A ground-breaking scheme called ‘Crime Alert’ which tells people in Leeds, Castleford, Bradford and Calderdale of crimes in their neighbourhood has been boosted with the introduction of a text service.

The new text facility compliments the current system whereby those signing up to the service receive emails.

Neil Goldup, Chief Executive of CASAC (Community Action and Support Against Crime) Leeds, said: “This is a great way for people to learn about potential crime issues in their own streets.

“It is driven by the police who decide whether a neighbourhood needs to learn of any criminal activity.

“And now those who sign up can get the notification no matter where they are via their mobile phones.”

Neil explains that people sign up for alerts relevant to their postcode which, until this week, have been delivered by email.

He added: “This is an efficient way of warning people about a potentially serious problem where they live. Issues such as sneak-in crimes for instance mean we can tell lots of people to be vigilant if there is a spate of such crimes in a particular area.”

The service is also popular with parents who have children studying in Leeds and for people worried about their parents’ safety.

For more information about Crime Alerts, and to sign up, please visit: http://casac.org.uk/register-for-crime-alerts.

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