PFCC Oversight of Police Resourcing in Thirsk

Our Ref: NY10218

Date: 14/01/2026

Freedom of Information request reference number: NY10218

I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, Policing, Fire and Crime Directorate (PFC) 11^th December 2025.

Request:

1. PFCC Oversight of Police Resourcing in Thirsk

For the period 1 January 2023 – present, please provide:

1. Any briefing papers, summary reports, or oversight documents held by the PFCC that refer specifically to police resourcing levels or policing capacity in Thirsk or the surrounding area.

(If full documents cannot be disclosed, a list of titles and dates is sufficient.)

2. Any correspondence or reports between the PFCC and North Yorkshire Police concerning:

• police presence in Thirsk town centre,
• response times, or
• anti-social behaviour involving youths.

A summary or redacted version is acceptable if necessary.

 

2. Community Safety & Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Strategy – Thirsk

Please provide:

1. Any locality-specific assessments, summaries, or strategic documents held by the PFCC that reference youth-related anti-social behaviour in Thirsk.
2. Any funded community safety initiatives directed at Thirsk during:

• 2022/23
• 2023/24
• 2024/25 (to date)

For each initiative, please provide:

• name or description,
• funding amount,
• delivery partner.

 

3. PFCC Monitoring of Hate Crime and Vulnerability in Rural Towns

For the period 2022–2024, please provide:

1. Any summary data, dashboards, or oversight reports held by the PFCC that track:

• hate crime trends,
• racially aggravated incidents,
• vulnerability assessments,

in rural market towns, including Thirsk where specifically referenced.

2. Any PFCC-level recommendations or actions issued to North Yorkshire Police concerning the handling of racially motivated harassment or threats.

I am not requesting operational detail or any information identifying individuals.

 

4. Dispersal Orders – PFCC Awareness and Oversight

For dispersal orders issued in Thirsk town centre between 1 January 2023 and today, please provide:

1. The number of dispersal orders reported to or logged by the PFCC Office.
2. Any summary notes, briefings, or oversight documents referring to the dispersal order enforced from 15:30 Tuesday to 03:30 Wednesday (week commencing Monday 8th December 2025)

Again, summaries or lists are acceptable if disclosure of full documents is not possible.                                                               

 

Response:

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the PFC.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by the PFC.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

 

1. PFCC Oversight of Police Resourcing in Thirsk

For the period 1 January 2023 – present, please provide:

1. Any briefing papers, summary reports, or oversight documents held by the PFCC that refer specifically to police resourcing levels or policing capacity in Thirsk or the surrounding area.

(If full documents cannot be disclosed, a list of titles and dates is sufficient.)

• Statistics

Neighbourhood policing and resourcing numbers across North Yorkshire are presented in dashboards at every Online Public Meeting and are readily available here: Performance dashboard – Police – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – Policing, Fire and Crime Team

• 1 August 2025 – Chief Constable’s Question and Answer Briefing relating to the topic of Front Counter Resourcing

18 operational police stations front counters across the force area, all open at differing times based on demand and population:

Area	Hambleton & Richmondshire	Harrogate & Craven	Scarborough & Ryedale	York & Selby
Tier 1 0800-2000	Northallerton (HQ)	Harrogate	Scarborough	York
Tier 2 0900-1700	Richmond	Skipton	Malton	Selby
Tier 3 0900-1230	Bedale Catterick Stokesley Thirsk	Knaresborough	Eastfield Filey Pickering Whitby	Tadcaster

 

2. Any correspondence or reports between the PFCC and North Yorkshire Police concerning:

• police presence in Thirsk town centre,
• response times, or
• anti-social behaviour involving youths.

 

• 8 October 2025 – Question from Policing, Fire and Crime Panel Members relating to anti-social behaviour

Can we have latest information re ASB: reported, detection, and follow up actions?

Please see detail here – Hotspot policing reduces anti-social behaviour across North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire Police

 

2. Community Safety & Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Strategy – Thirsk

Please provide:

1. Any locality-specific assessments, summaries, or strategic documents held by the PFCC that reference youth-related anti-social behaviour in Thirsk

• See answer to Question 1.2 above regarding anti-social behaviour

 

2. Any funded community safety initiatives directed at Thirsk during:

• 2022/23
• 2023/24
• 2024/25 (to date)

For each initiative, please provide:

• name or description,
• funding amount,
• delivery partner.

 

• All community funded initiatives can be found here: Community Funded Projects – York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – Policing, Fire and Crime Team

 

3. PFCC Monitoring of Hate Crime and Vulnerability in Rural Towns

For the period 2022–2024, please provide:

1. Any summary data, dashboards, or oversight reports held by the PFCC that track:

• hate crime trends,
• racially aggravated incidents,
• vulnerability assessments, in rural market towns, including Thirsk where specifically reference

 

• Statistics

Please refer to statistics in answer to Question 1.1

 

2. Any PFCC-level recommendations or actions issued to North Yorkshire Police concerning the handling of racially motivated harassment or threats

 

• No information held

 

4. Dispersal Orders – PFCC Awareness and Oversight

For dispersal orders issued in Thirsk town centre between 1 January 2023 and today, please provide:

1. The number of dispersal orders reported to or logged by the PFCC Office

• No information held. This information may be held by North Yorkshire Police. Please see here how to request information from them: Request information about the police | North Yorkshire Police

 

2. Any summary notes, briefings, or oversight documents referring to the dispersal order enforced from 15:30 Tuesday to 03:30 Wednesday (week commencing Monday 8th December 2025)

• No information held. Please see answer to Question 4.1 for how to request information from North Yorkshire Police

 

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that the PFC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.