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City Centre Beat Managers have been visiting new members to welcome them to the Bradford crime fighting scheme. New members recieve a CCB Welcome Pack and CCB Digital Radio allowing them to communicate with the CCB Managers and the other 157 members across the city.

City Centre Beat have been accredited by National Association of Business Crime Partnerships and were presented with the award by Jonny Noble, Bradford BID Manager. “This is a very good Partnership that is proactive and has presented a strong application. Whilst some documentation updates were required these have now all been completed and they meet the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 requirements. They work very closely with partners and stakeholders in helping Bradford to be a...

BRADFORD Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with West Yorkshire Police to launch a new initiative to combat the scourge of street-drinking in parts of the city centre. The scheme will use legal powers in a new and innovative way, combined with advanced forensic technology, to prevent the supply of “super-strength” alcohol to street drinkers. It is believed to be the first time these powers, introduced under anti-social behaviour legislation, have been utilis...

Mark Plovie, Bradford City Centre Beat (CCB) crime intelligence coordinator has been given an award for ‘Extraordinary Public Service’ for his criminal intelligence work. Mark is a member of West Yorkshire Police support staff who has worked with CCB for over 10 years. As a former police officer he worked throughout his 31 year career in Bradford city centre and his knowledge of the Bradford city centre criminal fraternity is extensive and of great benefit to CCB. The award wa...

The City Centre Beat is pleased to publish its annual report for 2016-2017. To view the report, please open this link.

Bradford’s Kirkgate Shopping is piloting the West Yorkshire Police ‘Be Special’ scheme by putting four employees forward to train as special constables. The ‘Be Special’ campaign trains individuals to become volunteer police officers who provide a range of duties creating a vital link between the police and the community. Marc Hemingway (34) from Bradford, is the first of four Kirkgate Shopping security staff to complete the initial training. Marc sai...

TEN years ago a crime partnership was set up to tackle problems affecting the city centre. It could not have been known how effective and influential the initiative would become. City Centre Beat (CCB) has now developed into one of the leading crime partnerships in the country, inspiring other similar schemes in other towns and cities. Combating shop theft and anti-social behaviour remains at the core of the operation, which since 1998 has been managed by retired West Yorkshire Po...

A NEW detect and prevent initiative has seen shoplifting offences fall in the Bradford district. A proactive approach to guide people, who thieve to feed addictions, into help – allied to a tough crackdown on persistent offenders – has seen crimes in the city centre going down. Inspector Andy Gallant, in charge of policing in central Bradford, said four days of action, in partnership with retailers, had resulted in only one offence of shoplifting. And in four weeks run...

Inspector Kevin Pickles, PC Sue Dawsan Police Licensing officer, Steve Baker and Catherine Riley receiving award for the best bar none scheme promoting safety in the nighttime economy in Bradford City Centre