Strong focus on Brighouse as police aim to improve road safety

Neighbourhood officers covering the Lower Valley area, which includes Hipperholme, Lightcliffe, Northowram, and Elland, recently reviewed their priorities.

Officers have pledged to give attention to "road safety across the Lower Valley with a particular focus on Brighouse ward (Wakefield Road / Huddersfield Road).

"We will do this through targeted road safety work deployments, working with partners to inform and educate communities and enforce road safety legislation. This will include SID and Pro-Laser deployments, and proactive work to identify and prosecute unsafe use of the road network."

Officers in the area will also work on crime prevention and target hardening.

Meanwhile, anti-social behaviour in Elland will also receive police attention.

"We will do this through a partnership approach to increased awareness of anti-social behaviour reporting methods, identify repeat victims and perpetrators of anti-social behaviour, and educate young people of the impact of ASB," the neighbourhood policing team added.