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These awards recognise the excellent contribution of local members and schemes in making a difference in their area.
Monday October 31, 2022
Community crime fighters have come together to sharpen their sleuthing skills through a police event to boost neighbourhood safety in Kirklees.
Friday 23 June 2023
Officers, staff and members of the public who put their lives at risk and have tackled Violence Against Women and Girls are just some of the people honoured at the Bradford District Awards.
This this film was produced in February 2014 by West Yorkshire Police, Supported by Mark Burns-Williamson West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner in partnership with Falcon Films.
Friday 5 May, 2023
Police officers and residents who put themselves at risk to save lives, and officers who hunted down sex offenders and protected children from exploitation have been honored in Kirklees.
As of 13th May 2014, the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 made amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The Act made two key amendments, firstly that the law is now extended to encompass dangerous dogs in private as well as public places; secondly that the law extends to provisions to cases where injury is caused to assistance dogs (whether or not any person is injured).
West Yorkshire Police Hate Crimes and Non-Crimes policy - West Yorkshire Police (WYP) takes all hate crimes and incidents seriously, as this type of crime or non-crime can have an adverse and enormous effect on the victim, family members and the wider community.
The policing of wildlife crime is a specialist subject. West Yorkshire Police have appointed Wildlife Crime Officers (WCOs) who, along with their normal duties, volunteer to investigate wildlife offences as well as linked crime types such as rural crime, plant theft (heavy machinery) and Heritage crime which includes theft from religious and historic sites
Find out about how you can report Hate Crime / Hate Incidents. A Hate Crime is any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity or perceived disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
'Get a Crime Update' (formerly known as Local Crime Tracker) is an online service provided by West Yorkshire Police that allows you to quickly and easily check the status of a previously reported crime - it allows you to keep updated with the status of your crime, view details of the officer in the case and contact the officer if you require an update.
West Yorkshire Police Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCO’s), liaise with the Local Authority Planning Officers, Architects, Developers and Agents to design out crime and reduce opportunities for crime and ASB (anti-social behaviour). Our Design Out Crime Officers (DOCO's) in each of the five districts are embedded in their local authorities playing a major part in the future of community safety within the Force area. All our DOCO's are active members of the Security Institute which includes CPD (Continuous Professional Development)
Policies and Procedures - Crime and Safeguarding - this topic lists policies relating to crime issues and safeguarding victims and potential victims of crime.
Read the Police and Crime Plan at https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/policing-and-crime/the-police-and-crime-plan/
Neighbourhood Watch is the largest voluntary crime prevention group in the country. It is based on the idea of communities coming together to help reduce crime and increase community cohesion. People join Neighbourhood Watch for many different reasons, whether it is to improve personal safety and security around their home, or to become part of a group and meet new people. Neighbourhood Watch also brings communities together that share a sense of responsibility for where they live.
Our Strategy sets out the strategic direction for West Yorkshire Police over the next five years to deliver our part of the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan (opens in a new browser window / tab) in achieving the overall vision of Safe, Just and Inclusive. Our Strategy continues to balance addressing the risks identified in successive Force Management Statements, with local and national priorities, to ensure that West Yorkshire Police remains one of the best performing forces in the country and delivers the best service it can to the communities we serve.