Operation Safer Nights Plus Supported by Conservative Controlled Council

A safety campaign aimed at providing useful help and information, as well as reducing crime, will be taking to the streets of Tamworth on the night of Friday December 20.

Operation Safer Nights Plus will see more than 50 staff from organisations including the police, fire service, domestic abuse groups and Conservative controlled Tamworth Borough Council patrolling the streets of Tamworth town centre from 7pm until 10pm.

The operation is aimed at informing and educating revellers about how to stay safe, while at the same time supporting the town’s nighttime economy by making Tamworth a much safer place to be at night.

During Safer Nights Plus, a mobile police station will be set up in St Editha’s Square as a focal point where people can get help and advice on a range of services including domestic abuse, sexual health services, alcohol counselling and general safety advice.

Staff in the CCTV control room will be monitoring the streets of the town centre and will be in constant communication with the organisations involved to alert them to unfolding situations.

Similar events just before Christmas in previous years were a huge success, with around 200 people spoken to or asking for information.

Cabinet member for Community Development, Cllr Jeremy Oates, said, “The aim of the Safer Nights Plus Operation is to make people more aware of their safety when they are out for the night.  Tamworth is a safe place to be at night and this operation will help the show people to huge amount of work which goes into ensuring that safety.”