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Staffordshire Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Michelle Skeer is temporary HMI for Staffordshire.

This force is in the Wales and Western HMICFRS policing region.

HMICFRS’s assessment of Staffordshire Police

Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy), and other force assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.

In our latest assessments of Staffordshire Police, we made the following judgments:

 

Read our other reports for Staffordshire Police

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

1,049 square miles

Population

1.14m people
up4% local 10 yr change

Workforce

95% frontline police officers
92% national level
2.88 per 1000 population
3.69 national level
down9% 10yr change in local workforce
down5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.05 per person
0.06 national level
down3% Local 5 year trend
up9% National 5 year trend

Cost

49p per person per day local
59p per person per day national

These are the latest key facts about Staffordshire Police.

About the force

Staffordshire Police provides policing services to the county of Staffordshire. The police force area covers 1,048 square miles in the midland of England.

Although there are some more affluent areas, Staffordshire has a high level of poverty.

Around 1.1 million people mainly live within the urban centres which include the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the towns of Burton-upon-Trent and Stafford. The resident population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit, socialise in, or travel through the area each year.

The transport infrastructure includes major rail stations.

More about this area – What Staffordshire Police says

Connect with Staffordshire Police

Staffordshire Police website

Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s website