Cheshire Crimebeat is a registered charity that sponsors young people to enable them to undertake projects in support of their community. Since its launch in 1998 the charity has also enabled the High Sheriff of Cheshire to play an active role in the prevention and reduction of juvenile crime with Crimebeat being supported by both the High Sheriff of Cheshire and the Cheshire Constabulary. Cheshire Crimebeat awards grants to groups of young people (anyone aged between 5 and 25 years) for projects which contain a significant element of crime prevention, community safety or citizenship work and allow young people to tackle the problems of their community themselves. Cheshire Crimebeat only awards grants to projects within Cheshire, Halton & Warrington, i.e. the Cheshire Constabulary policing area. Cheshire Crimebeat is open to applications all year round and prides itself on being able to process those applications in the shortest possible time.