Success Stories
Meet the inspiring, youth-led projects making our streets safer, rebuilding public trust and winning national recognition.
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Making Hayes Safer, London Borough of HillingdonÂ
Making Hayes Safer is a community safety initiative created in response to persistently high levels of serious youth violence affecting young people and their families in Hayes. The award-winning initiative placed real youth voice and lived-experience mentorship at the absolute heart of its design. In 2024, the town of Hayes faced increasing rates of serious…
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Project Prevent, WarwickshireÂ
Project Prevent is an entirely student-led initiative designed to reduce young people’s vulnerability to assault, grooming, and harassment. Created by a group of proactive students at Rugby High School who wanted to tackle personal safety concerns head-on, this programme took second place at the National Crimebeat Awards 2026, highlighting the power of young people taking…
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Preventing Bicycle Theft, East Sussex
Preventing Bicycle Theft is a youth-led initiative by the Sussex Police Cadets designed to protect cyclists in a high-theft hotspots across the city of Brighton and Hove. Spurred into action after one of their own team members had a bicycle stolen, the dedicated group of Cadets launched a grassroots campaign that earned third place at…
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Peasedown Mini Police, Somerset
Peasedown Mini Police is an initiative that empowers 10-year-old children to research, design and lead vital crime-prevention campaigns. From tackling knife crime to senior fraud, the project aims to eliminate the fear of anti-social behaviour across their village. Operating out of Peasedown St John Primary School in partnership with the Avon and Somerset Neighbourhood Policing…
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Oceanside Records, Devon
Oceanside Records is a highly commended, youth-led record label in Devon that engages vulnerable and excluded young people by using rap, drill, and music production as a creative release to process trauma and build positive pathways away from crime. Founded in 2022 by a 17-year-old who had been excluded from mainstream education, this groundbreaking project…
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Red Flag Awareness, Bedfordshire
Red Flag Awareness is a highly commended, youth-led campaign founded by four Year 12 students to raise awareness of domestic abuse and promote healthy relationships. The initiative from Biddenham Sixth Form earned a “Highly Commended” distinction at the National Crimebeat Awards 2026. National data from the charity Refuge revealed 40% of teenagers experience violent or…
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Violence Against Women and Girls Champions, Kent
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Champions is a highly commended, student-led initiative at Borden Grammar School that fosters “healthy masculinity” and combats violence against women and girls. Developed by students at a predominantly male school in Kent, the initiative has shifted the school’s entire safeguarding culture and was “Highly Commended” at the National Crimebeat…