Cheshire Constabulary listed as one of the top performing forces in the country

Cheshire has been placed in the top performing group of forces in a new report published by HMICFRS today (Thursday 16th July).

Cheshire was placed in Level One – which indicates that no further action or intervention is required from the performance system at this time.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts said:

“I’m proud that we have been assigned to Level One, reaffirming the excellent service we are delivering to the public of Cheshire.

“This follows our recent end of year figures where we were ranked top in the country for crime outcome rates and we had the highest charge/summons outcome rate in the UK for overall crime, demonstrating our commitment to bringing offenders to justice and protecting vulnerable people.

“Cheshire is also the best performing force for tackling violence offences, stalking and harassment, sexual offences and burglary and has some of the highest charge rates in the country for vehicle crime and shoplifting.

“This is on top of last year’s HMICFRS inspection, where we were the only Force to be graded as ‘outstanding’ in managing offenders and suspects, and one of only two forces to be graded as ‘outstanding’ for protecting vulnerable people.

“These results are outstanding and reflect the hard work that officers and staff across the county deliver day in, day out to ensure that we continue to provide the best service possible, supporting the people who need our help and to lock up those that cause misery and suffering.”

The Policing Performance System has replaced the HMICFRS ‘Scan’ and ‘Engage’ monitoring process. In the new system, every police force in England and Wales has been assigned a level from Level One to Level Four (Special Measures).

The levels were assigned at a new Policing Performance Monitoring Group (PPMG), which was chaired by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI) Michelle Skeer.

In deciding which level to assign a force to, HMICFRS considered range of factors inspection findings, analysis of performance data and information from partner agencies.