Source · HMICFRS

PEEL 2025–27: An inspection of Northamptonshire Police

3 June 2026 PEEL Force Inspection 15 areas for improvement

Applicable forces

Areas for improvement

AFI The force needs to speed up implementation of a new operating model to improve how it manages demand Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to effectively record and manage all reports of missing people Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to promptly share information with schools about pupils living with domestic abuse Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to implement an effective and achievable fraud policy that supports investigators Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to put adequate training in place for call handling, protecting the public and all levels of fraud investigation Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force should improve auditing and monitoring of custody performance, including quality assurance of custody records Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force should improve how it assesses, manages and records the risk detainees pose to themselves and others throughout detention and on release Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to better understand the well-being challenges that demand and workloads create Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to make sure it collects accurate data to allow it to understand how fairly stop and search is being used Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force should make sure it appropriately records all use of force incidents Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force should make sure officers consistently complete timely safeguarding referrals Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to consistently record and evaluate day-to-day problem-solving and share learning Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to attend calls for service in line with its published attendance times and make sure it updates callers if there are delays Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to develop performance management and accountability processes to improve how it deploys resources to incidents Northamptonshire Police

AFI The force needs to improve how it assesses ongoing incident risks and uses problem-solving in unresolved incidents Northamptonshire Police