Year-in-brief 2024/25

Year in review

Highlights

April 2024

• The PCC joined experts and researchers at the University of Surrey to discuss the future of facial recognition technology
• The DPCC welcomed new Surrey Police officers at their passing out parade
• The PCC joined plain-clothed and uniformed officers on a patrol of Stanwell

May 2024

• Lisa Townsend was re-elected as Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner
• The PCC joined Reigate and Banstead Borough Commander on an operation under the Clear, Hold, Build strategy, part-funded by the OPCC
• PCC visited the National Police Air Service base in Redhill to celebrate the team

June 2024

• Ellie Vesey-Thompson was formally reconfirmed as Surrey’s Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner
• The PCC visited the Shepperton Swan Sanctuary to learn more about the impact of catapult attacks on wildlife
• The DPCC supported Surrey’s Rural Crime Team by attending a training day for officers and staff
  
  

July 2024

• The PCC joined a dedicated anti-social behaviour (ASB) patrol in Staines after the OPCC secured £1 million for hotspot policing
• The PCC met with the team behind Surrey’s Cuckooing Service – funded by the OPCC – to learn more about the victims of this type of criminal exploitation

August 2024

• The PCC joined officers for an anti-social behaviour operation in Surrey Heath, which included patrols to prevent illegal fishing and anti-social driving
• Young volunteers were also used as test purchasers to deter underage sales of vapes and knives

September 2024

• The public consultation phase of the Police and Crime Plan launched
• The Policing Your Community events returned, with the first held in Guildford
• DPCC celebrated the Surrey Youth Commission as members hosted their annual Big Conversation conference in Woking
  
  

October 2024

• Policing Your Community events continued in Reigate and Banstead, Spelthorne, Mole Valley and Tandridge
• The PCC marked World Mental Health Day
• On Halloween, the PCC joined officers and PCSOs in Runnymede for a late shift

November 2024

• Policing Your Community events were held in Epsom and Ewell, Elmbridge, and Runnymede
• DPCC attended Police Public Bravery Awards
• PCC spoke at a conference on the safety of women in Surrey
• DPCC took part in Police and Crime Plan consultations with schools, charities, businesses and other key groups

December 2024

• Policing Your Community events took place in Surrey Heath and Waverley
• PCC spoke at the Force’s ASB Awards, where two organisations supported by her office were recognised
• She also joined officers on a burglary patrol in Surrey Heath following a rise in break-in reports
  
  

January 2025

• PCC announced continued funding for Surrey’s Steps To Change programme – which works with domestic abuse perpetrators – following successful lobbying of the Government
• PCC visited Citizenship students at Collingwood College to hear about the issues that matter most to them

February 2025

• PCC launched a new survey asking Surrey’s business community about the impact of retail crime
• PCC visited “Music To My Ears”, a project funded by the OPCC that supports children who have been criminally exploited
• The PCC urged anyone concerned about romance fraud to contact police

March 2025

• PCC joined Guildford’s Street Angels volunteers for a Friday night shift
• PCC welcomed the news that cuckooing is set to become a standalone criminal offence
• PCC commended the work of officers and staff in Redhill, where the Safer Redhill partnership has led to significant improvements in town centre safety
  
  

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