Policing Surrey 2025-26

Your contributions make a difference

Your council tax contributions over the coming year will
continue to make a huge difference to those policing teams
fighting crime in our communities.

A ‘back-to-basics’ approach over the last 12 months has
seen Surrey Police become one of the fastest improving
forces in the country.

The charge rate has doubled, officers have made over 2,500
more arrests and huge strides have been made in tackling
crimes such as burglary, shoplifting and violence against
women and girls.

But there is always more to do. That is why this year’s
increase of 4.3% in the policing element of your council tax is
vital in giving the Chief Constable the resources to sustain
this positive momentum.

Asking the public for more money in the current financial
climate is incredibly difficult and I want to thank residents
for their continued support which is so crucial.

The Force is making every effort to find efficiencies so we
can provide the very best value for money. But around £18m
in savings must still be found over the next four years.

Our policing teams do a fantastic job keeping our
communities safe. I want Surrey Police to build on the
brilliant progress they have made over the last year and
continue to tackle those issues that are important to you.

Lisa Townsend
Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey

What will you pay for policing in 2025/26?

Band A	Band B	Band C	Band D
£225.05	£262.55	£300.06	£337.57
Band E	Band F	Band G	Band H
£412.58	£487.60	£562.62	£675.14

The above amounts are what you will pay in council tax during 2025/26. The charge for policing represents a small part of the bill you receive from your District or Borough Council.

Where the money comes from

£180.4 million or 55% of the budget of Surrey Police comes from the council tax amount you pay towards policing.

£150.5 million or 45% of the budget comes from central government.

	2024/2025	2025/2026
Employees	£260.70	£276.00
Premises	£14.80	£16.30
Supplies and Services	£47.60	£55.06
Transport	£5.20	£5.20
Operational Income	-£18.60	-£22.00
Gross Budget Use of reserves Government grant Surplus from previous year	£309.70 £0.10 -£140.20 -£1.20	£330.56 £0.30 -£150.50 -£2.60
Council tax Number of equivalent Band D properties Charge based on a Band D property	£168.40 520,447 £323.57	£177.76 £526,600 £337.57

An average day for Surrey Police

The below text replaces a graphic included in our council tax leaflet sent to households in Surrey.

Here are just some of the demands that contribute to an average day for Surrey Police, based on demand in the 12 months to the start of February 2024:

• 447 emergency calls to 999
• 453 calls to the 101 non-emergency number
• 558 contacts online, including the Surrey Police website and live chat, social media channels and emails to Surrey Police
• 103 emergency responses
• 149 incidents that are allocated for investigation
• 40 arrests
• 40 incidents of anti-social behaviour
• 37 thefts
• 7 missing people
• 47 incidents relating to mental health
• 19 reports of shoplifting
• 33 domestic abuse incidents
  
  

The above incidents are some but not all of the demand on Surrey Police in a typical day.

Employee information

Thanks to your council tax contributions alongside the Government’s national uplift programme – Surrey Police is now the biggest it has ever been. The Force now has a total of approximately 4,240 officers and staff.

	2020/ 21	2021/ 22	2022/ 23	2023/ 24	2024/ 25
Police officers	2,114	2,159	2,263	2,312	2,336

The officer numbers above are based on figures as at 31 March each year. For 2024/25 – the numbers are based on estimates provided at the time of publication of this leaflet ahead of the release of the Government’s official figures.

Surrey’s volunteering programme includes more than 385 people who volunteer as special constables, police support volunteers or police cadets.

Their dedication provides valuable support across policing teams.
To find out more visit: surrey.police.uk/volunteering

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