Designing Out Crime at Connah’s Quay Docks

Flintshire County Council has announced that its Regeneration Team has secured £290,000, from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund, to improve the Connah’s Quay Dock area.

In May this year, a programme of improvements was approved by the funders to help ‘design out crime’ in the Dock Road area, part of a wider investment programme across towns in Flintshire. Work is now underway on site to improve lighting in the area, install CCTV cameras and make environmental improvements. 

For a long time, the Dock Road area of Connah’s Quay has been a concern for the Council and Police. A seemingly neglected area, plagued by fly-tipping and abandoned vehicles/boats, Dock Road accounts for 75% of all reported crime in Connah’s Quay and is very much a priority target area for a range of Council partners and organisations. The funds required to implement the identified improvement works necessary were not available and the Dock Road area remained in desperate need of investment and improvement.

Cllr David Healey, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Economy, highlighted local concern for the area:

“The Dock Road area of Connah’s Quay was in dire need of improvement and investment from SPF funds is a crucial first step in making the dock area safer and, with such potential, hopefully in time, and with further investment, a much more appealing place for residents and visitors.”

The aim of the investment, to be delivered through the new project at Connah’s Quay Docks, is that it will positively impact the area by improving the safety of the Dock Road and help to reduce the fear of crime and make the area feel safer for local people. Namely, these improvements will include the installation of CCTV, improved lighting provision and environmental improvements. These changes will hopefully result in the area being less desirable to those using it undesirably and enable Police and other enforcement officers to investigate crime and anti-social behaviour.