02/10/2026
West Yorkshire Police are considering scrapping their off-road bike team and this has prompted a public outcry.
This team is used across the city to tackle anti-social behaviour, illegal e-bikes and other crime such as drug-dealing - because they can get places quickly that other police teams would find harder.
WYP have said they would invest the saved money into neighbourhood police teams, but as Cllr Stewart Golton says, this “feels a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul”.
More than 1,000 people sign a petition to stop police from scrapping a dedicated off-road bike team.