Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase funding for the Safer Streets Fund.

The Safer Streets Fund is intended to cut crime and the harm it causes. Everyone in this country should have the security and confidence that comes from a safe street and a safe home. Since the Fund launched in 2020, we have invested £120 million through four rounds supporting 270 projects across England and Wales.

Although there have been no schemes in Battersea specifically, £3.2 million has been awarded through all rounds of the Safer Streets Fund to local projects across London to prevent crime through measures such as improved street lighting, CCTV and educational campaigns to change behaviours and attitudes.

This includes just over £1 million in investment through Round Four for projects targeting neighbourhood crime, violence against women and girls and anti-social behaviour.

Decisions on the geographical coverage of London funding bids submitted to the Safer Streets is matter for the Mayor of London.

We intend to set out our plans for future rounds of Safer Streets in the near future.