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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Trust: Demographic Differences
Trust in the police varied significantly depending on demographic group.
Gender
Remaining stable from last wave, female respondents were much more likely than male respondents to have high trust in the police (62%; 53%). In contrast, male respondents were more likely to report low trust in the police (21%; 9%).
Age
The oldest respondents, aged 65+. were most likely to have high trust in the police, particularly when compared to the youngest respondents, aged 16 to 34 (67%; 50%), while the youngest respondents were more likely than older respondents to rate their trust in the police as medium (31%; 21%) or low (18%; 8%).
Social Grade
Similar to the results for confidence, respondents in higher social grades (ABC1) were more likely than those in lower social grades (C2DE) to rate their trust in the police as high (61%: 53%), while those in lower social grades were more likely than those in higher social grades to rate their trust in the police as low (19%; 12%).
