Intercoms will be installed in three locations in Cardiff to provide residents with direct access to the police and emergency workers if they feel threatened or unsafe. The 'street help points' are part of a series of initiatives to be delivered across Cardiff and Bridgend, which aim to keep women safe, reduce neighbourhood crime and prevent anti-social behaviour.
South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner Alun Michael and local organisations - including Cardiff Council, Bridgend Council, South Wales Fire & Rescue, Welsh Women’s Aid, and South Wales Police - collaborated to secure almost £1.5m from the Home Office's Safer Street's fund to deliver the initiatives.
Bridgend will receive £749,215.50 from the funding, while Cardiff will be allocated £749,652.85. Other new approaches the money be used for include:
