Peer group · benchmark

MSG: Msg7 Welsh Border West

4 members 6 metrics compared

HMICFRS Most Similar Group: Msg7 Welsh Border West.

4 Members
6 Metrics Compared

Comparison table

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Organisation 999 Average Answer Time … 999 Average Answer Time … 999 Calls Answered At 60… 999 Calls Answered At 60… 999 Calls Answered Withi… 999 Calls Answered Withi…
Cheshire Constabulary 6.7
-0.6 3
6.7
+0.6 1
0.9
+0.2 1
0.7
-0.6 3
93.2
-0.3 3
92.9
+1.6 2
Gwent Police 5.7
-1.6
6.0
-0.2 2
0.8
+0.1 2
0.4
-0.9
94.7
+1.2 1
95.6
+4.3 1
South Wales Police 8.2
+0.9 2
6.0
-0.2 3
0.7
0.0 3
2.1
+0.8 1
92.9
-0.6
87.3
-4.0
West Mercia Police 8.7
+1.4 1
5.9
-0.3
0.3
-0.4
2.0
+0.7 2
93.4
-0.1 2
89.5
-1.8 3

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.

999 Average Answer Time — Rolling (Seconds)
Min: 5.7 Avg: 7.3 Max: 8.7
4 bodies · Apr 2025–Feb 2026
999 Average Answer Time (Seconds)
Min: 5.9 Avg: 6.1 Max: 6.7
4 bodies · Feb 2026
999 Calls Answered At 60S Or Longer (%)
Min: 0.3 Avg: 0.7 Max: 0.9
4 bodies · Feb 2026
999 Calls Answered At 60S Or Longer — Rolling (%)
Min: 0.4 Avg: 1.3 Max: 2.1
4 bodies · Apr 2025–Feb 2026
999 Calls Answered Within 10S (%)
Min: 92.9 Avg: 93.6 Max: 94.7
4 bodies · Feb 2026
999 Calls Answered Within 10S — Rolling (%)
Min: 87.3 Avg: 91.3 Max: 95.6
4 bodies · Apr 2025–Feb 2026
Charge rate (victim-based offences)
Min: 7.1 Avg: 10.5 Max: 12.8
4 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Constable rank (%)
Min: 74.6 Avg: 76.0 Max: 77.6
4 bodies · Mar 2025
CPS average days referral to charge
Min: 37.6 Avg: 48.9 Max: 54.5
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS charge rate
Min: 66.8 Avg: 74.8 Max: 85.5
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS conviction rate
Min: 81.3 Avg: 83.5 Max: 85.5
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Domestic Abuse average days referral to charge
Min: 29.1 Avg: 40.1 Max: 55.4
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Domestic Abuse charge rate
Min: 59.6 Avg: 71.0 Max: 82.2
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Domestic Abuse conviction rate
Min: 70.8 Avg: 73.9 Max: 76.2
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS prosecutions
Min: 4697.0 Avg: 8372.3 Max: 11715.0
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Rape average days referral to charge
Min: 139.6 Avg: 180.9 Max: 232.9
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Rape charge rate
Min: 67.5 Avg: 69.0 Max: 70.7
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS Rape conviction rate
Min: 47.9 Avg: 54.0 Max: 57.4
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
CPS RASSO conviction rate
Min: 47.5 Avg: 57.8 Max: 65.3
4 bodies · Q4 24-25 to Q3 25-26
CPS referrals
Min: 2672.0 Avg: 4519.8 Max: 7043.0
4 bodies · Q3 23-24 to Q2 24-25
Domestic abuse charge/summons rate
Min: 6.4 Avg: 10.1 Max: 14.2
4 bodies · YE Mar 2025
Domestic abuse no suspect identified rate
Min: 1.0 Avg: 1.3 Max: 1.7
4 bodies · YE Mar 2025
Domestic abuse victim does not support action rate
Min: 34.9 Avg: 48.1 Max: 61.5
4 bodies · YE Mar 2025
Ethnic minority officers (%)
Min: 2.4 Avg: 3.3 Max: 3.9
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Female officers (%)
Min: 36.8 Avg: 37.4 Max: 38.3
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Government funding (£m)
Min: 110.5 Avg: 177.1 Max: 245.8
4 bodies · 2025-26
Hate crime recorded by police
Min: 1575.0 Avg: 2145.8 Max: 2868.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — disability
Min: 173.0 Avg: 250.8 Max: 292.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — race
Min: 1003.0 Avg: 1400.0 Max: 1831.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — religion
Min: 64.0 Avg: 124.3 Max: 260.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — sexual orientation
Min: 242.0 Avg: 383.0 Max: 545.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Hate crimes recorded — transgender
Min: 54.0 Avg: 91.8 Max: 153.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
IOPC deaths in/following police contact
Min: 1.0 Avg: 2.8 Max: 6.0
4 bodies · 2024/2025
IOPC police complaints
Min: 624.0 Avg: 1792.8 Max: 2934.0
4 bodies · 2024-25
Median days to investigation closure
Min: 27.0 Avg: 29.8 Max: 32.0
4 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Median days to investigation closure (adult rape)
Min: 302.0 Avg: 329.9 Max: 349.5
4 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Missing persons rate per 1,000 population
Min: 2.1 Avg: 6.2 Max: 9.2
4 bodies · 2023/24
Missing persons reported
Min: 2816.0 Avg: 6276.5 Max: 8435.0
4 bodies · 2023/24
No suspect identified rate
Min: 28.6 Avg: 32.1 Max: 36.0
4 bodies · YE Sep 2025
Officer assaults — with injury
Min: 153.0 Avg: 220.5 Max: 269.0
4 bodies · 2023/24
Officer assaults — without injury
Min: 348.0 Avg: 537.3 Max: 657.0
4 bodies · 2023/24
Officers dismissed (barred list)
Min: 4.0 Avg: 7.3 Max: 14.0
4 bodies · 2024-25
Officer sickness absence rate (%)
Min: 1.4 Avg: 2.6 Max: 3.8
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Officers on sickness absence (FTE)
Min: 35.0 Avg: 62.8 Max: 115.0
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Officers per 1,000 population
Min: 1.9 Avg: 2.3 Max: 2.6
4 bodies · Mid-2024
Officer strength change since Mar 2019
Min: 240.9 Avg: 418.9 Max: 525.0
4 bodies · Mar 2025 vs Mar 2019
Officer strength change since Mar 2019 (%)
Min: 17.6 Avg: 20.4 Max: 26.2
4 bodies · Mar 2025 vs Mar 2019
Officer strength YoY change (%)
Min: -0.6 Avg: 0.4 Max: 1.3
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Officers with <5 years service (%)
Min: 29.9 Avg: 33.0 Max: 37.9
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Overall confidence in local police (%)
Min: 54.6 Avg: 64.6 Max: 74.4
4 bodies · YE Sep 2024
PCC precept (£m)
Min: 86.5 Avg: 133.1 Max: 195.9
4 bodies · 2025-26
Police can be relied on (%)
Min: 43.0 Avg: 49.0 Max: 59.2
4 bodies · YE Sep 2024
Police doing good/excellent job (%)
Min: 37.6 Avg: 47.7 Max: 59.3
4 bodies · YE Sep 2024
Police force area population
Min: 601686.0 Avg: 1111486.3 Max: 1363561.0
4 bodies · Mid-2024
Police officer strength
Min: 1549.0 Avg: 2491.0 Max: 3511.0
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Rape offences charge rate
Min: 11.0 Avg: 12.0 Max: 13.6
4 bodies · YE Mar 2026
Recorded crime - Criminal damage and arson
Min: 3130.0 Avg: 3906.8 Max: 5051.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Drug offences
Min: 890.0 Avg: 1244.0 Max: 1609.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Miscellaneous crimes
Min: 903.0 Avg: 1077.3 Max: 1361.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Public order offences
Min: 3611.0 Avg: 5089.0 Max: 7762.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Robbery
Min: 180.0 Avg: 243.8 Max: 294.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Sexual offences
Min: 972.0 Avg: 1809.8 Max: 2218.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Theft offences
Min: 7724.0 Avg: 11865.8 Max: 17376.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Violence against the person
Min: 12218.0 Avg: 17080.5 Max: 21021.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Recorded crime - Weapons offences
Min: 226.0 Avg: 416.3 Max: 566.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
S136 detentions
Min: 291.0 Avg: 539.0 Max: 1080.0
4 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
S136 place of safety — A&E
Min: 42.0 Avg: 181.0 Max: 288.0
4 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
S136 place of safety — Health-based
Min: 77.0 Avg: 350.0 Max: 773.0
4 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
Section 47A stop and search total
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.0 Max: 0.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Section 60 stop and search total
Min: 0.0 Avg: 39.3 Max: 152.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Sexual offences charge rate
Min: 10.6 Avg: 12.0 Max: 13.6
4 bodies · YE Mar 2026
Sickness absence rate (%)
Min: 1.4 Avg: 2.6 Max: 3.8
4 bodies · Mar 2025
Staff dismissed (barred list)
Min: 1.0 Avg: 5.0 Max: 10.0
4 bodies · 2024-25
Stop and search arrest rate
Min: 9.1 Avg: 14.6 Max: 19.6
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search - Black
Min: 163.0 Avg: 278.8 Max: 379.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search Black-to-White disparity ratio
Min: 4.3 Avg: 5.7 Max: 8.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Asian vs White
Min: 1.1 Avg: 1.6 Max: 2.6
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Black vs White
Min: 4.3 Avg: 5.7 Max: 8.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Mixed vs White
Min: 1.3 Avg: 1.6 Max: 2.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search disparity ratio - Other vs White
Min: 1.3 Avg: 1.8 Max: 2.7
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search ethnic disproportionality
Min: 0.0 Avg: 0.1 Max: 0.1
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Asian
Min: 2.9 Avg: 6.3 Max: 11.6
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Black
Min: 11.6 Avg: 24.4 Max: 50.2
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Mixed
Min: 3.5 Avg: 7.0 Max: 15.4
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - Other
Min: 2.4 Avg: 9.7 Max: 25.9
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search rate per 1,000 - White
Min: 1.9 Avg: 4.5 Max: 9.5
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search total
Min: 3446.0 Avg: 5992.0 Max: 11840.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Stop and search - White
Min: 2597.0 Avg: 5036.5 Max: 10472.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Total dismissed (barred list)
Min: 6.0 Avg: 12.3 Max: 24.0
4 bodies · 2024-25
Total police funding (£m)
Min: 197.0 Avg: 310.1 Max: 441.7
4 bodies · 2025-26
Total recorded crime
Min: 30767.0 Avg: 42733.0 Max: 56918.0
4 bodies · 2024/25
Total workforce
Min: 2382.0 Avg: 4137.0 Max: 6104.0
4 bodies · Mar 2025
VAWG offences - Sexual offences
Min: 102.0 Avg: 163.8 Max: 239.0
4 bodies · 2025/26
VAWG offences - Violence against the person
Min: 4316.0 Avg: 6381.5 Max: 8144.0
4 bodies · 2025/26
VAWG recorded offences (DA proxy)
Min: 4418.0 Avg: 6545.3 Max: 8383.0
4 bodies · 2025/26
Victim does not support action rate
Min: 19.6 Avg: 27.3 Max: 37.8
4 bodies · YE Sep 2025
101 median wait time — rolling (seconds)
Min: 6.0 Avg: 33.3 Max: 62.0
3 bodies · Apr 2025–Jan 2026
101 median wait time (seconds)
Min: 0.0 Avg: 8.3 Max: 20.0
3 bodies · Jan 2026
Annual expenditure
Min: 54.0 Avg: 83329.3 Max: 215787.0
3 bodies · latest
Annual income
Min: 873.0 Avg: 71341.7 Max: 171846.0
3 bodies · latest
S136 place of safety — Police station
Min: 1.0 Avg: 3.3 Max: 5.0
3 bodies · Year ending Mar 2025
Stop and search monthly arrest rate
Min: 11.0 Avg: 15.9 Max: 22.4
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly - Asian
Min: 23.0 Avg: 29.3 Max: 35.0
3 bodies · Apr 2026
Stop and search monthly - Black
Min: 12.0 Avg: 25.3 Max: 42.0
3 bodies · Jan 2026
Stop and search monthly - drugs
Min: 249.0 Avg: 531.3 Max: 909.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly find rate
Min: 28.9 Avg: 39.6 Max: 60.6
3 bodies · Jan 2026
Stop and search monthly positive outcome rate
Min: 21.0 Avg: 26.6 Max: 29.7
3 bodies · Mar 2026
Stop and search monthly total
Min: 278.0 Avg: 683.7 Max: 1109.0
3 bodies · Apr 2026
Stop and search monthly - weapons
Min: 49.0 Avg: 73.3 Max: 89.0
3 bodies · Apr 2026
Stop and search monthly - White
Min: 295.0 Avg: 635.0 Max: 1039.0
3 bodies · Mar 2026