Devon and Cornwall Police has rolled out its electric bike project to other areas, following a successful pilot in Cornwall.

The initiative was initially supported by Cornwall Council and its anti-social behaviour officers.

There are now 39 electric bikes that police are using in towns across Cornwall, including Camborne, Plymouth, Penzance, Exeter, Bodmin, Cullompton, Falmouth, Truro, Launceston, Hayle and Helston.

Superintendent Ian Thompson said: "The electric bikes initiative is boosting the ability of our neighbourhood teams to engage with and be visible in their communities, whilst allowing them to be in places that do not always have a police presence.

"In turn, this is taking the pressure off our vehicle fleet and allowing us to be less reliant on cars and reduce our carbon footprint.

"The feedback from officers is extremely positive, who realise the benefits of faster, quieter patrols and the wellbeing benefits of being active and outside.

"We are expanding the fleet of electric bikes to other areas of the force and hope soon that all neighbourhood teams in Devon and Cornwall will have access to them for use within their normal duties.

"Currently, there are 89 neighbourhood officers and PCSOs who have been trained so far, with opportunities to train more officers in the coming months."

Plans are also in place to purchase more electric bikes and deploy them to additional locations across Devon and Cornwall.