PEEL Assessment 2023-25: Humberside Police

The force should make sure that supervisors oversee investigations and that its police officers take all investigative opportunities

We found that some investigations by the force aren’t supervised properly. This means that investigations aren’t thorough enough, and the force doesn’t take some investigative opportunities. In our victim service assessment, we found that only 62 of 85 investigations we reviewed had effective supervision updates recorded. These records show what further actions supervisors told an investigator to take during the case. In 67 of 88 cases, the force took all appropriate investigative opportunities. The force should do more to actively and regularly supervise cases. This will make sure it carries out thorough investigations and takes all investigative opportunities.

The force should assess the needs of all victims to make sure it gives them effective support

Under the revised Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, all victims are entitled to receive a needs assessment from the police. This happens early in a case to decide if victims need any extra support during the investigation or later in court. In the relevant cases we reviewed, 0 didn’t have a clearly recorded needs assessment.

The force doesn’t consistently achieve appropriate outcomes for victims

The force isn’t always achieving acceptable outcomes for victims of crime. It has low numbers of crimes that are solved following investigations. The force needs to understand the issue and work to achieve better outcomes for victims. In the year ending 31 December 2023, Humberside Police recorded 86,768 victim-based crimes. Of these recorded offences, 11.4 percent were assigned an ‘offences brought to justice’ outcome. This is within the normal range compared to other forces in England and Wales. ote Presented data come from the Home Office’s April 0 data release and may have been revised since. Data from the British Transport Police and the City of London Police are excluded from the England and Wales rate. Total police-recorded crime includes all crime (except fraud and computer misuse). For a full commentary and explanation of crime and outcome types, please see the Home Office statistics. ote Presented data comes from the Home Office’s April 0 data release and may have been revised since. Victim-based crimes are defined as all police-recorded crimes where there is a direct victim, such as an individual, an organisation or a corporate body. Between the years ending 31 December 2022 and 31 December 2023, the proportion of victim-based crimes assigned outcome 16 fell from 20.8 percent to 17.3 percent in the force. This is below the normal range expected for forces in England and Wales. This means there are fewer cases where victims stop supporting cases in Humberside and is a positive finding.