Police and Crime Plan 2024-2028

This consultation is a way for you to use your voice and help shape my new Police and Crime Plan.

Once completed the plan will set out my policing priorities and the direction of West Yorkshire Police over the next four years.

When I was re-elected as Mayor this May I promised a long-term strategy to deal with serious violence. Across the country knife crime has risen by 2% in the last year, with homicides increasing by 5%. While knife crime has decreased by over 10% in West Yorkshire since 2019, these national increases are now reflected here. Every life lost to violent crime is one too many, which is why we are determined to tackle this as a matter of urgency.

As part of this Police and Crime Plan consultation we want to ask you about what serious violence looks like in your area so that we can ensure that your voice is heard. We will make West Yorkshire a safer region for all.

I also pledged to continue my work to eradicate violence against women and girls and have established a women’s safety unit with West Yorkshire Police, working alongside partners to embed the recommendations of the men and boys report to ensure that everyone feels West Yorkshire is safe, just and inclusive.

We will work with the government as they reinvigorate neighbourhood policing with 13,000 more police/community support officers nationally and I will continue to hold the chief constable to account ensuring he focuses on the issues that matter most to you.

Using my convening powers, I will continue to bring together local criminal justice partners to ensure a joint understanding of the challenges we face and how we can introduce vital services for our young people to ensure they are seen and heard.

Please can I urge you to complete this survey and tell us how my new Police and Crime Plan can reflect your priorities and bring about lasting change in West Yorkshire.

Thank you.

Tracy Brabin
Mayor of West Yorkshire

Public engagement - how to have your say

Public Survey

Between 16 July 2024 and 31 October 2024, you can take part in our online survey.

Easy Read Survey

Please contact the team at Consultation.PC@westyorks-ca.gov.uk if you would like access to an Easy Read version of the survey. This will be available in due course.

Partner Survey

Between 16 July 2024 and 10 October 2024, partner organisations can take part in our online survey.

Roundtables and Events

The team will be out and about engaging in person at events across West Yorkshire - please come and chat with the team.

Online events

We are hosting a series of events on different days and times including a Saturday opportunity – please register to attend via Consultation.PC@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.

In person meetings with groups across West Yorkshire

We would like to speak to groups of people about their priorities if you are part of, run or support a group which you think would be interested please contact the team to arrange a meeting in person or online via Consultation.PC@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.

Casework

You can email our case work team with any views or comments – please reference #TellTracy about Policing and Crime and email PolicingandCrime@westyorks-ca.gov.uk