Sussex 2017
Read more about SussexThis is HMICFRS’ fourth PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) assessment of Sussex Police. PEEL is designed to give the public information about how their local police force is performing in several important areas, in a way that is comparable both across England and Wales, and year on year. The assessment is updated throughout the year with our inspection findings and reports.
The extent to which the force is effective at keeping people safe and reducing crime is good.
The extent to which the force is efficient at keeping people safe and reducing crime is good.
The extent to which the force is legitimate at keeping people safe and reducing crime is good.
Zoë Billingham, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary
HMI's observations
Read my assessment of Sussex Police below.
I am pleased with the performance of Sussex Police in keeping people safe and reducing crime, and in particular with the improvement in its effectiveness. However, the force needs to make further improvements to provide a consistently good service.
Sussex Police has improved the way it investigates crime and deals with vulnerable people, and it is good at tackling serious and organised crime. It has worked hard to improve crime prevention and anti-social behaviour, but the new prevention teams need to engage with their communities effectively.
Sussex Police understands its demand, and is improving its understanding of what affects demand. It needs to focus on securing sufficient resource to meet its demand and on understanding the skills and capabilities of its workforce.
The force treats the people it serves with fairness and respect and sets a clear expectation that its workforce will behave ethically and lawfully. It needs to be more effective at prioritising staff wellbeing and communicating with the workforce.
Overall, I commend Sussex Police for the significant progress it has made since last year, and will continue to monitor the force’s progress in areas where there is still more to do.
Effectiveness
How effective is the force at keeping people safe and reducing crime?
Efficiency
How efficient is the force at keeping people safe and reducing crime?
Legitimacy
How legitimate is the force at keeping people safe and reducing crime?
Other inspections
How well has the force performed in our other inspections?
In addition to the three core PEEL pillars, HMICFRS carries out inspections of a wide range of policing activity throughout the year. Some of these are conducted alongside the PEEL inspections; others are joint inspections.
Findings from these inspections are published separately to the main PEEL reports, but are taken into account when producing the rounded assessment of each force's performance.