Street Rangers are an essential part of the BID team - friendly, helpful, and engaging with businesses on a daily business while patrolling the city centre.
Businesses can call on the Rangers as an essential first line of support. Their extensive training comes into play when called upon to deal with anti-social behaviour, shoplifters or other disorderly behaviour that impacts on people enjoying our beautiful city.
Rangers Hotline Number: 07809 900794
Normal Operating Hours:
9am-6pm, Monday to Thursday
10am-8pm, Friday & Saturday
11am-5pm, Sunday
In the interest of public safety, the Rangers keep a list of operational defibrillators based in the city centre. Click HERE to see the list of AED locations

During 6 years of BID operations, the Street Rangers have achieved:
£144,574
4,986
3,663
worth of stolen stock recovered for local businesses
Cases of crime prevented or detained
Cases of anti-social behaviour prevented or detained in York city centre
During 6 years of BID operations, the Street Rangers have achieved:
£144,574
worth of stolen stock recovered for local businesses
4,986
Cases of crime prevented or detained
3,663
Cases of anti-social behaviour prevented or detained in York city centre

Anti-Social Loitering Scheme
The BID rangers help deter anti-social activity on the doorstep of BID businesses through our anti-loitering scheme.
Businesses who sign up to the scheme give the Rangers permission to ask those who engage in anti-social behaviour activity on their property to leave. It also allows the Rangers to provide information and support advice to those who need it.
A sticker on your shopfront will indicate that the business participates in this scheme and has given consent for action to be taken.
Interested in learning more? Contact rangers@theyorkbid.com
The York BID Street Rangers are:
- Trained in First Aid
- Dementia Friends
- Part of the York Rough Sleeper Initiative
- Safe Talk trained
- Throw-Line and Water Safety trained