The Commissioner is committed to tackling all forms of violence against women and girls and her office is working closely with Surrey Police, partner agencies and local charities to shine a spotlight on the inappropriate behaviours of some men, to hold perpetrators firmly to account for their actions and to ensure the best possible support is in place for victims of these horrific crimes.
The data below provides a snapshot of some popular policing data points for Surrey.
You can explore a wider range of data, trends and comparisons at
PoliceData.co.uk
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Sexual Offences
Shows the number of sexual offences recorded by police relative to the population. Sexual offences include rape and other sexual offences.
Rape Offences – Positive Outcome Rate
What does “positive outcome” mean? This is a technical policing term referring to cases where formal action is taken against an offender, such as a charge or summons, caution, or another formal justice outcome. It does not imply anything about the experience of the victim.
Sexual offence investigations can take considerable time to conclude, so rates for recent periods may change as investigations are completed.
Other Sexual Offences – Positive Outcome Rate
What does “positive outcome” mean? This is a technical policing term referring to cases where formal action is taken against an offender, such as a charge or summons, caution, or another formal justice outcome. It does not imply anything about the experience of the victim.
Sexual offence investigations can take considerable time to conclude, so rates for recent periods may change as investigations are completed.
Ensure survivor voices remain central to the OPCC’s work by embedding their feedback, engagement, and complaints into policy development, commissioning, and strategy. Develop mechanisms to share these insights with Surrey Police, driving informed decisions and enhancing service delivery.
Amber
OPCC
Assess the needs of families of perpetrators of sexual violence and other forms of ‘hidden victimhood’ to understand their experiences and challenges. Evaluate existing support services for these individuals to determine effectiveness and identify opportunities to enhance and expand provisions, including considering their formal recognition as victims.
Green
OPCC
Enhance scrutiny of internal support mechanisms for officers and staff supporting VAWG, including portfolio leads, focusing on measures to address burnout, improve well-being, and reduce turnover.
Green
OPCC
We will seek to prevent victimisation by working with partners and communities to identify priority projects, learning from successful initiatives to maintain their legacy.
Green
Joint
Maintain a relentless focus on perpetrators, providing opportunities for positive behaviour change through commissioned interventions where appropriate, while bringing more offenders to justice.
Green
Joint
Strengthen relationships between VAWG organisations and the police by improving access to decision-makers, fostering collaboration, and ensuring regular communication to rebuild trust and partnership effectiveness.
Red
Joint
Explore opportunities for investment in intelligence for VAWG crimes, leveraging innovative processes like those used to track and predict other types of crime, to improve prevention and response efforts.
Green
Joint
Seek to prevent victimisation by working with partners and communities to identify priority projects, learning from successful initiatives to maintain their legacy.
Green
Surrey Police
Engage with the Operation Soteria Bluestone Knowledge Hub Group (a collaboration between academics and police officers to improve how the UK responds to rape and serious sexual assault) utilising its resources, national network, and best practice sharing to enhance officer training, improve victim support, and develop innovative solutions to tackle VAWG effectively.
Amber
Surrey Police
Ensure mentors reinforce the positive, victim-centred approaches covered during officer training, in line with the force’s commitment to tackling VAWG.
Green
Surrey Police
Build public confidence in the police’s ability to investigate violence against women and girls, while empowering all officers and staff to challenge and report inappropriate behaviour among colleagues.
Green
Surrey Police
Continue to strengthen its approach to police-perpetrated domestic abuse and VAWG. Regular oversight meetings will track progress and review cases to ensure survivors’ voices are heard, driving accountability and learning across the Force.
Amber
Proven reoffending statistics
The Ministry of Justice provides key statistics on proven reoffending in England and Wales. Their data gives proven reoffending figures for offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, or received a caution or reprimand.
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) Complaints Data
The IOPC publish regular updates about Surrey Police complaints data, as well as information about the Force’s performance against a number of measures. They also compare the results for each Force area to their most similar force group, and with the overall result for all police forces in England and Wales.
Surrey Police Stop & Search Data
An officer can stop and search you if they have a genuine suspicion that items that could be used to commit crime or are evidence of an offence (e.g. stolen property or weapons) will be found on you. Their suspicion must seem reasonable to an independent observer. Surrey Police regularly publishes data concerning its use of Stop & Search powers.
Surrey Police Use of Force Data
Each day Surrey Police respond to thousands of incidents across the communities we serve as we fulfil our role of upholding the law and keeping the peace. The vast majority of these matters are resolved without requiring any form of conflict. However, on very rare occasions there is a necessity for our officers to use force to safely diffuse a situation in order to protect people and themselves from harm.
A record is to be completed where an individual officer or member of police staff uses force, and this data is available on Surrey Police's website.
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Data Analysis
⚠ Experimental Feature: This AI-generated analysis is still in development and may contain inaccuracies. Please review the results carefully and use discretion.