Crimes Involving Drugs And Weapons In Humberside Have Decreased

According to the latest recorded crime figures, drug and weapons offences have decreased in Humberside.

Humberside Police once again defied national crime trends, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) crime figures covering the 12 months up to June 2022.

According to the national picture, possession of offensive weapons crimes increased by 13.2%; the Humberside force, however, recorded a decrease of 17.4%. The number of drug offences fell by more than twice the national average.

Chief Constable Lee Freeman said:

“These figures reflect the growth of 800 additional officers that I have added to the ranks of the force since taking over in 2017 and our focus on getting back to doing the basics well – reducing crime, arresting offenders and bringing them before the courts.”

“As the most improved force in the country, 2021/2022 also saw Humberside Police not only arresting more suspects per 1000 population than any other force in the country, the force also had the highest detection rate for all crimes out of all 43 forces in England and Wales.”

“I am pleased to see big decreases in drug and weapon offences as these crimes can have a huge impact on our communities. We have remained proactive in our approach to tackling these offences, with operations such as Galaxy and Hawk targeting criminal activity associated with drugs and their related crimes.”

In addition, stalking and harassment offences have decreased 4%, while sexual offences have increased at a rate below the national average. Compared with the national average, Humberside Police have improved for the fifth consecutive year.

There has been an overall increase of 5.2% in recorded crime, compared with a national increase of 12.3%.

Summarising the report, Chief Constable Freeman said:

“We are here to protect and get results for our communities and remain committed to disrupting criminals and bringing them to justice, but we are not complacent and know we have more work to do.”