Surrey Police have received a “good” grading in all three overall categories of the latest HMIC assessment into the nation’s policing.

The force was one of four to receive this grading in local crime and policing, protection from serious harm and confidence and satisfaction.

Zoe Billingham, inspector for the eastern region, which includes Surrey, said: “Surrey Police are one of the best performing forces in the country. It provides a consistently high standard of policing service to its local communities.”

A spokesman for Surrey Police said the report acknowledged that, despite Surrey having a population density of twice the national average and it bordering London, there were “low levels of burglary, robbery, car crime, violence with injury and criminal damage and equally low levels of more serious crime, such as knife offences” in the county.

Chief Constable for Surrey Police Mark Rowley said: “The statement that Surrey Police are one of the highest performing forces across the board is very welcome.

“While these types of reports are helpful and give us an indication of how we are performing, what is most important is the level of confidence and satisfaction the public have in us, and it is this that we judge ourselves by.”

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