This will be the fourth round of funding from the Govt's Safer streets fund and is the first such round to also accept funding bids from eligible civil society organisations - such as Her Centre in London - awarded £140,000 to help provide support and counselling to victims of sexual harassment, assault, rape and stalking enabling them to "recover the confidence to live lives free of fear". The money will also go towards providing "active bystander" training which can help prevent assaults against women.

Funds can be (and, in some selective licence areas, have been) used to roll out enhanced CCTV provision and new street lighting in communities to help prevent neighbourhood crime, anti social behaviour and assaults happening in the first place.