Dafydd LLywellyn, Police and Crime Commissioner has secured funds of £200k from the Home Office’s Safer Street Funding to work with local partners to cut crime and make communities safer in the Llanelli area
Focus for the funds will be used to tackle crime in the Tyisha and Glanymor areas of Llanelli, with the aim of making both communities safer, with a particular focus on areas affected by high levels of acquisitive crime, such as theft and robbery.
The Safer Streets Fund aims to stop offences in areas that have high levels of crime, such as theft and robbery, and crimes that blight communities and cause misery to victims. The funds will be used to prevent these crimes from happening in the first place.
Tyisha and Glanymor are two of the most deprived areas in Carmarthenshire, according to the Welsh Government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation. The money will go towards measures proven to cut crime, which will include employing two Community Wardens; purchase of SelectaDNA kits, Community crime prevention activity support, Environmental improvements and Community Crime Prevention kits.
Dafydd Llywelyn, Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys said: “I am delighted by the announcement that the Home Office have supported our ‘Safer Streets’ bid for Llanelli, this is extremely positive news for residents of the communities of both Ty Isha, Glanymor and the surrounding area. I have invested significantly in the area over recent years with community grants I made available in addition to the new CCTV system that is in place across the town. This new additional funding will further build upon my work over recent years and I hope the residents will feel a positive difference in their communities.
Ensuring the security and safety of residents is a priority of mine – everyone deserves to live safely, and free from harm.”
Key delivery partners are Llanelli Town Council, Carmarthenshire County Council, Pobl Housing Association and Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership. All partners will be members of the steering group who will be responsible for the oversight of the project, ensuring implementation is timely, efficient, and that progress is monitored closely.
Plaid Cymru’s Regional Representative and Llanelli’s candidate for the Senedd elections, Helen Mary Jones AM said: “This is a positive step forward for the area, there has been some good work done over recent years but this will give more resources for the team, driven by the Police and Crime Commissioner, to make a real difference. All people deserve a safe community and this funding will help make so many lives better.”
