A Surrey council has been awarded an extra £1m funding from the Home Office to help tackle anti-social behaviour.
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council received the cash, which was secured by the police and crime commissioner, on top of £265,000 granted by the government’s Safer Streets Fund last autumn.
The money will go towards the Safer Redhill partnership, which is encouraging people visiting, working or living in Redhill to report the behaviour to police and council officers.
Councillor Richard Biggs, leader of the council, said: “The crime rate in Reigate & Banstead is lower than the Surrey average but we don’t want to be complacent.”
Andy Nash, chair of the Redhill Business Guild, said: “The success of recent police enforcement operations shows real progress in addressing both the causes and effects of anti-social behaviour and crime.”
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