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MSG: Msg1 Metropolitan

5 members 6 metrics compared

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg1 Metropolitan.

5 Members
6 Metrics Compared

Comparison table

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Organisation 101 Median Wait Time — R… 101 Median Wait Time (Se… 999 Average Answer Time … 999 Average Answer Time … 999 Calls Answered At 60… 999 Calls Answered At 60…
West Yorkshire Police 3.0
-19.0
1.0
-3.6
5.9
-1.4 3
6.1
-0.5 3
0.3
-0.7 3
0.4
-0.8
West Midlands Police 5.0
-17.0
6.0
+1.4 3
5.3
-2.0
4.1
-2.5
0.2
-0.8
0.2
-1.0
Metropolitan Police Service 18.0
-4.0 3
9.0
+4.4 1
12.3
+5.0 1
10.9
+4.3 1
2.3
+1.3 1
3.1
+1.9 1
Merseyside Police 40.0
+18.0 2
1.0
-3.6
5.6
-1.7
4.5
-2.1
0.2
-0.8
0.6
-0.6 3
Greater Manchester Police 44.0
+22.0 1
6.0
+1.4 2
7.4
+0.1 2
7.4
+0.8 2
2.1
+1.1 2
1.8
+0.6 2

Benchmark ranges

Distribution across the peer group

Each bar shows how values are distributed across the peer group. Full range (min–max). Middle 50% of bodies. Average.

101 Median Wait Time — Rolling (Seconds)
Min: 3.0 Avg: 22.0 Max: 44.0
5 bodies · Apr 2025–Jan 2026
101 Median Wait Time (Seconds)
Min: 1.0 Avg: 4.6 Max: 9.0
5 bodies · Jan 2026
999 Average Answer Time — Rolling (Seconds)
Min: 5.3 Avg: 7.3 Max: 12.3
5 bodies · Apr 2025–Feb 2026
999 Average Answer Time (Seconds)
Min: 4.1 Avg: 6.6 Max: 10.9
5 bodies · Feb 2026
999 Calls Answered At 60S Or Longer (%)
Min: 0.2 Avg: 1.0 Max: 2.3
5 bodies · Feb 2026
999 Calls Answered At 60S Or Longer — Rolling (%)
Min: 0.2 Avg: 1.2 Max: 3.1
5 bodies · Apr 2025–Feb 2026
999 calls answered within 10s (%)
Min: 84.5 Avg: 91.2 Max: 95.7
5 bodies · Feb 2026
999 calls answered within 10s — rolling (%)
Min: 80.7 Avg: 90.0 Max: 95.4
5 bodies · Apr 2025–Feb 2026
Annual expenditure
Min: 4915.0 Avg: 107619.6 Max: 372970.0
5 bodies · latest
Annual income
Min: 3352.0 Avg: 99332.8 Max: 323223.0
5 bodies · latest
Charge rate (victim-based offences)
Min: 5.0 Avg: 8.0 Max: 9.6
5 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Constable rank (%)
Min: 74.2 Avg: 77.7 Max: 79.8
5 bodies · Mar 2025
CPS average days referral to charge
Min: 29.3 Avg: 42.0 Max: 51.5
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS charge rate
Min: 76.4 Avg: 82.8 Max: 87.0
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS conviction rate
Min: 73.6 Avg: 82.3 Max: 86.5
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Domestic Abuse average days referral to charge
Min: 12.9 Avg: 22.1 Max: 28.1
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Domestic Abuse charge rate
Min: 77.7 Avg: 83.6 Max: 88.9
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Domestic Abuse conviction rate
Min: 67.5 Avg: 73.8 Max: 81.3
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS prosecutions
Min: 15881.0 Avg: 27819.2 Max: 58702.0
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Rape average days referral to charge
Min: 81.5 Avg: 122.4 Max: 164.4
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Rape charge rate
Min: 61.6 Avg: 80.3 Max: 91.4
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Rape conviction rate
Min: 57.0 Avg: 60.5 Max: 62.6
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS RASSO conviction rate
Min: 58.1 Avg: 63.2 Max: 67.6
5 bodies · Q4 24-25 to Q3 25-26
CPS referrals
Min: 7868.0 Avg: 15280.2 Max: 34708.0
5 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
Ethnic minority officers (%)
Min: 3.8 Avg: 11.2 Max: 18.1
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Female officers (%)
Min: 31.9 Avg: 35.9 Max: 39.8
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Government funding (£m)
Min: 371.4 Avg: 989.5 Max: 2778.7
5 bodies · 2025-26
Hate crime recorded by police
Min: 4930.0 Avg: 10784.4 Max: 21560.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — disability
Min: 271.0 Avg: 541.8 Max: 886.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — race
Min: 3124.0 Avg: 8090.2 Max: 16397.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — religion
Min: 301.0 Avg: 1048.0 Max: 2901.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — sexual orientation
Min: 1172.0 Avg: 1588.0 Max: 2821.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — transgender
Min: 166.0 Avg: 221.6 Max: 311.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
IOPC deaths in/following police contact
Min: 5.0 Avg: 8.2 Max: 13.0
5 bodies · 2024/2025
IOPC police complaints
Min: 1389.0 Avg: 3570.0 Max: 9283.0
5 bodies · 2023-24
Mean gender pay gap (%)
Min: 4.8 Avg: 7.0 Max: 10.4
5 bodies · 2023-to-2024
Median days to investigation closure
Min: 18.0 Avg: 51.2 Max: 98.0
5 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Median days to investigation closure (adult rape)
Min: 78.0 Avg: 198.7 Max: 323.5
5 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Median gender pay gap (%)
Min: 7.1 Avg: 11.9 Max: 16.8
5 bodies · 2023-to-2024
Missing persons rate per 1,000 population
Min: 4.2 Avg: 7.1 Max: 11.0
5 bodies · 2023/24
Missing persons reported
Min: 6484.0 Avg: 27629.0 Max: 61553.0
5 bodies · 2023/24
No suspect identified rate
Min: 35.5 Avg: 43.2 Max: 65.8
5 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Officer assaults — with injury
Min: 77.0 Avg: 915.4 Max: 2758.0
5 bodies · 2023/24
Officer assaults — without injury
Min: 762.0 Avg: 1984.0 Max: 3798.0
5 bodies · 2023/24
Officers dismissed (barred list)
Min: 27.0 Avg: 64.2 Max: 183.0
5 bodies · 2024-25
Officer sickness absence rate (%)
Min: 1.6 Avg: 2.2 Max: 2.7
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Officers on sickness absence (FTE)
Min: 89.0 Avg: 235.0 Max: 587.0
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Officers per 1,000 population
Min: 2.5 Avg: 2.9 Max: 3.7
5 bodies · Mid-2024
Officer strength change since Mar 2019
Min: 762.9 Avg: 1557.3 Max: 2857.6
5 bodies · Mar 2025 vs Mar 2019
Officer strength change since Mar 2019 (%)
Min: 9.4 Avg: 20.1 Max: 25.9
5 bodies · Mar 2025 vs Mar 2019
Officer strength YoY change (%)
Min: -3.0 Avg: -0.5 Max: 1.1
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Officers with <5 years service (%)
Min: 26.3 Avg: 32.3 Max: 38.3
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Overall confidence in local police (%)
Min: 60.2 Avg: 64.8 Max: 70.4
5 bodies · YE Sep 2024
PCC precept (£m)
Min: 111.3 Avg: 344.0 Max: 1028.4
5 bodies · 2025-26
Police can be relied on (%)
Min: 46.8 Avg: 53.4 Max: 59.1
5 bodies · YE Sep 2024
Police doing good/excellent job (%)
Min: 43.8 Avg: 47.1 Max: 53.4
5 bodies · YE Sep 2024
Police force area population
Min: 1475541.0 Avg: 3806334.2 Max: 9074625.0
5 bodies · Mid-2024
Police officer strength
Min: 4159.0 Avg: 11938.6 Max: 33293.0
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Rape offences charge rate
Min: 7.9 Avg: 10.9 Max: 17.0
5 bodies · YE Mar 2026
Recorded crime - Criminal damage and arson
Min: 6350.0 Avg: 15106.6 Max: 29786.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Drug offences
Min: 3817.0 Avg: 8227.2 Max: 19043.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Miscellaneous crimes
Min: 1802.0 Avg: 3681.8 Max: 5336.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Public order offences
Min: 8542.0 Avg: 16657.0 Max: 30237.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Robbery
Min: 489.0 Avg: 5178.2 Max: 17512.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Sexual offences
Min: 2394.0 Avg: 6711.4 Max: 13519.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Theft offences
Min: 15278.0 Avg: 79019.6 Max: 238751.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Violence against the person
Min: 28539.0 Avg: 67366.2 Max: 120772.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Weapons offences
Min: 565.0 Avg: 2003.0 Max: 3337.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
S136 detentions
Min: 667.0 Avg: 2303.6 Max: 5467.0
5 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
S136 place of safety — A&E
Min: 8.0 Avg: 1508.6 Max: 4303.0
5 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
S136 place of safety — Health-based
Min: 6.0 Avg: 495.0 Max: 1140.0
5 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
Section 47A stop and search total
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Section 60 stop and search total
Min: 38.0 Avg: 893.2 Max: 1810.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Sexual offences charge rate
Min: 8.8 Avg: 11.4 Max: 13.5
5 bodies · YE Mar 2026
Sickness absence rate (%)
Min: 1.6 Avg: 2.2 Max: 2.7
5 bodies · Mar 2025
Staff dismissed (barred list)
Min: 7.0 Avg: 17.6 Max: 32.0
5 bodies · 2024-25
Stop and search arrest rate
Min: 9.9 Avg: 14.7 Max: 17.7
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search - Black
Min: 1110.0 Avg: 11486.4 Max: 44425.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search Black-to-White disparity ratio
Min: 1.8 Avg: 2.8 Max: 3.6
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Asian vs White
Min: 0.6 Avg: 1.5 Max: 2.5
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Black vs White
Min: 1.8 Avg: 2.8 Max: 3.6
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Mixed vs White
Min: 1.1 Avg: 1.9 Max: 3.3
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Other vs White
Min: 0.0 Avg: 1.1 Max: 1.8
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search ethnic disproportionality
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.4 Max: 1.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Asian
Min: 6.9 Avg: 13.2 Max: 19.2
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Black
Min: 13.9 Avg: 29.1 Max: 60.2
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Mixed
Min: 10.6 Avg: 18.1 Max: 36.5
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Other
Min: 0.2 Avg: 18.0 Max: 61.3
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - White
Min: 5.1 Avg: 12.6 Max: 34.2
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search total
Min: 18039.0 Avg: 54385.8 Max: 122631.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search - White
Min: 9481.0 Avg: 27642.4 Max: 45902.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Total dismissed (barred list)
Min: 34.0 Avg: 81.8 Max: 215.0
5 bodies · 2024-25
Total police funding (£m)
Min: 482.7 Avg: 1333.5 Max: 3807.1
5 bodies · 2025-26
Total recorded crime
Min: 70020.0 Avg: 203951.0 Max: 477430.0
5 bodies · 2024/25
Total workforce
Min: 6509.0 Avg: 17342.8 Max: 45621.0
5 bodies · Mar 2025
VAWG offences - Sexual offences
Min: 230.0 Avg: 695.2 Max: 1803.0
5 bodies · 2025/26
VAWG offences - Violence against the person
Min: 8663.0 Avg: 20961.4 Max: 30777.0
5 bodies · 2025/26
VAWG recorded offences (DA proxy)
Min: 8893.0 Avg: 21656.6 Max: 32580.0
5 bodies · 2025/26
Victim does not support action rate
Min: 19.4 Avg: 27.5 Max: 37.2
5 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Women in upper pay quartile (%)
Min: 29.4 Avg: 33.5 Max: 39.1
5 bodies · 2023-to-2024
S136 place of safety — Police station
Min: 2.0 Avg: 41.3 Max: 118.0
4 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
Stop and search monthly arrest rate
Min: 10.0 Avg: 14.8 Max: 17.4
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly - Asian
Min: 110.0 Avg: 376.7 Max: 559.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly - Black
Min: 108.0 Avg: 215.0 Max: 387.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly - drugs
Min: 1106.0 Avg: 2033.7 Max: 3562.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly positive outcome rate
Min: 23.0 Avg: 29.0 Max: 33.4
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly total
Min: 1594.0 Avg: 3090.3 Max: 4811.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly - weapons
Min: 122.0 Avg: 507.3 Max: 776.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly - White
Min: 878.0 Avg: 2033.0 Max: 4164.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
360Giving grants received (count)
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.0 Max: 4.0
3 bodies · FY 2017/18
360Giving grants received (total £)
Min: 126500.0 Avg: 2629274.7 Max: 6652624.0
3 bodies · FY 2017/18
Domestic abuse charge/summons rate
Min: 4.5 Avg: 6.6 Max: 9.0
3 bodies · YE Mar 2025
Domestic abuse no suspect identified rate
Min: 0.8 Avg: 2.6 Max: 5.7
3 bodies · YE Mar 2025
Domestic abuse victim does not support action rate
Min: 49.0 Avg: 56.9 Max: 67.2
3 bodies · YE Mar 2025
PHSO complaints received (parliamentary)
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.0 Max: 3.0
3 bodies · 2023/24
S136 place of safety — Not known
Min: 6.0 Avg: 438.0 Max: 1086.0
3 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
Stop and search monthly find rate
Min: 0.5 Avg: 36.0 Max: 92.7
3 bodies · Mar 2026