Performance and Measurement
Northumbria
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| Performance Areas | Delivery | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Reducing Crime | Excellent | Improved |
| Investigating Crime | Good (*) | Improved |
| Promoting Safety | Good | Improved |
| Providing Assistance | Good | Improved |
| Citizen Focus | Good | Improved |
| Resource Use | Excellent | Improved |
| Local Policing | Excellent | Stable |
* Grade capped due to relatively low performance in a priority component
Summary
Northumbria is the sixth largest police force area in England and Wales. The approximate population of the force area is 1.4 million, and the force is divided into six area commands, based on local authority boundaries, and 12 headquarters support departments.
Between April 2005 and March 2006, sanction detections in the Northumbria force topped 32%, while crime dropped by around 7.5%. This is attributed to force-wide initiatives to target known offenders, identify crime and disorder hotspots, focus on potential victims and introduce initiatives such as taxi marshalling schemes. For example, in Northumberland, for the same period sanction detections topped 38% while crime dropped by 13.5%.
Northumbria has been running the Management of Offenders project, a Home Office sponsored pilot scheme to replace traditional police officer roles in custody suites. Other notable achievements this year include: ‘The Party’s Over’ campaign, resulting in the Chief Constable being tasked by the Prime Minister’s Office to lead a national campaign to reduce drink-related violence and disorder; policing the Labour Party Spring Conference and the European Justice Ministers’ Convention; and taking a leading role nationally on the introduction of the single non-emergency number.
Among the major challenges facing the force in the future are developing neighbourhood policing strategies further, and the effective, continuing integration of mixed-economy policing teams.
For further information see the full baseline assessment.
Police Authority Chair: Mick Henry
Authority Website: www.northumbria-police-authority.org
Chief Constable: Michael Craik
Force Website: www.northumbria.police.uk
Staff Numbers:
- Police Officers: 3983
- Police Staff: 1646
- Community Support Officers: 129
- Other Staff: 158
- Special Constables: 198
Budget 2005/06: £262.0m
