The Chief Constable of Humberside Police, Chris Todd, has spoken of his pride with the force having been praised in the newly published State of Policing report. The report, which praises the force, does however argue that nationally, fundamental reform needs to be made to secure far-reaching improvements.
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Andy Cooke, has released his third annual assessment of policing in England and Wales. The report assesses the state of policing by drawing on evidence between April 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025.
Humberside Police is mentioned on a number of occasions throughout the report and is praised for its work in various areas. One of the areas where the report commends the force is responding to the public. On this Chief Constable Todd, who has been in the position for just under half a year, told the LDRS: “I’m really proud to say that if you call Humberside Police on 999, we will pick up in 3 seconds, if you have to call us on the non-emergency number 111, we will pick up in 7 seconds.”
The report also praised the force’s work in protecting the vulnerable, which is an area where Humberside Police is one of just two forces to be graded ‘outstanding.’ The force was also praised for its work with communities within the region. The Chief Constable added: “Communities across Humberside should be reassured that we are doing the very best we can.”
He added that the challenge for the force now is to “maintain these levels of performance and building upon these levels of performance, but being able to sustain that through the funding that’s available to us.”
Police funding was a key element of Sir Andy’s report, which states: “Police funding has increased, yet many forces remain under strain due to rising demand and a variety of cost pressures.” Overall, the report argues that “police funding needs fundamental change.”
Chief Constable Todd said that his position “is not as bad as many Chiefs across the country in terms of the financial situation but even here I have to take out a few million, year on year, in order to operate within the budget that is available to us.”
Overall Chief Constable Todd concluded: “We’re of course very proud of the service we deliver for the communities across Humberside.” He added: “I really want communities to be assured by this and to have trust and confidence in policing.
“There’s a lot of negative publicity about policing, some would say if we’re doing our job well on a daily basis, it’s not news, it’s only when we get it wrong that it becomes news which is unfortunate. I’d like us to celebrate our successes more because that builds trust and confidence in communities and the communities across Humberside should have trust and confidence in policing.”
By: Andrew Spence, LDRS
