More cops on the streets and fewer pushing pens - that's the promise from Keighley police following a major shake-up.

This month sees changed working patterns for officers, new teams to target specific crimes and a clampdown on community problems.

Savings of up to £300,000 across the district on bureaucracy will put an extra 40 officers on frontline duties.

Bradford's five police divisions have been reorganised into three, including one covering Keighley, Ilkley, Bingley and Shipley.

The Keighley division will focus on the district's priorities of violence, burglary, vehicle crime and drugs-related crime.

But there will be a greater emphasis on community safety than in the past, with specialist teams tackling problems such as anti-social behaviour. There will also be a new car crime team in addition to the existing drugs and burglary/robbery teams.

The new team will not only target the handful of offenders responsible for most incidents, but educate drivers to protect their cars better.

In addition a new Crime Reduction Unit will deal with domestic violence, crime prevention, Neighbourhood Watch and "vulnerable victims" such as the elderly and those attacked because of their race or sexual orientation.

The successful crime analysis unit, which looks at crime patterns and forecasts where incidents may occur, will be quadrupled in size.

Chief Insp Steve Hobson says police work patterns have changed from rigid rotating eight-hour shifts -overnight, early morning, and afternoon/evening - to five overlapping shifts.

He says this means more officers will be available at the busiest times, such as early evening and Saturday nights, rather than sitting idle during quiet periods.

Mr Hobson says the new shifts will also offer a healthier, better way of life for police officers on the frontline.

Assistant Chief Constable Greg Wilkinson says that across the district the police are achieving a sustained reduction in crime.

He says: "Despite the setting of tough targets for the next 12 months, officers will not be complacent and will continue to target criminals and criminal activity.

"This new structure will see a greater investment in community safety and a more co-ordinated approach to tackling the root causes of crime."

Mr Wilkinson adds: "The responsibility or community safety must be shared with all members of the community. We have formed partnerships to make people aware of the responsibilities of organisations and sections of the community. We have to balance people's needs and direct resources to areas of greatest need, using a variety of tactics to solve local problems."