Crime – Reader

Coercive control survivor tells her story so others can spot the signs

Mae's ex-partner controlled when she could eat, move and care for her baby. He was jailed after a midwife saw how he treated her and reported him to police.

October 5, 2026

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

Cash for parcels: police warn of a growing trend targeting students

Criminals are paying people to take in packages that may hold drugs, weapons or stolen goods, and whoever takes them in could end up with a criminal record.

September 24, 2026

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Two further arrests in High Green explosive substances investigation

South Yorkshire Police have arrested a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s in connection with the investigation into potential explosive substances in High Green, as the officer leading the inquiry confirms it remains active and urges the public not to speculate.

September 18, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

New Huddersfield police station completes decade-long Kirklees rebuild

A new two-storey police station just off Broadway has opened its doors to Huddersfield residents, marking the final step in a programme running more than ten years to replace ageing police buildings across Kirklees.

September 18, 2026Huddersfield, Kirklees

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Police and council launch joint patrols to tackle Barnsley shoplifting

Barnsley police and council wardens have launched joint patrols to tackle shoplifting in the town centre, with officers also issuing Criminal Behavioural Orders to repeat offenders.

September 17, 2026Barnsley

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Police release CCTV image after reported sexual assault in Sheffield city centre

South Yorkshire Police has released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a reported sexual assault on Fargate, Sheffield city centre, on 30 July.

September 16, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Sheffield cordon lifted as evacuated High Green residents return home

The police cordon on Mapplebeck Road in Sheffield's High Green area has been lifted, allowing evacuated residents to return home, after the Army's Explosive Ordnance Team confirmed nearby properties were no longer at risk.

September 16, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured South Yorkshire

Sheffield residents evacuated as bomb squad searches High Green property

A police cordon remains in place on Mapplebeck Road in Sheffield's High Green area, after nearby households were evacuated on Tuesday while specialists search a property linked to an explosives investigation.

September 16, 2026Sheffield

Crime Featured Yorkshire

From hare coursing to tractor heists: inside Yorkshire’s rural crime fight

Police forces across South Yorkshire, Humberside and North Yorkshire have marked National Rural Crime Week of Action, highlighting funding schemes, seasonal risks to farmers, and a rural crime picture officers say is increasingly linked to organised crime.

September 14, 2026

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

Leeds man jailed for 37 years following sexual and physical assault offences

Paul Benstock, 62, of East Ardsley, has been jailed for 37 years after being convicted of more than 40 sexual and physical assault offences against five victims, including 14 counts of rape, following a Leeds Safeguarding Unit investigation.

September 14, 2026Leeds