Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help improve the quality of community policing on the streets of a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire.

The Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee makes sure that every neighbourhood, including those across Staffordshire, has named and contactable officers dedicated to tackling the issues facing their communities. By the end of this Parliament there will be 13,000 additional police personnel in neighbourhood roles to strengthen visible policing. These officers are being provided specialist training to equip them with vital skills such as problem-solving, relationship building and crime prevention.

As at 28 February 2026, Staffordshire Police have grown by 43 (FTE) neighbourhood officers since 31 March 2025.