What our priorities are and how we are doing

Policing Plans

The statutory requirement for each police authority to publish a Policing Strategy was cited in the Police Reform Act 2002.

Policing Plan 2012-2015
Policing Plan 2011-2014
Policing Plan 2010-2013
Policing Plan 2009-2012
Policing Plan 2008-2011

Local Policing Summary

Section 8A of the Police Act 1996 (as inserted by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005) requires police authorities to produce local policing summaries and distribute them to every household on at least an annual basis. The Authority publishes 'Your Policing' and delivers to over 450,000 households each year.

In addition to the statutory Local Policing summary, the Police Authority distributed a supplementary 'Your Policing' to keep people updated in Spring 2009 this report is a combined Annual Report as below:

Annual Reports

There are two elements to an Annual Report. Both came from the Police Act 1996. The Chief Constable had a requirement to submit to the Authority a general report on the policing of the force as soon after the end of the financial year as possible and arrange for it to be published. The Police Authority had a requirement to publish an annual report which outlines performance in the previous year and how far the intentions of the 3 year strategy and local policing plan were met. Cheshire, like many other forces and authorities, produced a joint publication to satisfy both these requirements.
The Police and Justice Act 2006 repealed section 9 of the Police Act 1996 Sec 9 to produce an annual report in this way.

Strategic Plans

Here you can find Cheshire Constabulary’s strategic plans:

Information Systems Strategy 2006-2009
People Strategy 2010-2013
People Strategy 2009-12

Police Force Statistics

Local Crime Mapping Statistics (Crime Maps)

We also create a breakdown of common statistics. The most recent, for 2009-10, are published below:
Please note: Some statistics are awaiting finalisation and will be published shortly.

Arrest Statistics

Arrests by Reason and Gender 2010-2011
Arrests by Self Defined Ethnicity 2010-2011
Explanatory Text for Arrest Information 2011
Arrests 2009-10
Arrests 2007/08
Arrests by Self Defined Ethnicity 2009-10
Arrests by Self Defined Ethnicity2008/09
Explanatory Text for Arrest Information 2009-10
Explanatory Text for Arrest Information

Call Management

Call Management 2010-2011
Calls Handled 2010- 2011 Supporting Statement
Call Management 2009/10
Call Management 2008/09
Call Management 2007/08
Call Management Supporting Statement

Incidents

Incidents 2010-2011
Incident Management 2010-2011 Supporting Statement
Number of Incidents
Number of Incidents 2007-08
Number of Incidents 2008-09
Number of Incidents 2009-10

Incident Reponse Times 2010-2011
Incident Response Times 2010-2011 Supporting Statement
Incident Response Times 2009-10
Incident Response Times 2008-09 Final
Incident Response Times 2007-08
Incident Response Supporting Statement 2009-10

Crimes

Crimes Recorded and Detected 2010-11
Crimes Recorded and Detected 2009-10
Crimes Recorded and Detected 2008-09
Crimes Recorded and Detected 2007-08

Homicides 2010-2011
Homicides 2009-10
Murders 2008-09
Murders 2007-08

Weapon Crimes Firearms 2011-12 Q3
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2011-12 Q2
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2011-12 Q1
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2010-11 Q1 Q2 Q3 & Q4
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2010-11 Q1 Q2 & Q3
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2010-11 Q2
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2009-10
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2008-09
Weapon Crimes Firearms 2007-08

Weapon Crimes Knives 2011-12 Q3
Weapon Crimes Knives 2011-2012 Q2
Weapon Crimes Knives 2011-2012 Q1
Weapon Crimes Knives 2010-11 Q1 Q2 Q3 & Q4
Weapon Crimes Knives 2010-11 Q1 Q2 & Q3
Weapon Crimes Knives 2010-11 Q2
Weapon Crimes Knives 2009-10
Weapon Crimes Knives 2008-09
Weapon Crimes Knives 2007-08

Seizures of Drugs in England and Wales 2009/10

Police Use of Firearms

Firearms Weapon Discharge Log March 2012
Taser Deployments for 2007 - Nov 2011
Taser Deployments Inc Jan - March 2012

Roads Policing

RTCs 2010-2011
RTC 2009-10
RTC Supporting Statement 2009-10
RTCs 2008-09
RTCs Supporting Statement 2008-09
RTCs 2007-08
RTCs Supporting Statement 2007-08

The Home Office provides strength reports for the forces in England and Wales which are available here:

Police Service Strength Report 2011
Police Service Strength Report 2010
Police Service Strength Report 2009
Police Service Strength Report 2008
Police Service Strength Report 2007

The Home Office also produces the British Crime Survey, which provides information about levels of crime and public attitudes to crime as well as other criminal justice issues.

It also publishes a study on Crime in England and Wales. The last edition was for 2007-08.

Neighbourhood Policing Arrangements

Cheshire Constabulary is made up of three areas: Eastern, Northern and Western and within these areas are Neighbourhood Policing Units. Led by an Inspector, this neighbourhood-based style of policing is about putting the local back into local policing.

To find out who the Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers are in your area and what they are doing please visit the neighbourhood policing pages of this website site.

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has also published September 2008 Inspection Report on Cheshire Constabulary's neighbourhood policing policy.

September 2008 Inspection Report

For all reports produced by HMIC on Cheshire Constabulary please follow the HMIC Link.

HMIC carried out a review of anti-social behaviour (ASB) in England and Wales. The Inspectors found that Cheshire Constabulary was working effectively with other agencies such as local councils and housing trusts to identify and solve issues. A copy of the Anti-social Behaviour Inspection Report for Cheshire can be accessed below along with the Ipsos MORI research report on Cheshire’s Police response to anti-social behaviour.

Anti Social Behaviour Inspection Report 2010

Police response to anti social behaviour research report 2010

Reports from independent custody visitors

The Cheshire Police Authority is responsible for facilitating an Independent Custody Visitors scheme which involves volunteers from the local community who visit and check on the welfare of detainees across the policing area.

Independent Custody Visitors

Custody Visitors Report 2011
Custody Visitors Report 2010
Custody Visitors Report 2010
Custody Visitor’s Report 2009
Custody Visitor’s Report 2008
Custody Visitor’s Report 2007

Monitoring “Stop and Account” and “Stop and Search”

In this section you will find links to various publications by the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office concerning the use of police powers in relation to ethic monitoring , Terrorism Arrests and Outcomes. Police Powers and Procedures - Arrests/Detention, Stop & Search - PACE 1984, CJPOA 1994, Firearms Act 1968, Drugs Act 1971, Sec 44 Terrorism Act., FPNs and Breath Tests. Also included is a link to historical information relating various statistics from 1979.

Stop & Search

For ease you might find the following reports of use to you:

Stop & Search Annual Report 2008-2009
Stop & Search Annual Report 2010
Stop & Search Annual Report 2011

The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office also publish information about the use of police powers in relation to ethnic monitoring, terrorism arrests and outcomes and police powers and procedures.

Ministry of Justice

Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System 2008-09

Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice system 2007-08