Overview

• Starting this weekend at Crewe Alexandra’s home opener against Accrington Stanley, officers will carry SelectaDNA Intruder Spray at all League One and Two fixtures in Cheshire.
• The mist deposits a uniquely coded synthetic DNA marker on skin and clothing that remains detectable for months under ultraviolet light.
• The countywide rollout follows a successful trial during March’s Crewe versus Port Vale derby and responds to an 18 percent rise in reported match incidents across England and Wales.
• This marks the first systematic deployment of DNA-tagging technology by a UK police force at football grounds as part of its broader Operation Shield crime-prevention strategy.
• Officials say the spray will deter anti-social behaviour and provide forensic evidence to link offenders back to incidents at stadiums.