Our Community Safety Partnership, in partnership with the Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office secured £297,202 of Home Office Safer Streets funding in 2022 for Witham. The partnership secured a further £300,223 of Home Office Safer Streets funding in 2023 for Halstead.
In 2025, the partnership secured £138,619 of funding for Braintree from the Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office and their Safer Streets Fund.
The aim of Safer Streets is to improve people’s perception of safety and to reduce:
- Anti-social behaviour
- Neighbourhood crime
- Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
As part of the Braintree Safer Streets programme, our Community Safety Partnership will deliver the following activities:
- Street Warden employed by Braintree District Council
- Additional CCTV cameras in the town centre
- ASB & Crime Prevention Police Patrols
- Theatre production for second school students exploring themes including healthy relationships, sexist comments and consent
- Expansion of Neighbourhood Watch coverage
- Braintree Dog Day and Community Safety Day at Weavers Park
- Detached work with young people
Our Braintree partners include:
- Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office
- Essex Police
- Essex County Council
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Theatre Inspiring Change
- CrimeStoppers
- Eastlight Community Homes
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In 2023 to 2025, our Community Safety Partnership delivered a number of activities as part of the Halstead Safer Streets programme which included:
- Additional CCTV cameras in Halstead
- Outreach sports programme for young people with free activities
- Expanding the coverage of Neighbourhood Watch
- Enhanced Education Programme for young people
- Street Warden employed by Halstead Town Council
- ASB & Crime Prevention Police Patrols
- Specialist counselling sessions for victims of sexual violence
- Raising awareness of CrimeStoppers to encourage anonymous reporting of crime
Our Halstead partners included:
- Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office
- Halstead Town Council
- CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse)
- Essex Youth Service
- Neighbourhood Watch
- Essex Police
- CrimeStoppers
- Eastlight Community Homes
Our Community Safety Partnership delivered a number of activities in 2022 and 2023 as part of the Witham Safer Streets programme and these included:
- ASB & Crime Prevention Police Patrols
- Street Warden employed by Witham Town Council
- Outreach sports programme for young people in Witham
- Extended Witham Town Council’s CCTV network
- Free self defence classes for women and girls in Witham
- Launch of the Ask Angela campaign in pubs
- Dog Watch Scheme launched along Witham River Walk at the Dog Day event
- Specialist counselling sessions provided for victims of sexual violence
Our Witham partners included:
- Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner’s Office
- Essex Police
- Witham Town Council
- Neighbourhood Watch
- CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse)
- Eastlight Community Homes
- CrimeStoppers
- Essex County Council
