Tag: anti-social behaviour

Youths cause criminal damage to elderly flats in Cottingley

On Saturday night (17 May 2025) a group of youths climbed onto the roof of Dulverton Court sheltered flats in Cottingley causing damage to the roof and two fire doors and distress to elderly tenants. The group, who had previously climbed onto the roof of Cottingley Preimary Academy, left one

On The Beat: Cottingley day of action

With Sergeant Chloe Spencer Neighbourhood policing operates on effective engagement and consultation with its communities. On 23 April a joint partnership day was held in Cottingley to do just that; engage with members of the Cottingley community and consult with them on what issues really matter to them. Police officers

Councillors welcome curb on alcohol sales in Beeston

Leeds City Council’s Licensing Committee have approved plans, subject to public consultation, to control the sale of alcohol in parts of Beeston due to concerns about street drinking and anti-social behaviour. A Cumulative Impact Area (CIA) across Beeston Hill (see map) will not prevent premises from obtaining an alcohol sale

On The Beat: Hunslet & Riverside

with Sergeant Danny Wilson I joined West Yorkshire Police in May 2004 at the advanced age of 30, initially stationed at Millgarth on the City Neighbourhood policing team. I transferred to City and Holbeck Division patrol where I spent over half of my career answering calls and proactively policing South

Stingers to be deployed against quadbikes in South Leeds

‘Stingers’ – a device that Police can use to throw a mat of spikes across a road to puncture the tyres of vehicles that fail to stop – could be in use soon in South Leeds against anti-social quadbikes and motorbikes. The news came at a meeting of the Inner

Cllr Almass stands with a group of PCSOs and an off road motorbike police officer in Cross Flatts Park

Crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Beeston

Police are cracking down on anti-social behaviour, such as quad bikes, speeding and stolen vehicles in the Beeston & Holbeck ward following complaints from members of the public and local councillors. The Neighbourhood Policing Team from West Yorkshire Police recently held a public session inside Cross Flatts Park in Beeston