New CCTV, street lighting, and free home security devices will be coming to towns, including Mansfield and Sutton, thanks to £1.3m funding.

The new money will also pay for expansion of a scheme designed to create Safe Spaces in shops for anyone in distress, automatic number plate recognition cameras, and a new guardianship scheme to promote women’s safety, particularly during the night-time hours.

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire has been successful in a bid to receive £1m of new Safer Streets investment, with a further £333,000 being committed by Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry for public safety schemes.

The office previously secured £3m during the previous Safer Streets project, which led to various help schemes. Among the benefits was a 43% reduction in vehicle crime in Kirkby.

Caroline said: “This is brilliant new for people across the county because it means that we have even more investment coming into Nottinghamshire which will make our public places even safer.

“This additional £1m will make a real difference to people across the county as we have seen through the success of the previous Safer Streets projects. As well as preventing crime, the scheme also aims to make people feel safer too by making public spaces more welcoming.

“I was also keen for our partners within the city to not miss out on being able to continue their Safer Streets interventions and so have chosen to commit an additional £333,000 from my office of the Police and Crime Commissioner budget to continue the amazing work being done in the city and maintain the fantastic working relationships we’ve built with all eight local authorities in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and we could not deliver this project without them.

“I have seen first-hand the amazing innovation in tackling antisocial behaviour and increasing feelings of safety in the county, with a country first CCTV Refuge Point Camera system, our Safer Gyms scheme designed specifically to tackle violence against women and girls, and much more.”