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West Yorkshire Police
	West Yorkshire Police
	Logo of the West Yorkshire Police.
Motto	In the Public Service
Agency overview
Formed	1974
Preceding agencies	West Yorkshire Constabulary; Leeds City Police; Bradford City Police;
Employees	9,853
Volunteers	403
Annual budget	£396.0 million
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	Police area of West Yorkshire in the country of England, UK
	Map of West Yorkshire Police's jurisdiction.
Size	2,029 km²
Population	2,108,000
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Governing body	West Yorkshire Police Authority
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996
General nature	Law enforcement; Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Wakefield
Constables	6,225 (of which 403 are Special Constables)
Police Community Support Officers	757
Agency executive	Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable
Divisions	8
	Facilities
Stations	41
	Website
	http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
	Footnotes
	* Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

West Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. It is the fourth largest force in England and Wales by number of officers, with 5671 officers.

West Yorkshire Police Authority contains 9 councillors, and 8 independent members. The councillors are appointed by the five borough councils in the area - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

West Yorkshire Police was formed in 1974, when part of the West Yorkshire Constabulary (itself created in 1968, and covering a much larger area) was amalgamated with the Leeds City Police and Bradford City Police, under the Local Government Act 1972. The force was originally known as the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police.^[2]^[3]

Proposals made by the Home Secretary on March 21, 2006 would see the force merge with North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police to form a strategic police force for the entire region. These plans are currently under review and not expected to take place in the foreseeable future.

On 12 December 2006, Sir Norman Bettison was announced as the new Chief Constable, replacing Colin Cramphorn.

West Yorkshire Police is reported to have had £6.3 million GBP invested in failed Icelandic financial institutions.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Divisional structure

For operational purposes, West Yorkshire Police is divided into eight divisions. The force headquarters is on Laburnum Road to the north of Wakefield city centre along with the Force Training School at Bishopgarth. The divisions with their associated stations and divisional identifiers are:

Identifier	Division	Stations	Area
AA	North West Leeds	Weetwood, Pudsey, Horsforth & Otley	covering North and West Leeds^[4]
BA	North East Leeds	Stainbeck, Killingbeck, Wetherby & Garforth	covering North East Leeds, Wetherby, Boston Spa, Garforth and Micklefield^[5]
CA	City & Holbeck	Holbeck, Millgarth & Morley	covering Central and South Leeds^[6]
DA	Wakefield	Wakefield, Pontefract, Castleford & South Kirkby	covering the Wakefield Metropolitan District area^[7]
EA	Kirklees	Huddersfield, Dewsbury & Holmfirth	covering the Kirklees Metropolitan District area^[8]
FA	Calderdale	Halifax & Todmorden	covering the Calderdale Metropolitan District area^[9]
GA	Bradford South	Bradford South	covering Central and South Bradford^[10]
HA	Airedale & North Bradford	Keighley, Ilkley, Shipley & Eccleshill	covering North Bradford and Keighley^[11]

[edit] Neighbourhood Policing Teams

Within West Yorkshire Police, there is an operational focus on Neighbourhood Policing. The three 'aims' of Neighbourhood Policing are as follows^[12]:

Dedicated and accountable teams with local ownership
Intelligence-led targeting of the problems that matter most to the public
Joint action by police, partner agencies and the public

Each division has a number of Neighbourhood Policing Teams, consisting of an Inspector; who is in turn in charge of three teams, headed by a Sergeant and made up of Police Constables, PCSOs and Special Constables. The three teams work in a shift pattern so that the neighbourhood will always have a Neighbourhood Policing Team on duty.

Below is a table of all Neighbourhood Policing Teams within West Yorkshire Police:

West Yorkshire Police: Neighbourhood Policing Teams
Division	Division Name	Neighbourhood Policing Teams
AA	North West Leeds	North West Inner; North West Inner - Hyde Park; North West Outer; West Inner; West Outer
BA	North East Leeds	Burmantofts & Richmond Hill; Chapel Allerton; Cross Gates, Whinmoor & Temple Newsam; Garforth, Kippax, Swillington & Methley; Gipton & Harehills; Killingbeck & Seacroft; Roundhay, Alwoodley & Moortown; Wetherby & Harewood
CA	City & Holbeck	City; Holbeck; Morley; Rothwell
DA	Wakefield	Castleford; Normanton & Featherstone; Pontefract & Knottingley; South East; Wakefield Central; Wakefield North West; Wakefield Rural
EA	Kirklees	Batley, Birstall & Birkenshaw; Dewsbury & Mirfield; Huddersfield South; Huddersfield North; Kirkburton & Denby Dale; Spen Valley; The Valleys
FA	Calderale	Halifax Central; Halifax North & East; Lower Valley; Upper Valley
GA	Bradford South	NP Area 1; NP Area 2; NP Area 3; NP Area 4; NP Area 5; NP Area 6
HA	Airedale & North Bradford	Bingley & Worth; Eccleshill; Keighley; North Bradford; Shipley; Wharfedale & Craven

[edit] Former Divisions

The grid below details the make up of the divisions from 2000 to present. Many of the division mergers were implemented to align police divisions with local council wards.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]

Former West Yorkshire Police divisions from 2000 to present.

[edit] Notable cases

The hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (1975 to 1981)
Chapeltown riots (1975, 1981 and 1987)
Bradford riots (2001)
Harehills riot (2001)
The disappearance of Shannon Mathews (2008)

Otley Police Station

Millgarth Police Station in Leeds. The hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper was conducted from here.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] Video clips

[HO_page-0] Home Office Performance and Measurement: West Yorkshire Police

[1] West Yorkshire Police: Policing History

[2] West Yorkshire Police: Policing Firsts

[3] North West Leeds Division

[4] North East Leeds Division

[5] City & Holbeck Division

[6] Wakefield Division

[7] Kirklees Division

[8] Calderdale Division

[9] Bradford South Division

[10] Airedale & North Bradford Division

[11] The Aims of Neighbourhood Policing

[12] Web Archive: The new Calderdale Division

[13] Web Archive: The new Wakefield Division

[14] Web Archive: Millgarth Division

[15] Web Archive: Pudsey Division

[16] Web Archive: Chapeltown Division

[17] Web Archive: Weetwood Division

[18] Web Archive: Killingbeck Division

[19] Web Archive: Holbeck Division

[20] Web Archive: Keighley Division

[21] Web Archive: Bradford North Division

[22] Web Archive: Bradford South Division

[23] Web Archive: Huddersfield Division

[24] Web Archive: Dewsbury Division

[25] Web Archive: The new City & Holbeck Division

[26] Web Archive: The new Pudsey & Weetwood Division

[27] Web Archive: The new Kirklees Division

[28] Web Archive: The new North East Leeds Division

[29] BBC News: Merger of old Chapeltown and Killingbeck divisions

[30] Web Archive: The new North West Leeds Division

[31] Web Archive: Proposals to merge two of the three Bradford divisions

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