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ARU students to help curb violence against women

Students from ARU will play a key role in helping to reduce violence towards women and girls in Chelmsford, thanks to a new partnership.

Chelmsford leads day of action for safer streets

Eight agencies joined forces on 25 Nov in a day of action to make a ‘creepy’ area of Chelmsford safer for all – particularly women and girls

Funding secured to make Chelmsford’s streets safer

A range of projects to make Chelmsford’s streets safer for all, but particularly women and girls, has been funded.

Accommodation to keep ex-offenders off the streets

The City Council and two other agencies have secured £100,000 for accommodation to stop ex-offenders from living on the streets.

Powerful Knife Angel vigil remembers victims of youth violence

A touching vigil to remember victims of knife crime was held in Central Park on Saturday in front of the Knife Angel sculpture.

Action taken on Saturday for a safer Chelmsford

On Saturday 21 August, council officers, police and the High Sheriff worked together in a Night of Action to keep the city centre safe.

Be careful what you let in

Bars are open and everyone's keen to get back to enjoying Chelmsford’s excellent nightlife. But there’s a dark side to evenings out for some

Free training in spotting domestic abuse

Chelmsford residents are being offered free online J9 training to raise awareness and to help victims of domestic abuse.

154 bikes marked in anti-crime drive

Essex Police and Chelmsford City Council have been helping to protect cyclists from theft by registering bicycles on a police database.

Huge anti-knife-crime statue coming to Chelmsford

The Knife Angel, a 27-foot monument warning of the dangers of knife crime, is arriving in the city this September.

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