We're calling on the government to encourage partnerships between the police and the private sector to tackle crimes like theft and fraud. Read our latest report ⤵️ www.police-foundation.org.uk/wp-content/u...

...There have been widespread questions about whether the current force structure, established through a programme of force mergers in 1974, remains well suited to tackling the new set of demands... Our Director Blair Gibbs is quoted here ⤵️

Sarah Jones appointed as Policing Minister. www.gov.uk/government/p...

'Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary amid pressure to tackle migration' www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Clare Waxman named as new Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

The head of the Metropolitan Police has called on the government to "change or clarify" the law following the arrest of comedian Graham Linehan over posts he made online. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, has said people in leadership positions in the UK needed to think about how to "reduce and diffuse tension and not sow division". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How effectively do the police record crime? Read the latest inspection report from HMICFRS hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/publication-...

A new Office for National Statistics report on perceptions of the police in E&W reveals only 49% of respondents rated their local police as doing a good or excellent job, down from 62% a decade ago. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

Knife and Offensive Weapon Sentencing Statistics: January to March 2025 Numbers up 4.4% on last year and 26.2% over last decade www.gov.uk/government/s...

Government launches AI crime prevention challenge to support safer streets www.gov.uk/government/n...

'Police have been encouraged to consider disclosing the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile cases, after facing mounting pressure over the details they make public' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising

🚨 Registrations are now open for our annual conference “Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice” 🚨 🗓️ 9-10 September 2025 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK Register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...

Concerns over ‘gaps’ in police support for stalking victims in England and Wales

NEW Are foreign nationals more likely to commit sex offences? The Centre for Migration Control says 40-47% of those charged in London in 2024 were foreign nationals, who account for only 25% of London population. Stats cited by Nigel Farage & Robert Jenrick . But it's not the whole story.

We held our 20th Oxford Policing Policy Forum at All Souls College Oxford in May. All agreed that structural police reform is difficult but urgently needed. The Forum reflected on previous attempts at reform & lessons learned. Read the summary here⤵️ www.police-foundation.org.uk/past-event/2...

The Home Office has published data showing robberies involving a knife, or the threat of one, have fallen in most of the UK’s high-risk areas. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Did lead poisoning help create a generation of serial killers? – podcast

➡️NEW blog from our Senior Associate Fellow Suzanne Jacob OBE. Our criminal justice system isn't listening but there are ways to close the gap between professionals and the public they serve... 🔗Read it here www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/07/our-...

Is there a relationship between immigration and rape/sexual assault? Two charts and an old blog for your consideration. First, immigration vs the prevalence of sexual assault recorded crime the Crime Survey.

The latest crime statistics for England and Wales show a 20% increase in shoplifting. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

➡️NEW blog from our Senior Associate Fellow Suzanne Jacob OBE. Our criminal justice system isn't listening but there are ways to close the gap between professionals and the public they serve... 🔗Read it here www.police-foundation.org.uk/2025/07/our-...

What are the new UK online safety rules and how will age checks on adult content be enforced?

New report | How might AI change policing? And what do the public want, fear and hope for a future where AI is part of policing? From Sciencewise and the UK Home Office. sciencewise.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Developed by Oscar Kilo, the crisis line is being delivered in partnership with The Ambulance Staff Charity, drawing on their experience of delivering a similar service for paramedics and firefighters

UK plans to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to cyber criminals reut.rs/4f257e1

➡️Open access: ‘We work in the grey around decision making’; how ‘thematic discretion’ can help understand police decision-making in cases of youth image-based sexual abuse An article by our Researcher Alishya Dhir www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Anderson report recommends potential large expansion of Prevent to include individuals with no fixed ideology. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Hotspot patrols (🇳🇱) substantially reduced disorder, *but* resident perceptions of disorder in the area and perceptions of police got *worse*. A useful reminder that reducing crime is necessary but not sufficient to improve public perceptions of crime. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Well this is fascinating: only 1% of 300 members of the public felt a police officer should be dismissed for taking sick leave to go to a family event after being denied annual leave, and only 24% would dismiss an officer who liked a racist WhatsApp joke. doi.org/10.1007/s112...

Read about our latest Translational Fellowship project “Racially Minoritised Women’s Experiences of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and Reporting to the Police” led by Dr Alishya Dhir from @policefoundationuk.bsky.social: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/racially-min...

College of Policing launches an evidence-based neighbourhood policing programme www.college.police.uk/article/new-...

📣 The Police Foundation welcomes Blair Gibbs as incoming Director. Blair is a leading policy advisor and consultant with expertise in public policy and government relations. Read more ⤵️ www.police-foundation.org.uk/news/blair-g...

'Reflecting on the past to transform the future: exploring the role of history in policing reform' a new article by our Researcher @ruthhalkon.bsky.social in Policing & Society. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Grooming gangs in UK thrived in ‘culture of ignorance’, Casey report says. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

'National Crime Agency to launch operation targeting grooming gangs' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Unfit officers to be banned from major law enforcement agencies' www.gov.uk/government/n...

To find out more about the N8 Statement on Sustainable Scholarly Publishing and how it encourages championing a positive research culture through open access, responsible metrics, and inclusive infrastructure, visit www.n8research.org.uk/n8-research-...

The programme is now confirmed and registrations open for our annual conference "Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing Harm, Strengthening Justice". 🗓️ 9-10 September 2025 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds, UK Read more and register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...

'the police can’t pin all their woes on a lack of cash. Inefficiency is baked into the structure of the service, which was designed half a century ago'. The Police Foundation's Strategic Review of Policing is quoted in this article by @dannyshaw.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Police service is 'broken' and 'shedding' officers, top officers warn Rachel Reeves. www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...

Policing is expected to receive an above-inflation boost in the spending review but there could be cuts to other areas of the Home Office. www.itv.com/news/2025-06...

'Rowley: Police will choose which crimes to investigate without more funding' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...

'Thousands of criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'The head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said he would back a model with fewer, larger forces' www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/mark...