Outreach workers are ‘visible guardians’ on the streets of Leicester

As the workers discuss crime prevention with a group of students, Mr Muir notices a young cyclist holding a large joint of cannabis and shouts “don’t do that”.

“You just challenge them,” says Mr. Muir, “because if you don’t challenge them, there will be anarchy…

“It’s going to be okay for them to pull a knife on you because it just grows and grows.”

Students Mustafa Seedat, 19, and Archie McNeill, 18, are impressed by how Mr Muir defused a situation.

“They really wanted to help us,” says Mr. Seedat, “to keep us safe on the streets.”