The latest quarterly report from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire reveals details on police performance, community confidence, and public safety.
Documents released ahead of a Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel meeting next week show the performance update up to March 2025, the latest available figures.
While crime levels are falling across many categories, public trust in policing continues to decline — particularly among white and male residents — raising concerns about engagement and visibility.
The data, published as part of the Police and Crime Plan Performance Framework 2025–2029, covers performance up to 31 March 2025 and forms the basis for decisions by the Police and Crime Panel and partner agencies. The framework tracks progress against three strategic objectives: Putting Communities and Victims First, Strengthening Partnership Working, and Effective and Resilient Policing.
Confidence in Nottinghamshire Police has dipped to 50.5%, down 1.5 percentage points from the 2023/24 baseline of 52%. Particularly concerning is the drop among male residents, down from 50.6% to 47.2%, a 3.4% decline, and White British respondents, where confidence fell 1.4 percentage points.
By contrast, female and disabled residents reported marginal increases in confidence, while overall satisfaction with police services improved significantly to 55.1% — up from 50.2%, a 4.9-point rise.
Despite a 25.3% increase in neighbourhood officers (rising from 212.9 FTE to 266.7), perception of police visibility dropped to just 31.7%, down from a baseline of 42.6%.
The force’s PCSOs also saw a 5.8% reduction, with numbers falling to 148.4 FTE.
Meanwhile, Crimestoppers reports rose by 14.8%, and local campaigns around domestic abuse and sextortion reached tens of thousands, indicating successful outreach.
While police-recorded ASB incidents fell by 14.5%, public perception told a different story. 65.2% of residents reported experiencing ASB, up from 60%, and fewer people felt the police were dealing effectively with local concerns (down 3.8 percentage points to 37.4%).
Hotspot funding allowed for increased patrols and environmental initiatives, including mobile CCTV and diversion schemes. Yet perception remains a stubborn challenge.
Victim satisfaction has largely plateaued at 50.3%, with Victim Care services delivering 15,081 interventions since October 2023 — a 73.3% increase.
Hate crimes rose slightly (+1.6%) while repeat victimisation fell from 16.2% to 14.5%.
Stop and search incidents dropped 20.3%, but positive outcomes improved by 3.7 percentage points, reaching 39.7%. However, BAME disproportionality increased slightly from 2.1 to 2.2.
Police recorded a 3.7% drop in victim-based crime (from 85,399 to 82,247) and a 3.6% drop in all crime, with notable decreases in:
Vehicle crime (−9.3%)
Theft from person (−5.5%)
Residential burglary (−4.4%)
However, the Crime Severity Score ticked up slightly to 16.8 million, an increase of 1.4%.
First-time youth offenders dropped significantly, especially in the city (−40.9%).
Charge/Summons for victim-based crimes rose by 6.1%, while out-of-court resolutions fell by 7.7%, perhaps reflecting a shift in justice policy.
Desistance among managed offenders dropped by 7%, highlighting a need for improved long-term support.
Domestic abuse crimes increased 6.4%, while domestic homicides rose to 2.7 per year (up 35%).
Protective measures like DVPNs and DVPOs surged by over 50%, and the DV Disclosure Scheme saw a 54.7% rise in disclosures.
Satisfaction among domestic abuse victims remained high at 89.4%, and repeat victimisation decreased slightly.
Sexual offences, particularly adult cases, rose by 16.1%, though outcomes improved:
Positive outcomes reached 12.2%, a 22.5% increase.
Charge/Summons rates improved to 9.2%.
However, Stalking Protection Orders fell by 35.7%, potentially leaving gaps in protection.
Violent knife crime decreased by 3.5%, but the positive outcome rate fell to 19.1% (−10.2%).
Firearm discharges rose by 37.5%, while modern slavery offences increased by 7%.
Child criminal exploitation referrals surged by 27.7%, underscoring growing concerns around youth vulnerability.
Emergency 999 calls dropped by 3.9%, with 93.8% now answered on time — surpassing the 90% target. Online crime reporting increased by 26.4%, indicating a digital shift in engagement.
Officer numbers fell slightly by 1.2%, while police staff rose by 9.4%.
Volunteer numbers fell 41.5%, but police cadets rose by 32.7% — buoyed by a new cadet base.
Sickness rates rose from 3.6% to 4.9%, affecting workforce resilience.
Investigations and Case Outcomes: Signs of Improvement
Positive outcome rates rose to 17.5% for all crime, up 1.8 points.
Quality of police investigations improved by 3.6% based on internal scoring.
Crimes with identified suspects held steady, though outcomes varied by category.
