Policing Surrey 2026-27

You’re helping to keep Surrey safe

The council tax you pay ensures that Surrey remains one of the safest places to live in the country. 

Surrey Police are making huge strides at tackling the offending that has such an impact on our communities. Across the board, charges have more than doubled, and 40 per cent more crimes have been solved. 

Charges for shoplifting have rocketed by 465 per cent, while burglary rates have reduced by 14 per cent in the past year and vehicle crime is down by 36 per cent. The number of charges for rape have doubled. 

The improvements we have seen by taking a ‘back-to-basics’ approach are nothing short of incredible. 

But there is always more to do. This year’s increase of xxxx in the policing element of your council tax is vital. 

It allows the Chief Constable to access all the resources he needs to sustain this momentum. 

It is always difficult to ask the public for more money, and never more so than when the financial climate is so challenging. I want to thank you all for your continued support. It really does make a dramatic difference. 

Our policing teams do a wonderful job of keeping our communities safe.  

Your contributions will allow officers to continue building on this wonderful progress. 

Lisa Townsend
Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey

What will you pay for policing in 2026/2027?

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Where funding is spent

In 2026/27, £168.4million of Surrey Police’s funding – 55 per cent – comes from local council tax.

£140.2m – 45 per cent – comes from central Government.

	2025/26 £m	2026/27 £m
Employees	276.00	288.60
Premises	16.30	15.40
Supplies and services	55.06	63.20
Transport	5.20	5.60
Operational income	-22.00	-26.00
Gross budget: Use of reserves Central Government Surplus from previous year	330.56 0.30 -150.50 -2.60	346.80 0.20 -156.40 -2.70
Council tax: No. of equivalent Band D properties Charge based on a Band D property	177.76 526,600 £337.57	187.90 532,902 £332.57

An average day for Surrey Police

The below text replaces a graphic included in our council tax leaflet sent to households in Surrey.

View the infographic.

Here are just some of the demands that contribute to an average day for Surrey Police:

• 482 emergency calls to 999
• 489 calls to the 101 non-emergency number
• 713 contacts online, including the Surrey Police website and live chat, social media channels and emails to Surrey Police
• 98 emergency responses
• 46 arrests
• 216 incidents allocated for investigation
• 12 road traffic collisions
• 51 incidents of anti-social behaviour
• 19 reports of shoplifting
• 10 missing people
• 56 incidents relating to mental health
• 55 domestic abuse reports

All figures are averages taken between July and September 2025.

Employee information

The Force now has a total of almost 4,029 officers and staff*.

	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26
Police officers as of March 31	2,114	2,159	2,236	2,312	2,330	2,335*

*Officer numbers are based on estimates provided at the time of publication ahead of the release of the Government’s official figures.

Surrey’s volunteering programme includes a further 425 individuals volunteering as special constables, police support volunteers or police cadets. Collectively their dedication provides valuable support across policing teams.

To find out more see surrey.police.uk/volunteering