This decision relates to funding received from the Home Office to deliver Hotspot Patrols in the Cleveland area. This continues the funding from April 2024 – March 2025 and is expected to continue the work started during this period. The total amount allocated to Cleveland for this financial year is: £1,420,423, which was confirmed on 25/02/2025. Guidance was issued on 04/03/25 for completing the hotspot delivery plans, which were required for submission on 31/03/2025. Formal grant agreement from the Home Office was still awaited at the time this decision has been completed – as a result delivery is continuing at risk with no formal agreements in place between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and the Home Office and the OPCC and delivery partners.
The hotspots for both antisocial behaviour (ASB) and serious violence (SV) will be reviewed in the first quarter of 2025-2026 (April 25 – June 25) to ensure that they meet the revised guidance for 2025 – 2026. A new set of hotspots is expected to be operational from 01/07/2025; delivery on hotspot patrols will continue, as it is currently until that date. In line with the guidance, a single set of hotspots will be produced for July 2025 – March 2026, however, the patrols will be staffed by the most appropriate lead agency for the issues present.
Although the overall funding remains unchanged from last year and the distribution of funding is very similar, there are a few changes. Funding to local authorities will be calculated from the number of patrol hours delivered by the authority each quarter, rather than the number of staff employed. Funding to Cleveland Police now includes a dedicated sergeant who will be responsible for managing the patrol rota and compliance. This will help us to achieve a key target for the funding, delivering 13,000 patrol hours during the funding period.
This contributes to the Police and Crime priorities in relation to reducing crime, antisocial behaviour and harm and building trust and confidence in policing and the justice system through; reducing the number of crimes and antisocial behaviour incidents in the hotspots through the deterrence effect of uniformed patrols, and the visible presence of uniformed patrols supporting increased confidence in communities. Analysis of the hotspots for September 2023 – August 2024 showed a reduction of 21% in ASB reported incidents to Cleveland Police, compared to the same period in the previous year.
Decision 2025-26 – 001: Hotspot Action Patrols (application, 167kB)