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West Yorkshire Police

The West Yorkshire Police is a police force situated in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the UK. It covers an area of 2,029.26 square km (783.50 miĀ²).

Cities within the West Yorkshire Police area include Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield.

Towns within the West Yorkshire Police area include Baildon, Batley, Bingley, Brighouse, Castleford, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Elland, Featherstone, Garforth, Guiseley, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Heckmondwike, Hemsworth, Holmfirth, Horbury, Huddersfield, Ilkley, Keighley, Knottingley, Liversedge, Meltham, Mirfield, Morley, Normanton, Ossett, Otley, Pontefract, Pudsey, Rothwell, Shipley, Silsden, South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden, Wetherby and Yeadon.

Map of the West Yorkshire Police Area

Yellow markers represent Police Forces and the red markers represent neighbourhoods within West Yorkshire Police.

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The Top 5 Worst Locations for Crime in the West Yorkshire Police in April 2019
Town Type Location Number of Crimes Committed
LeedscityOn or near Boar Lane56
BradfordcityOn or near Adelaide Street47
LeedscityOn or near Shopping Area43
LeedscityOn or near Heathcroft Rise40
LeedscityOn or near Parking Area38

The Top 5 Worst Locations for Crime in the West Yorkshire Police in March 2019
Town Type Location Number of Crimes Committed
HuddersfieldtownOn or near Tinderley Grove93
BradfordcityOn or near Adelaide Street63
LeedscityOn or near Shopping Area44
LeedscityOn or near Heathcroft Rise41
LeedscityOn or near Shopping Area40

The Top 5 Worst Locations for Crime in the West Yorkshire Police in February 2019
Town Type Location Number of Crimes Committed
BradfordcityOn or near Adelaide Street42
LeedscityOn or near Shopping Area42
BradfordcityOn or near Petrol Station37
BradfordcityOn or near Pedestrian Subway35
LeedscityOn or near Boar Lane34

West Yorkshire Police serve approximately 2.2 million people living in one of the five metropolitan districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. The physical area, of some 2000 square kilometres or 780 square miles, contains the West Yorkshire conurbation and a network of motorway and trunk roads which allow easy access to and from other population centres. The area is policed by around 5,000* Police Officers and 3,400* Support Staff, including 600* Police Community Support Officers. This makes the Force the fourth largest in the country.

* numbers are approximate and may vary.

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Councils within West Yorkshire Police

  • Bradford
  • Calderdale
  • Kirklees
  • Leeds
  • Wakefield

Community Safety Partnerships within West Yorkshire Police

  • Bradford
  • Calderdale
  • Kirklees
  • Leeds
  • Wakefield