Report Summary
This report provides members of the Policing Performance Committee with highlights and insights arising from routine public polling conducted in August 2025.
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Confidence: Demographic Differences
Confidence in the police continued to vary significantly by demographic characteristics.
Gender
Female respondents were more likely than male respondents to rate their confidence in the police as high (47%; 38%), while male respondents were more likely than female respondents to rate their confidence in the police as low (25%; 14%). These figures are consistent with findings from previous waves.
Age
The oldest respondents, aged 65+, were more likely than the youngest respondents, aged 16-34, to have high confidence in the police (49%; 39%), while the youngest respondents were more likely than the oldest to have medium confidence in the police (39%; 29%), similar to findings from previous waves.
Social Grade
Respondents in higher social grades (ABC1) were more likely than those in lower social grades (C2DE) to have high confidence in the police (45%: 39%), while those in lower social grades were more likely than those in higher social grades to rate their confidence in the police as low (22%; 17%). This is also consistent with results from the last wave, although differences are slightly less pronounced compared to last quarter.
