More than a thousand householders are to be asked to help direct policing in the most ambitious police initiative of its kind yet on a Bradford estate.

Neighbourhood Policing Officers from the Eccleshill NPT were starting the Reassurance Mapping Scheme yesterday on the Fagley estate to get residents’ priorities for policing for the year ahead.

They were due to be joined by partners from Incommunities and Bradford Council, asking residents for their opinions on how to improve a number of different services as part of an all-in-one customer focus tour of the area.

Officers and partners hope to visit more than 1,000 homes in the drive, which follows on from a programme which saw police seek the views of more than 10,000 residents across Airedale and North Bradford.

The results of last year’s Reassurance Mapping saw police launch a number of initiatives at the request of residents including operations to combat anti-social behaviour in Clayton and poor driving in the Worth Valley.

Specific initiatives in the Eccleshill area included operations to target drug dealing and the anti-social use of off-road motorbikes.

Sergeant Louise Gibson, of the Eccleshill NPT, said: “We will be active with partner agencies on the Fagley estate next week and hopefully we will be able to gather a lot of good information about what the up-to-the-minute issues are which are affecting residents. By visiting residents at the same time as our partners we hope to minimise disruption to householders and provide them with an opportunity to talk about all the issues which affect them.”

James Healy, director of Incommunities’ north office, said: “Incommunities is committed to working with the community, the police and other agencies to ensure our customers are able to live in safe and peaceful neighbourhoods.”