West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson will travel around Bradford with his Chief Constable to talk to people about their crime concerns.

Earlier this year, Mr Burns-Williamson unveiled his first five-year Police and Crime Plan which noted priorities across West Yorkshire such as tackling anti-social behaviour, domestic violence, burglaries, hate crime and child sexual exploitation.

Now he will be unveiling his more local summary of the plan and how it will affect the district.

He will be joined on his district tour by the Chief Constable Mark Gilmore and Airedale and North Bradford divisional commander Chief Superintendent Angela Williams in Keighley and at the Hale project in Shipley. Mr Burns Will-iamson said that tackling threats, risks and harm were key priorities he is working on, alongside ensuring crime and re-offending is reduced, anti-social behaviour is reduced, victims and witnesses are supported and that the criminal justice system is effective and efficient, keeping communities safe.

“This Wednesday the Chief Constable and I will be travelling around Bradford to talk to people about their issues and concerns, and will be launching the local summary of my Police and Crime Plan,” he said.

“The work of the Bradford community safety partnership is vital, and I will be seeing examples of how they are working with those such as the Hale project with young people in Shipley helping prevent harm from alcohol.

“To reduce harm and risks to people at the local level is really important, which is why it was a priority in the plan and one of the areas where I have made commitments, which I will only deliver on by working in partnership."

Mr Burns-Williamson, elected last November, said that tackling and getting down the rates of burglary, by an estimated 30 per cent, remained his top priority, as well as getting more cash from the Proceeds of Crime Act, in his plan. The plan also revealed that West Yorkshire Police will see 106 fewer officers this coming year, despite 44 extra being recruited, and a further 132 support staff lost.

Funding will have been slashed by £102 million between 2011-12 and 2014-15. That equates to more than 2,000 police jobs lost over four years.

Mr Burns-Williamson has said that Bradford has the same challenges as elsewhere with anti-social behaviour and burglaries and hate crime named as problems faced by people.