Mosques are teaming up with the city's police during Ramadan to keep the peace on the city's streets.

It will be the first time joint patrols have taken to the streets around Manningham, Girlington and Heaton.

They've been mounted to keep an eye on Muslim youths who might stir trouble while their parents are observing Ramadan.

Chief Superintendent Allan Doherty said in past years there had been a marked increase in reports of damage and youth nuisance during Ramadan - the holiest of the four Muslim holy months.

He said: "When we spoke to community leaders they shared our concerns and were keen to work with us to cut the number of incidents this year.

"They felt the increase was probably down to some young people in the area taking advantage of the fact their parents could be occupied with observing Ramadan."

Ghulam Rasool, of Bradford Council for Mosques, said the initiative was "encouraging" and that making sure the community stayed safe in Ramadan was not an issue for the police to address alone.

"We have a responsibility to make sure our young people are not causing problems. We already have a good working relationship with the police and we hope that this initiative will be a good example of how we can make a difference to he community by working together," he said.

Patrols will be operating across the Bradford North Division.