West Yorkshire Combined Authority are developing a new anti‑knife crime campaign across West Yorkshire, focused on supporting positive behaviour change and increasing awareness among young people aged 11–25.

To make sure the campaign is meaningful and relevant, they want it to be shaped directly by the voices and experiences of young people.

They would value your support in helping them connect with the young people you may work with, support, or are in contact with. Their insights will play an essential role in informing how the campaign looks, sounds, and feels – and ultimately in making it as effective as possible.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Young people’s survey

This short, anonymous online survey is for young people (11-25) to share their views and experiences.

Complete the survey here

It takes around 10 minutes to complete and can either be sdhared directly with young people to complete in their own time or completed during existing meeting or session times, if that works better.

The survey will help them understand young people’s attitudes, perceptions and experiences so they can establish a baseline and later measure the impact of the campaign. A follow‑up survey, using the same questions, will be shared at the beginning of June. It would be extremely helpful if the young people who complete the initial survey are also encouraged to complete the post‑campaign survey, so they can capture any changes over time.

The survey will remain open until 5.30pm on 16 February 2026.

If anyone would like more detail on the initiative, please contact Andy Smith at Andy.Smith@westyorks-ca.gov.uk or Joshua Powling at  Joshua.Powling@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

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