A STOLEN bike was recovered by police in the Buttershaw area of Bradford.

Officers have been making proactive patrols in hotspots around the estate. 

The Steerside Enforcement Team said an officer spotted a group of youths with three motorcycles. 

A post from the team on X, formerly Twitter, said: "Proactive patrols in hotspots around Buttershaw @WYP_BradfordS and one of our officers spots a group of around 10 youths with three motorcycles.

It added: "We managed to block in this bike stolen from @WYP_Halifax

"Now recovered #OpSteerside"

West Yorkshire Police's Operation Steerside Team has been dedicated to tackling dangerous and anti-social driving in Bradford since the initiative was launched in 2016.

It evolved in 2018 into a multi-agency partnership (consisting of representatives from Bradford Council, police, education, and the fire service) and has continued to proactively take on the illegal use of the district's roads.