PEOPLE in Warrington can now see where Cheshire police sits in a national league by visiting a new website which has just gone live.
www.mypolice.org.uk allows the public to see for themselves how forces are ranked in six different crime categories by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC).
Cheshire Constabulary has received a ‘fair’ grading from the HMIC for local crime and policing, protection from serious harm and confidence and satisfaction.
It is based on figures collected last September and assistant chief constable Ian Wiggett (pictured right) said things have continue to improve since then.
He said: “The HMIC report card provides a snapshot of how police across the country are performing. The picture has continued to improve since last September.
“Everyone who works for the Constabulary strives to ensure the service they deliver meets the needs of the communities they serve and our work is paying dividends with levels of recorded crime dropping to the lowest in the last 10 years.
“Direct feedback from those people who call us indicates victims and witnesses are pleased with the service they receive from us.
“When our performance in this area is compared at a national level we are second highest in the country for satisfaction with the service we deliver to members of our communities.”
A survey of victims and witnesses in Cheshire has also showed that 90 per cent of them were satisfied with the service they received by Cheshire’s Criminal Justice Services (including the Crown Prosecution Service and the Courts) – the best result in the country.
Chairman of the Police Authority, Margaret Ollerenshaw, said: “The Constabulary’s performance on crime speaks for itself – recorded crime is at its lowest in the last 10 years.”
