Council Tax Leaflet 2024-2025

75 More Police Officers

As your Police and Crime Commissioner I am committed to ensuring your police precept is spent wisely and delivers best value for money.

This year, your contribution to policing through your council tax will allow Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary to recruit an additional 75 police officers.

Last year, you paid for an extra 50 police officers which allowed the Chief Constable to create Neighbourhood Enforcement Teams (NETS). These teams have already started taking the fight to criminals in your neighbourhood and are in addition to the 600 extra officers recruited between 2020 and 2023.

Over the next 18 months, 10 more police stations and front counters will be open to the public to make it easier for you to report crimes or information to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary. This is me delivering on my promise to you.

Donna Jones
Police and Crime Commissioner

Total Cost of Policing 2024/25

The PCC’s overall budget of £463.4 million is made up of 59% funding from the Home Office grant and 41% is from the policing element of your council tax.

A Day in the Life of Hampshire Constabulary

Illustrative figures from 2023

75 More Police Officers

This year the 3.98% increase in your police precept will provide an additional £8million for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. This will go towards recruiting an additional 75 police officers.

As Commissioner and with your support, I will bring the total increase of police officers for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary since 2020 to 725.

The launch of my Local Bobby scheme means every community now has a named local police officer they can contact directly. Their name, phone number and email address can be found on the force website: hampshirealert.co.uk/Content/AllLocalAreas

If You or Someone You Know is Affected by Crime

Reporting Crime

Hampshire Constabulary: In an emergency dial 999

Less urgent: call 101 or report online to Hampshire Constabulary.

Report crime anonymously: call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or report online.

Fraud or Cyber Crime: call 0300 123 2040 or report at Action Fraud online

Hate Crime: Report hate crime online or find your closest third party reporting centre.

Crime Prevention

Be alerted to crimes in your area: Hampshire Alert or Isle of Wight Alert

Contact Neighbourhood Watch

Find out about Cyber Ambassadors, keeping children and young people safer online.

For crime prevention advice, visit the police crime prevention page.

Support for Victims

Victim Care Hub
If you’ve been a victim of crime in Hampshire or the Isle of Wight and need support, call the Victim Care Hub on 0808 178 1641 (open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 8pm). Email hub.hiow@victimsupport.org.uk or visit hampshireiowvictimcare.co.uk

Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice gives victims an
opportunity to communicate with the
person responsible for the offence. To find out more call 0800 043 8785 or
visit rjhampshire.org.uk