Crime Prevention
Case study

Operation Yardbird - Improving Efficiency and Bringing Offenders to Justice
In the world of policing, science and technology play a vital role in ensuring we stay a step ahead on tackling and preventing crime to better protect the public, deliver justice, and support police on the frontline.
Publication
NPCC Prevention Coordination Committee: Economic Analysis - Practitioner Guidance
This document has been produced by the NPCC Prevention Coordination Committee with the support of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser to help improve the quality and quantity of economic analysis in policing and wider…
news

14 April 2026
UKRI Launch a £50m Research and Innovation Programme to Make Britain's Streets Safer
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched five Safer Streets Challenges backed by £50 million of funding, as part of the government's £500 million Research & Development Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP).