Victims of rural crime are set to get free security equipment as part of a £200,000 scheme. Nottinghamshire Police will help secure rural homes and businesses across the Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood districts.
The £200,000 project, which is funded by the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Nottinghamshire’s Safer4All fund, will help install security equipment. This could include CCTV and motion sensor lighting to prevent break-ins, and measures to prevent vehicle theft such as gating and installing concrete blocks to restrict access.
A dedicated full-time rural crime prevention officer has also been appointed. David Elms will soon be getting to work assessing the needs of rural crime victims and implementing a range of so-called “target hardening” measures to make it more difficult for criminals to reoffend.
