Humberside’s Police and Crime Commissioner Publishes Four Year Plan

Humberside’s Police and Crime Commissioner has set out the plan for his next four years in office.

Jonathan Evison, has published the Police and Crime Plan which sets out the aims and objectives of his office until 2029.

Similar to how political parties set out manifestos detailing their plan for the next parliament. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) set out a Police and Crime Plan at the beginning out each four-year term, detailing the vision and aims for the area over the coming term.

Mr Evison has made history in becoming the first Humberside PCC to publish a second Police and Crime Plan as he became the first Humberside PCC to secure a second term following his re-election earlier this year, having originally taking office in 2021.

Mr Evison’s plan begins by reflecting upon some of the progress that has been made since he published his first plan in 2021, such as the over 300 additional police officers and the £1.5m Community Safety Fund which supports organisations to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.

The plan also reflects upon Humberside Police’s recent PEEL (Police Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Legitimacy) report which despite awarding the force three ‘outstanding’ grades, did state that the force ‘requires improvement’ in investigating crime.

Before setting out the aims for the next four years, the plan details some other enigmatic values such as ‘ambition’ and ‘compassion’. The new plan retains the same three aims from the 2021 plan, which are:

•     Engaged, Resilient and Inclusive Communities
•     Safer Communities
•     Effective Organisations

Each of the three aims is broken down into outcomes and objectives, explaining how the PCC plans to deliver and measure the progress of the aims. These include, reduce reoffending, safer public spaces for residents and visitors, and more funding and resources for the Humber region. The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) will work this partner organisations to gather data to see if the aims set out i the plan are being met.

Discussing his newly published plan, the PCC, Mr Evison, has said:

“When I was re-elected in May to be your local representative on policing and community safety, I pledged to strengthen the connection with local communities, rural, coastal and urban. My team and I have done a lot of hard work over the last three years and I am keen for that to continue.

“Over the summer, I launched a consultation to find out the public’s priorities to make our communities safer. Nuisance anti-social behaviour (ASB), burglary, dangerous driving and road related offences were the highest ranked by our communities. We will now work hard to tackle these issues to ensure our residents can be and feel safe. We have already launched a bespoke ASB survey after the results of this consultation to better understand how this affects our communities.

“Part of my role is to hold Humberside Police to account for their performance on behalf of the public. The force have made great improvements in recent years and in 2024 were given an ‘outstanding’ grade for the second time by the inspectorate. I will both support and challenge the Chief Constable to achieve that aim and for Humberside Police to deliver the best service possible to our residents.

“The Plan I have set will require a great deal of hard work and determination, but I am confident that together we can rise to the challenge and make great progress for our communities.”