all, with a particular focus on areas of potential concern to women and girls. This third pilot round makes £550,000 available per bid and seeks to expand the evidence base on the prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) crimes, aiming to prevent these crimes before they can occur, whilst simultaneously increasing feelings and perceptions of public safety in problem areas.

Further information around the Safer Streets Fund can be found here- Millions more funding for projects to make our streets safer - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

The Consultation

The consultation is an online questionnaire which seeks the views of those who live, work and visit Stratford-upon-Avon. The questionnaire is seeking to understand more about public feelings of safety in Stratford-upon-Avon and key locations where people feel unsafe.  The questionnaire can be completed by anyone, but will be particularly seeking the views of women and girls.

Stratford-on-Avon District Council will be engaging with local community groups, voluntary and third sector groups and other agencies that work with women and girls to obtain views that can inform any proposal made. Local statutory agencies will also be consulted.

To complete the consultation questionnaire please click on this link https://online1.snapsurveys.com/s/saferstreets

The closing date for completing the questionnaire is Sunday 11 July 2021.

What Happens Next?

Stratford-on-Avon District Council will analyse the results of the consultation which will inform the considerations and approach in any proposal put forward to the Home Office. A range of other sources of official crime data and public safety data are also being used inform a potential bid.