Teesside’s busiest transport hub has been given a national award for keeping passengers safe during visits to Middlesbrough.
The town’s Bus Station has once again been honoured with the Safer Bus Station Award having won it a number of times in previous years.
Middlesbrough Bus Station welcomes around 30,000 travellers every day through local and regional bus routes and national travels through the Express Lounge.
The award highlights standards of good practice in security and reassurance for passengers and staff, and also recognises operators’ efforts to reduce crime and disorder, as well as fear of crime.
It is owned by the Association of Chief Police Officers – Secured by Design and is managed by the British Parking Association.
Middlesbrough Council’s Executive Member for Environment, Cllr Barrie Cooper, said: “It’s great for Middlesbrough Bus Station to be given this award once again. Our staff do great work in making the bus station as safe as it possibly can be and it’s great for them and all the partners we work with to be given the Safer Bus Station Award once more.”
Middlesbrough Bus Station has held the award on a number of occasions in years gone by however it was not awarded to the travel hub during the Covid period.
Ryan Davey, BPA Area Manager, said: “The Safer Bus Station Scheme establishes standards of good practice. Bus and coach stations receive the award where operators have demonstrated a commitment to working with their local police force and other partners to reduce crime and create a safe and non-threatening environment. The Bus Station staff should be proud of their achievements.”
Steve Cranston, Designing Out Crime Officer for Cleveland Police, said: “Due to the rise in reported anti-social incidents and criminal offences the site became subject of a Problem Oriented Policing approach, but with good partnership working involving Police, Bus Station Management and Staff, including Street Wardens the issues were rectified. The reinstatement of the award is the recognition of this hard work.”
Pictured in the Bus Station from L-R are Cllr Barrie Cooper, Middlesbrough Council’s Executive Member for Environment, John Kirk from Middlesbrough Bus Station, Phillip Morris, Community Safety Inspector for Cleveland Police and Ryan Davey, Area Manager for the British Parking Association.
The town’s Bus Station has once again been honoured with the Safer Bus Station Award having won it a number of times in previous years.
Middlesbrough Bus Station welcomes around 30,000 travellers every day through local and regional bus routes and national travels through the Express Lounge.
The award highlights standards of good practice in security and reassurance for passengers and staff, and also recognises operators’ efforts to reduce crime and disorder, as well as fear of crime.
It is owned by the Association of Chief Police Officers – Secured by Design and is managed by the British Parking Association.
Middlesbrough Council’s Executive Member for Environment, Cllr Barrie Cooper, said: “It’s great for Middlesbrough Bus Station to be given this award once again. Our staff do great work in making the bus station as safe as it possibly can be and it’s great for them and all the partners we work with to be given the Safer Bus Station Award once more.”
Middlesbrough Bus Station has held the award on a number of occasions in years gone by however it was not awarded to the travel hub during the Covid period.
Ryan Davey, BPA Area Manager, said: “The Safer Bus Station Scheme establishes standards of good practice. Bus and coach stations receive the award where operators have demonstrated a commitment to working with their local police force and other partners to reduce crime and create a safe and non-threatening environment. The Bus Station staff should be proud of their achievements.”
Steve Cranston, Designing Out Crime Officer for Cleveland Police, said: “Due to the rise in reported anti-social incidents and criminal offences the site became subject of a Problem Oriented Policing approach, but with good partnership working involving Police, Bus Station Management and Staff, including Street Wardens the issues were rectified. The reinstatement of the award is the recognition of this hard work.”
Pictured in the Bus Station from L-R are Cllr Barrie Cooper, Middlesbrough Council’s Executive Member for Environment, John Kirk from Middlesbrough Bus Station, Phillip Morris, Community Safety Inspector for Cleveland Police and Ryan Davey, Area Manager for the British Parking Association.
