New safety tool to help keep people safe in Nuneaton

The tool allows people to flag places where they have felt unsafe.

Warwickshire police are encouraging people to use a new online tool called StreetSafe. 

The tool, which is aimed primarily at women and girls, will let members of the public show places where they have felt unsafe.  

Superintendent Mike Smith, community and response policing lead for Warwickshire Police, said: “We’re pleased to support and promote this national initiative. Everyone has a right to walk the streets safely and we are committed to ensuring this happens. A key part of this is tackling violence against women.We will use the information collected using this tool alongside other community intelligence to identify areas of concern and put measures in place to address them.”

StreetSafe is hosted on the police.uk website and people will be able to anonymously drop a pin onto a map and describe their reasons for concern, including behavioural or environmental reasons why they felt unsafe.

These could range from a poorly lit walkway to instances of public harassment and will mean concerns can be raised with police.

The information will be used to help improve wellbeing and safety for communities.

Changes and improvements could include installing CCTV and street lighting across a park or common or introducing night-time patrols led by officers or members of the local community.