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South Yorkshire Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Roy Wilsher is HMI for South Yorkshire.

This force is in the Northern HMICFRS policing region.

Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.

In our latest assessment of South Yorkshire Police, we made the following judgments:

South Yorkshire Police is outstanding at preventing crime. South Yorkshire Police is outstanding at protecting vulnerable people. South Yorkshire Police is outstanding at making good use of resources. South Yorkshire Police is good at recording data about crime. South Yorkshire Police is good at investigating crime. South Yorkshire Police is good at treatment of the public. South Yorkshire Police is good at managing offenders. South Yorkshire Police is good at developing a positive workplace. South Yorkshire Police is adequate at responding to the public.

Read the full report for South Yorkshire Police

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

599 square miles

Population

1.42m people
6% local 10 yr change

Workforce

92% frontline police officers
92% national level
3.57 per 1000 population
3.69 national level
7% 10yr change in local workforce
5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.07 per person
0.06 national level
12% Local 5 year trend
9% National 5 year trend

Cost

53p per person per day local
59p per person per day national

These are the latest key facts about South Yorkshire Police.

About the force

South Yorkshire Police provides policing services to the county of South Yorkshire. The police force area covers 599 square miles in the north of England.

Although there are a small number of affluent areas, South Yorkshire has a high level of poverty.

Around 1.4 million people mainly live in the urban centres which include Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley. The resident population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit, socialise, commute into, or travel through the county each year.

The transport infrastructure includes major rail stations and an airport.

More about this area – What South Yorkshire Police says

Connect with South Yorkshire Police

South Yorkshire Police website

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s website

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