Our ref: 7196/20

I am writing to ask for information on mental health incidents in rural areas. The College of Policing and NPCC define a mental health incident as:

"Any police incident thought to relate to someone’s mental health where their vulnerability is at the centre of the incident or where the police have had to do something additionally or differently because of it."

I am also aware that forces are often able to identify incidents which have taken place in a rural area. I would therefore like to know how many mental health incidents you recorded between 23 March and 1 December 2020; and how many of these were flagged, marked or can be identified as having taken place in a rural area.

I would also like to know how many mental health incidents you recorded between 23 March and 1 December 2019; and how many of these were flagged, marked or can be identified as having taken place in a rural area.

Please see the attached document.

West Police do not record areas as ‘rural/urban’ on crime records therefore, we have provided the ward areas across .

Mental Health Incidents, 23rd March to 30th November, 2019 and 2020

Notes Figures represent the number of incidents recorded during the period which: - were not a duplicate - had a 'Mental Health' qualifier or a 'dementia' qualifier Incidents are recorded in accordance with the National Standard for Incident Recording (NSIR) Counting Rules: www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-standard-for-incident-recording-nsir-counting-rules

23 Mar to 30 Nov 23 Mar to 30 Nov Ward area 2019 2020 - 54 101 Bradford- 49 74 Bradford- 53 97 Bradford- 107 123 Bradford-Bowling and 198 176 Bradford- 128 107 Bradford- 388 396 Bradford-Clayton and Fairweather Green 54 88 Bradford- 124 189 Bradford-Eccleshill 102 161 Bradford- 194 143 Bradford-Heaton 374 283 Bradford-Idle and 52 77 Bradford- 39 49 Bradford- Central 175 196 Bradford- 75 102 Bradford- 94 93 Bradford- 195 173 Bradford-Manningham 236 227 Bradford-Queensbury 59 53 Bradford-Royds 122 186 Bradford-Shipley 188 202 Bradford- 133 124

Bradford- 278 304 Bradford- 272 295 Bradford- 42 17 Bradford- 93 112 Bradford-Windhill and 177 193 Bradford- 34 36 Bradford- 104 120 Bradford-Unknown Ward 29 30 - 105 147 Calderdale-Calder 43 23 Calderdale-Elland 55 52 Calderdale-Greetland and Stainland 53 46 Calderdale-Hipperholme and Lightcliffe 27 48 Calderdale-Illingworth and Mixenden 140 64 Calderdale-Luddendenfoot 32 44 Calderdale-Northowram and Shelf 47 40 Calderdale-Ovenden 123 95 Calderdale-Park 110 186 Calderdale-Rastrick 65 86 Calderdale-Ryburn 38 33 Calderdale-Skircoat 176 255 Calderdale-Sowerby Bridge 123 77 Calderdale-Todmorden 51 60 Calderdale-Town 210 225 Calderdale-Warley 49 81 Calderdale-Unknown Ward 6 7 -Almondbury 76 66 Kirklees-Ashbrow 103 103 Kirklees- East 118 85 Kirklees-Batley West 124 81 Kirklees-Birstall and Birkenshaw 67 54 Kirklees-Cleckheaton 129 55 Kirklees-Colne Valley 79 72 Kirklees-Crosland Moor and Netherton 95 92

Kirklees-Dalton 85 198 Kirklees-Denby Dale 35 44 Kirklees- East 178 129 Kirklees-Dewsbury South 60 87 Kirklees-Dewsbury West 139 124 Kirklees-Golcar 93 70 Kirklees-Greenhead 227 307 Kirklees-Heckmondwike 116 73 Kirklees-Holme Valley North 83 50 Kirklees-Holme Valley South 58 32 Kirklees-Kirkburton 30 28 Kirklees-Lindley 119 106 Kirklees-Liversedge and 60 61 Kirklees-Mirfield 69 88 Kirklees-Newsome 332 210 Kirklees-Unknown Ward 14 14 -Adel and Wharfedale 175 132 Leeds- 117 114 Leeds-Ardsley and Robin Hood 60 62 Leeds- 287 292 Leeds-Beeston and Holbeck 215 281 Leeds-Bramley and 221 199 Leeds- and Richmond Hill 309 242 Leeds-Calverley and Farsley 94 93 Leeds- 295 205 Leeds- and 120 158 Leeds-Farnley and Wortley 142 218 Leeds- and 72 67 Leeds- and 703 589 Leeds- and Rawdon 83 101 Leeds-Harewood 57 37 Leeds- and Hyde Park 271 202 Leeds- 131 155 Leeds- and Riverside 327 318

Leeds-Killingbeck and 303 371 Leeds-Kippax and Methley 77 83 Leeds- 237 207 Leeds-Little London and Woodhouse 545 430 Leeds-Middleton Park 225 229 Leeds-Moortown 158 112 Leeds-Morley North 71 108 Leeds-Morley South 162 229 Leeds- and Yeadon 184 206 Leeds- 163 189 Leeds-Rothwell 73 75 Leeds- 116 112 Leeds- 77 86 Leeds- 152 121 Leeds- 50 51 Leeds-Unknown Ward 34 39 -Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton 37 49 Wakefield- and Ferry Fryston 53 85 Wakefield- and Whitwood 79 67 Wakefield- Central and Glasshoughton 106 133 Wakefield-Crofton, Ryhill and Walton 35 51 Wakefield-Featherstone 74 114 Wakefield-Hemsworth 62 108 Wakefield-Horbury and South Ossett 31 69 Wakefield-Knottingley 56 124 Wakefield-Normanton 90 117 Wakefield-Ossett 48 94 Wakefield- North 94 114 Wakefield-Pontefract South 50 44 Wakefield-South Elmsall and South Kirkby 51 70 Wakefield-Stanley and Outwood East 147 145 Wakefield-Wakefield East 175 215 Wakefield-Wakefield North 145 149 Wakefield-Wakefield Rural 37 39

Wakefield-Wakefield South 40 114 Wakefield-Wakefield West 85 107 Wakefield-Wrenthorpe and Outwood West 70 83 Wakefield-Unknown Ward 16 34 Unknown location 207 205