What is National Crimebeat?

I thought you might like to know about National Crimebeat, which is the youth crime prevention charity of the High Sheriffs’ Association and is governed by trustees who are mainly former High Sheriffs.

They make awards to give recognition to the most innovative and successful crime prevention projects carried out by young people. They encompass the whole of England and Wales, not individual counties, and projects can be submitted from any organisation whatever their name

There are two categories of awards:

Category ‘A’ – is for groups where the idea for the project came from the young people who are then also responsible for running the project.

Category ‘B’ – is for groups where the project was developed by others (adults) but where the young people have a significant role in the management and delivery of the project.

The young people should be aged between 5 and 25 years.

The projects should have a beneficial effect on the community outside of the group; therefore a project that just keeps youngsters off the street is not acceptable. It should be aimed at reducing and/ or preventing crime, well established, and with benefits already being achieved.

Some of the winners attending the ceremony are themselves vulnerable youngsters, some on the edge of crime or antisocial behaviour, but usually they have one thing in common – they have never been to London or had a trip on a ‘Big Bus’ or the ‘London Eye’. Equally, more often than not they have never been winners, either individually or as a group. National Crimebeat is a means to give them recognition, confidence and self-belief.

How to apply

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2015

Submissions can be sent in from 6th January
Closing date 16th January
Judging 28th January
Ceremony will be held on 16th March

ESSENTIAL

Each project should provide the following information

• Project Title
• Category of entry
• County
• Name and Address of the organisation and details of the responsible person to be contacted
• Age range and number of young people in the group
• A 750 word max description of the project including the outcomes achieved to date
• Click here to download an application form
• Each application MUST be endorsed by the High Sheriff and then forwarded to submissions@national-crimebeat.org.uk 

National Crimebeat website: http://www.national-crimebeat.org.uk/