Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Information on Police funding and a statement from the Crime Commissioner.
In total Council Tax payers in South Tyneside will contribute £7.766m towards the running costs of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria in 2025 / 26.
This is equivalent to £195.84 per Band D Council Tax payer. which is a 7.70% increase from the previous year.
This increase was ratified by the Police and Crime Panel on 4 February 2025.
Last year (2024 / 25) | Funding for Northumbria Police | This year (2025 / 26) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net expenditure (£m) | Gross expenditure (£m) | Gross income (£m) | ||
377.9 | Police General | 453.4 | -52.8 | 400.6 |
0.0 | Contingencies | 0.0 | ||
377.9 | 400.6 | |||
377.9 | Total budget requirement | 400.6 | ||
Less | ||||
-282.0 | Formula Grant | -292.4 | ||
-11.2 | Special Pensions Grant | -10.3 | ||
| 0.0 | National Insurance Compensation Grant | -5.7 | ||
-8.2 | Localised Council Tax Support Grants/Council Tax Freeze Grant/Other Grants | -8.2 | ||
-1.3 | Constituted Authorities Net Surplus / Deficit | -1.1 | ||
75.3 | Net budget requirement | 82.9 | ||
Explanatory note
Change in Net Budget Requirement between years is attributable to (£m):
- Budget savings: -6.8
- Increase in planned use of reserves: -3.3
- Increase in Government Funding: -8.1
- Inflation and other changes: 25.6
- Change in Council Tax Deficit: 0.2
Message from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
The Chief Constable and I are wholly committed to delivering safer streets and stronger communities across the force area, but without the appropriate funding, we face significant financial pressures even with Government's much welcome cash boost for neighbourhood policing.
Raising additional funding through a slight increase in the Council Tax Precept will help our force tackle local priorities that matter to local people and that's what I am determined to do.
To address the challenges facing Northumbria Police I have approved an increase of 117p per month for a band D property. For the majority of households in Northumbria, those in a band A property, the increase is 78p per month.
The increase in the precept will provide over £5.9m in extra funds for 2025 / 26 which will help keep the force appropriately resourced, meet budgetary pressures and allow for some investment.
The band D council tax precept for Northumbria will increase from £181.84 to £195.84 for the year. This remains, by far, the lowest precept of any Police and Crime Commissioner in England and Wales.
You can find more information on the OPCC website: Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner.