Alley gates could be fitted across Liverpool as part of a £1.3 million scheme to cut crime in the city. It is hoped that the new gates on alleyways between houses will reduce the number of home insurance claims made for burglaries, and are in addition to the 5,700 already installed by Liverpool City Council at a cost of £10 million.
The news comes after an independent study of the scheme by the University of Huddersfield showed that 99% of residents in areas where gates have been fitted like having them.
The study also found that 150,000 people living in gated areas feel much safer and burglary rates have remained low after falls of up to 37% when the gates were fitted.
Councillors say the scheme has "helped prevent burglaries and incidents of anti-social behaviour" and as a result made residents feel safer in their homes.
Councillor Marilyn Fielding, executive member for safer communities, said: "It is a great example of a simple idea that makes a massive difference to communities - making sure the elderly and vulnerable feel much more secure in their own homes and reducing incidents of fly tipping in alleyways."
Liverpool Council will now decided whether the "pioneering" scheme will be extended to include 100 new gate schemes over the next two years.
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