Precept survey 2021/22
This year the views of Sussex residents were sought on raising the 2021/22 precept - the police element of council tax - by an average of £15 p.a. (for a Band D property).
This year the Commissioner used both a traditional survey and the “policing challenge”, a “gamified” version to seek views.
A total of 4,465 residents responded using both methods; 1,666 via the “policing challenge” and 2,799 via the traditional survey.
Of those who responded 2,266 (50.8%) indicated that they would be prepared to pay £15 a month more, 858 (19.2%) that they would pay £10 a month more. 1,130 (25.3%) said they wouldn’t be prepared to pay anything more, while 211 (4.7%) said that they were unsure or would pay another amount. A full breakdown for both methods is available below and further information can also be found in the engagement and consultation report which was presented to the Police & Crime Panel.
Traditional survey results:
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Would you support an increase in your precept of: |
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Count |
% |
|
£1.25 a month (£15 per year per household) |
1497 |
54% |
|
83p a month (£10 per year per household) |
572 |
20% |
|
Any other amount |
62 |
2% |
|
No increase |
668 |
24% |
Breakdown of responses by policing district:
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|
£15 a year |
£10 a year |
Any other amount |
No increase |
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|
Count |
% |
Count |
% |
Count |
% |
Count |
% |
|
Brighton & Hove |
113 |
55% |
46 |
22% |
6 |
3% |
42 |
20% |
|
East Sussex |
565 |
52% |
221 |
20% |
23 |
2% |
287 |
26% |
|
West Sussex |
807 |
55% |
303 |
21% |
32 |
2% |
331 |
23% |
|
Don’t Know |
12 |
52% |
2 |
9% |
1 |
4% |
8 |
35% |
"Policing Challenge" results:
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Would you support an increase in your precept of: |
Count: |
Percentage: |
|
£1.25 a month (£15 per year per household) |
2266 |
50.8% |
|
83p a month (£10 per year per household) |
858 |
19.2% |
|
Nothing more |
1130 |
25.3% |
|
Unsure/Other |
211 |
4.7% |
|
Total completes |
4465 |
100.0% |
Breakdown by district:
|
District |
Count |
£15 a year |
£10 a year |
Nothing more |
Unsure |
|
Adur & Worthing |
142 |
62 |
35 |
32 |
31 |
|
Arun |
212 |
102 |
32 |
60 |
18 |
|
Brighton & Hove |
192 |
105 |
19 |
48 |
20 |
|
Chichester |
116 |
47 |
28 |
28 |
13 |
|
Crawley |
87 |
40 |
18 |
21 |
8 |
|
Eastbourne |
129 |
54 |
21 |
36 |
18 |
|
Hastings |
70 |
25 |
14 |
25 |
6 |
|
Horsham |
127 |
58 |
24 |
36 |
9 |
|
Lewes |
127 |
68 |
15 |
30 |
14 |
|
Mid Sussex |
132 |
74 |
20 |
29 |
9 |
|
Rother |
103 |
43 |
21 |
31 |
8 |
|
Wealden |
229 |
91 |
39 |
86 |
13 |