Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of community police officers in York Outer constituency since 2010 on levels of crime.

The latest statistics on police workforce and crime, covering the period to 31 March 2024, were published on 24 July 2024. These statistics can be accessed at the following links:

Police workforce statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales

Crime statistics: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice

The Home Office does not hold this information at Parliamentary Constituency level and is unable to assess the impact of the number of community police officers in York Outer constituency on levels of crime. Police and Crime Commissioners are responsible for holding their Chief Constable to account for policing in their area.

The Government is committed to strengthening neighbourhood policing as part of its Safer Streets mission. That is why we are introducing a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, providing a more visible police presence in town centres, recruiting thousands of additional neighbourhood police officers, PCSOs and Special Constables, and giving every community a named local officer.