Value for money profiles

The value for money (VfM) profiles provide comparative data on a wide range of policing activities. For instance: does your force spend more or less than other similar forces? Does it receive fewer or more 999 calls? How does the crime rate differ from other force areas?

The profiles highlight what these differences are, but not why they exist. There are many reasons why (for instance) a force might spend more on a particular function than other forces, or pay its officers more. Forces and police and crime commissioners can explain these reasons; the VfM profiles aim to help you ask the right questions.

The profiles are based on data provided by the police.

From 2009 to 2017, these profiles were published as PDF documents for each force. They can be accessed through the links below. From 2018, value for money profiles have been published as an interactive dashboard.

These dashboards include value for money data from 2011 up to the present data release, allowing for more detailed analysis.

View the latest value for money dashboard

2017 VfM profiles

These profiles were published in November 2017.

The profiles

There is a full value for money profile for each force, and a shorter, summary version. Choose your force from the list below to see the profiles.

2016 VfM profiles

These profiles were published in November 2016.

The profiles

There is a full value for money profile for each force, and a shorter, summary version. Choose your force from the list below to see the profiles.

2015 VfM profiles

These profiles were published in November 2015.

The profiles

There is a full value for money profile for each force, and a shorter, summary version. Choose your force from the list below to see the profiles.

2014 VfM profiles

These profiles were published in October 2014.

2013 VfM profiles

These profiles were published in November 2013.

Data collection dates

• Cost and workforce (Police Objective Analysis): 22 October 2013
• Crime and sanction detections: as per the Office of National Statistics and Home Office publication 18 July 2013
• Other workforce (from data returns to the Home Office): 15 October 2013
• Victims of crime survey and incident data: 18 July 2013

The profiles

This year, along with a full value for money profile for each force, we have produced a shorter, summary version. Choose your force from the list below to see the full profile, the summary version, and a document explaining the calculations which were used to produce the summaries.

Some forces amended their data after the profiles were produced. The Value for money profiles 2013: Updated figures document contains a list of these amendments.

2012 VfM profiles

These profiles were published in October 2012.

Data collection dates

• Cost and workforce (Police Objective Analysis): 10 October 2012
• Crime and sanction detections: as per the Office of National Statistics and Home Office publication in July
• Other workforce (from data returns to the Home Office): 17-26 September 2012
• Victims of crime survey and incident data: 04 July 2012

2011 VfM profiles

These profiles were produced in November 2011 and published in October 2012.

2010 VfM profiles

These profiles were produced in Autumn 2010 and published in August 2011.

2009 VfM profiles

The 2009 value for money profiles are available on the archived version of the HMICFRS website, 2010 kept by The National Archives.

Please note: In July 2017 HMIC took on responsibility for fire & rescue service inspections and was renamed HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Inspections carried out before July 2017 may continue to refer to HMIC.