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Public Order & Safety

Monthly

£5.1bn

Share

6.6%

Per household

£170

Per person

£85

exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

What does Public Order & Safety spending aim to achieve?

  • Prevent crime

  • Administer justice

  • Protect the public

  • Rehabilitate offenders

  • Build safer places

exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields

Policing

£2.7bn

53.7% · £90/household

  • Police officer and staff pay
  • Neighbourhood policing
  • Specialist units

Courts & Tribunals

£0.8bn

15.7% · £27/household

  • Magistrates' courts
  • Crown courts
  • Tribunal services

Prisons & Probation

£0.7bn

13.7% · £23/household

  • Prison operations
  • Probation services
  • Rehabilitation programmes

Fire & Rescue Services

£0.3bn

5.9% · £10/household

  • Firefighting services
  • Prevention & inspections
  • Rescue operations

National Crime Agency & SOCA

£0.2bn

3.9% · £7/household

  • Serious crime operations
  • Cyber crime
  • Economic crime

Legal Aid

£0.2bn

3.9% · £7/household

  • Criminal legal aid
  • Civil legal aid
  • Duty solicitor schemes

Other Public Order & Safety

£0.2bn

3.2% · £6/household

  • Youth justice services
  • Victim support
  • Independent oversight

Public Order & Safety spending is around £5.1 billion every month, or £61.2 billion a year.

Spending has increased by £1.1 billion per month (+28%) since 2019/20.

There are over 143,000 police officers, 25,000 police staff and 39,000 prison officers.

The UK has over 2,100 courts and tribunals and 111 prisons.

Investing in prevention and early intervention helps reduce crime and saves money.