West Yorkshire Police

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JARVIS, Ryan (CRIMINAL JUSTICE HUB)
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West Yorkshire Police force profile with official contact, inspection, complaints, records and custody-suite links. Headquarters: WAKEFIELD, WF1 3QP.

Yorkshire and the HumberTerritorial police force

Force overview

Telephone101
Neighbourhood teams21

About this force

West Yorkshire Police serve approximately 2.2 million people living in one of the five metropolitan districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

The physical area, of some 2000 square kilometres or 780 square miles, contains the West Yorkshire conurbation and a network of motorway and trunk roads which allow easy access to and from other population centres.

The area is policed by around 5,000* Police Officers and 3,400* Support Staff, including 600* Police Community Support Officers.

This Criminal Justice Hub profile brings together official routes for West Yorkshire Police, including the force website, inspection information, complaints, records requests, Police.uk data and linked police custody suites.

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Contact and location

Telephone
101
Website
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
Headquarters
Laburnum Road
Wakefield
WF1 3QP

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Live policing data

August 2026Latest Police.uk crime data month
21Neighbourhood policing teams listed
130Crimes without a mapped location in the latest API month
IncludedLatest stop-and-search dataset

Neighbourhood teams

  • Bradford East
  • Bradford South
  • Bradford West
  • Bradford City
  • Keighley
  • Shipley
  • Halifax
  • Calderdale Valleys
  • Batley and Spen
  • Dewsbury
  • Huddersfield
  • Rural

Unmapped crime categories

Violent Crime: 47Other Crime: 26Other Theft: 13Criminal Damage Arson: 9Public Order: 9Drugs: 8

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Latest inspection rating and summary

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Victims and witnesses

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Suspects and accused people

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Families and supporters

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Professionals

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Police custody suites for this force