Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams will present his Annual Report to a meeting of the Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday 28 July, which will be broadcast live online from 10am.
The Annual Report covers the work of Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service and the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO) over the last year.
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams said: “My Annual Report highlights the progress made in delivering the priorities set out in my refreshed Police & Crime and Fire & Rescue Plans, and the work of my team in commissioning essential services.
“Both services, and my office, have delivered improved outcomes again this year and our communities and victims are seeing the benefit, with crime and anti-social behaviour falling, and fires and incidents responded to more effectively.
“I’d like to thank every Police officer, firefighter, volunteer and staff member for their hard work and dedication in helping to keep Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent safe.”
Highlights from the Annual Report include:
- A 25% increase in the number of arrests made
- An 6% decrease in neighbourhood crime (residential burglary, personal robbery, theft from/of vehicles, vehicle interference and theft from a person)
- The force’s new Road Crime Team made 467 arrests, carried out 2,392 roadside tests, recovered 124 stolen vehicles and seized almost £3m-worth of criminal assets in its first six months
- Staffordshire Fire & Rescue was rated ‘outstanding’ at responding to major and multi-agency incidents by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)
- Between April 2024 and March 2025, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue supported the local NHS by responding to 1,188 incidents of vulnerable people falling in their homes; the Home from Hospital scheme was supported with 1,555 mobilisations
- The SCO awarded £850,000 to Community Safety Partnerships to fund local initiatives to drive down crime and ASB
- Over 8,500 children aged 8-17 attended over 2,500 SCO-led Space events, designed to increase their skills, improve health and wellbeing and reduce ASB over the summer holidays
The Police, Fire & Crime Panel regularly meets to give their views on the Staffordshire Commissioner’s plans and decisions, and is an important part of the SCO’s commitment to being open, honest and transparent.
To view the meeting online, either live or afterwards, and to find out more, visit: Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Panel
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