Stepping Up the Fight Against Fly-tippers in West Oxfordshire!
West Oxfordshire District Council is intensifying its efforts to combat fly-tipping with the installation of new covert cameras in rural hotspots. This significant move, led by the Rural Crime Partnership, is funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley and the Home Office’s Safer Streets initiative.
Currently West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) shares four cameras with a neighbouring council, but through this project, a further 20 cameras have been bought for WODC along with additional cameras for South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse District Councils.
The cameras are specially developed to tackle crime in rural outdoor settings, including fly-tipping, by using invisible 'No Glow' night vision LEDs.
Cllr Geoff Saul, Executive Member for Housing & Social Welfare, said:
“I’m so pleased that the District Council has been able to make this happen through the Rural Crime Partnership.
“It is a hugely worthwhile project that will help us support our residents and make them feel much safer in their communities. Thank you to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for securing this funding, it really will make a huge difference to funding projects across our district.”
The scheme will also see the placement of signs around known hotspots to deter fly-tipping and the cameras will be regularly moved around the district to tackle known and new issues.
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, said:
“Fly-tipping is not just an eyesore, it can be a health hazard and also create a dangerous environment for wildlife and, when done on farmland, livestock and crops.
“I’m pleased that the funding we secured will support the installation of new covert cameras across West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse to help tackle these incidents which blight our rural environment.”
For more information about the Rural Crime Partnership and its other initiatives, visit yourvoice.westoxon.gov.uk.
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West Oxfordshire District Council Communications Team
Notes to editors
This project has been made possible thanks to £156k funding the partnership secured from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley and the Home Office’s Safer Streets 5 initiative.
Safer Streets 5 is a Home Office Initiative aimed at preventing neighbourhood crime, tackling anti-social behaviour and violence against women. The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, working with district councils, successfully bid for funding to support interventions in rural crime across West Oxfordshire, South Oxfordshire and the Vale of the White Horse.