Here at Crimestoppers, we believe everyone has the right to feel safe from crime, wherever they live. 

Our unique service gives people the power to speak up and stop crime – 100% anonymously. We couldn’t engage with the communities that need our service most without the help of our volunteers.

That’s why we launched the Crimestoppers Volunteer Awards, now in their seventh year.

Entries this year were judged by our CEO Mark Hallas, Volunteer Manager Silvia Vergara, Trustee Peter Clarke and Lead Volunteer Phil O’Shea.

...and we're delighted to announce our winners!

After reading through all the nominations, the judges agreed that the quality of the nominees was incredibly impressive, and coming to their decisions was once again a challenging, and humbling, task.

Click or tap here to find out who was Highly Commended.

The Carolyn Randall Volunteer of the Year Award

Julie Davison, Durham & Darlington Committee.

“Her compassion, commitment, and willingness to give her time make a real difference — and she always does it all with a warm, friendly smile.”

Overview

Julie’s strengths are many: she is an enthusiastic multitasker, dependable, an excellent listener, and has a natural ability to connect with people at events. Her thoughtful reflections after each event help us decide where best to focus future efforts, ensuring that both our time and committee resources are used to achieve maximum impact. Her input into the creation of the committee delivery plan is also invaluable. She brings clarity, organisation, insight, and good humour to every meeting and every event. Julie is truly a gem of an all rounder. Her commitment, initiative, and passion are felt by every member of the committee, and our ability to function so smoothly is in no small part thanks to her. 

Youth Volunteer Award

Goudie Academy.

“The changes they shaped are now live and supporting young people across Scotland and the wider UK.”

Overview

After taking part in a session about Fearless, the young people chose to represent the charity as part of their Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) project. As part of the YPI process, pupils explored Fearless in more depth. They have not simply taken part in a project, they have led change that is now benefiting young people far beyond their own school and right across the UK.

They have gone far beyond what could ever be expected of a youth volunteering role. They have created meaningful, lasting change that will make it easier for other young people to be heard, to be understood and to be safe. In doing so, they have also shown exactly what young people are capable of when they are trusted to lead and we could not be more proud of them. 

Fundraiser Award

Krystal Keeley, West Country Committee.

“Krystal is incredibly passionate about the charity and plays an active role across a number of different areas, always bringing energy and commitment to everything she does.”

Overview

Krystal has made a significant and sustained contribution to our fundraising activity, particularly through her role as Theatre Ticket Coordinator, which she assumed 2 years ago. She approaches this role with enthusiasm and efficiency, ensuring that no opportunity is missed and that supporters are well managed and engaged. The scale of the income generated speaks for itself — raising over £5,000 in the last year alone — but what is equally impressive is the care Krystal takes to maintain positive relationships with supporters and partner venues. Her ability to balance organisation, responsiveness and warmth has been key to the continued success of this initiative.

Unsung Hero Award

Celia Muir, West Merica Committee.

“Celia is a cheerful hardworking and valuable committee member whose talents and enthusiasm have contributed significantly to the success of the Committee.”

Overview

Celia promotes Fearless, visits schools, distributes Fearless information and resources, represents Fearless at meetings with the Police and other partners across West Mercia, and attends meetings in Warwickshire regarding CS and Fearless. Celia completes all financial needs for the committee and attends the meetings and events, such as the volunteer event at the Guild Hall in Worcester and does so without want or need for recognition but simply because she is passionate about what we do and helping her local community. Celia has been committed to Crimestoppers for over 10 years and is still as passionate about her role as ever. Celia is very modest and is a truly valid member of the committee.

The Colin Dobinson Community Ambassador Award

Dave & Lynn Baker, West Midlands Committee. 

“For over 20 years, Dave and Lynn have been the quiet driving force behind countless initiatives, campaigns, and community efforts.”

Overview

For over 20 years, David and Lynn have been the quiet driving force behind countless initiatives, campaigns, and community efforts. Their passion is evident in the time, energy, and heart they invest year after year. They lead not through titles, but through action—showing up, organising, educating, and inspiring others to get involved. Dave is an enthusiastic ambassador for Crimestoppers and takes every possible opportunity to raise awareness within his local community. He regularly attends a wide range of events, including Knife Angel installations, town meetings and other local gatherings, where he confidently speaks about the importance of Crimestoppers and the role it plays in keeping communities safe. Lynn is a constant source of support to Dave and plays an equally valuable role behind the scenes. She is instrumental in organising emails, communications and planning, ensuring that Dave’s outreach activities run smoothly and effectively

Lifetime Achievement Award

Jane McCann, West Mercia Committee.

“Having been a volunteer for approximately 15 years, Jane has engaged with countless partners in order to highlight her professional integrity and concise, friendly manner. This has ensured that Jane is very well known and equally respected as a representative for Crimestoppers.”

Overview

Jane is passionate and extremely dedicated in her role as chair. Jane's organisational skills are at the highest level, ensuring meetings are held regularly, minutes are taken and agendas are emailed to all concerned. Jane plays a vital role in not only promoting Crimestoppers but in engaging with the public and businesses to encourage events to further create awareness of Crimestoppers. During her time, she has negotiated funding with the Police and PCC offices for both Regional Manager and Fearless roles as well as funding for campaigns. She continued to manage the committee in the absence of a Regional Manager for 4 years and has delivered multiple local campaigns, including DA, Retail Crime, and student safety. Jane is truly a remarkable person and an asset to us.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Jane Antrobus, North West Advisory Board.

“Having been a volunteer for approximately 15 years, Jane has engaged with countless partners in order to highlight her professional integrity and concise, friendly manner. This has ensured that Jane is very well known and equally respected as a representative for Crimestoppers.”

Overview

Jane is passionate and extremely dedicated in her role as chair. Jane's organisational skills are at the highest level, ensuring meetings are held regularly, minutes are taken and agendas are emailed to all concerned. Jane plays a vital role in not only promoting Crimestoppers but in engaging with the public and businesses to encourage events to further create awareness of Crimestoppers. During her time, she has negotiated funding with the Police and PCC offices for both Regional Manager and Fearless roles as well as funding for campaigns. She continued to manage the committee in the absence of a Regional Manager for 4 years and has delivered multiple local campaigns, including DA, Retail Crime, and student safety. Jane is truly a remarkable person and an asset to us.

Committee of the Year Award

West Country Committee.

“The Committee stands out for the professionalism, commitment, and genuine local impact they bring to delivering Crimestoppers’ mission across the region.”

Overview

The committee is a dedicated and hardworking group operating within a complex landscape to serve communities with diverse, evolving needs. They pride themselves on a collaborative approach to sharing expertise, guided by their Chair Pete and Regional Manager, Karen. The Committee played a pivotal role in a coordinated, multi-agency campaign alongside statutory partners, industry bodies, and charitable organisations to address youth antisocial behaviour along a specific section of our route. They have aligned their activities with all partners involved, ensuring a community focused response that met the needs of the situation exactly when it mattered most and maximising the positive impact, they were able to make. The committee's flagship partnership - What Would You Do, continues to be delivered across the region, through training, workshops, film and performance. It is now in its 11th year, led amazing well by Unique Voice - having transformational impact on the lives of children, parents and communities.

CEO Corporate Award

Safeguarding Team at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

“Lisa and her team have been instrumental in raising the awareness for Crimestoppers.”

Overview

Lisa and her team have arranged for the Fearless worker to deliver sessions to the youth teams and to train the safeguarding team which has increased awareness . They have also invited the regional Manager, Alan and the Fearless worker to have a stall at the Wolverhampton Football Club Fan Zone on match day to raise the awareness to thousands of members of the public. Lisa has also allocated a time on the large screens at the match to promote Crimestoppers. Thousands of members of the public see this advertisement when attending a football match which again has increased awareness of Crimestoppers. During Lisa’s presentation she gave a great insight into what our partnership means and also about how passionate she is about safeguarding above all else, Wolves have been the largest corporate ambassador we have had and promote us internally all the time, Lisa and the Team are very worthy winners.

Highly Commended

The Carolyn Randall Volunteer of the Year Award

Paul Bateman, Humberside Committee

Tony Butler, Gloucestershire Committee

Unsung Hero Award

Sue Corbett, Wiltshire Committee

Jo Kline, Gloucestershire Committee

Youth Volunteer 

Chiara Cossa, London Board 

Committee of the Year

West Mercia Committee

CEO Corporate Award

Kibble Children's Charity

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