The Royal Borough’s transport lead has said it is reviewing which schemes in the Royal Borough could benefit from a Government initiative to make streets safer for women and girls. The majority of respondents said they would feel safer walking in their neighbourhoods if key issues such as inadequate lighting and antisocial behaviour were addressed. Councils will be able to draw on their allocation of ATE’s £626million funding pot to address safety issues, including improvements which make walking safer and more appealing for women and girls. Jess Phillips MP, minister for safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, said: “Violence against women and girls is a national emergency, and this government will halve it in a decade. I welcome this work to design streets that make women feel safer, shifting responsibility away from women and onto the spaces and behaviours that put them at risk.”

Source: Express April 10, 2026 17:01 UTC