KINGSTEIGNTON is set to benefit from new funding aimed a reducing crime through usage of CCTV.

Kingsteignton Town Council was among several councils across the county to have been awarded funding through the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s scheme.

The Crime Commissioner has more than doubled funding available for CCTV schemes to help reduce crime in towns and villages across Devon and after a large number of grant applications were received.

In September, councils, voluntary sector groups, and some other eligible organisations were invited to apply for a maximum allowance of £10,000 to pay for CCTV equipment and associated infrastructure.

The scheme was launched by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) after it allocated £125,000 from its Strategic Interventions Fund for 2025/26, to help communities most in need of new or additional CCTV.

Due to the large number of applications received, Commissione Alison Hernandez agreed to more than double the funding available – bringing the total to almost £300,000.

It means more communities can reap the benefits of having CCTV, including 22 areas were none currently exists.

Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez said: ‘My office was inundated with so many applications that it became very difficult to choose between them, especially as each one gave compelling reasons for the difference the equipment would make in their local areas.

‘Although we don’t have the funding to grant each one, I am pleased to confirm that additional funding has been reallocated to this important initiative.

‘It has enabled my office to include more projects into the scheme which will now benefit 39 different areas across the peninsula.

‘CCTV is such an effective tool in helping prevent and detect crime as well as offering reassurance to residents and businesses.

‘I look forward to hearing improvements it has made within communities’.

The funding awarded under the scheme can only be used for the purchase of CCTV cameras, related equipment and installation costs. It cannot be used for monitoring expenditure or unrelated expenses.