Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Gary Godden’s office announced on 23 January 2026 a budget proposal for 2026/27 designed to protect high-visibility neighbourhood policing in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. The proposal aims to safeguard local beat teams and maintain force-wide officer numbers at over 2,400 to avoid cuts to frontline services.
To fund these plans, the policing precept (the policing portion of council tax) could rise by between £15 and £23 for a Band D property, depending on the final proposal; some reports cite a £15 increase while others cite up to £23. Godden said around 80% of the policing budget is spent on staffing, and the extra precept is necessary to keep current officer numbers from falling.
The Beeston Neighbourhood Policing Team will use the resources to focus on local priorities such as shoplifting on High Road and anti-social behaviour around the tram corridor. Official data from the OPCC shows antisocial behaviour in hotspot areas fell by an average of 22.5% when comparing April–August 2025 with the same period in 2024; Beeston town centre saw a 26% reduction.
The plans come after a November 2025 government announcement that Police and Crime Commissioners would be abolished and that some oversight functions are expected to transfer to regional mayors. The PCC says this budget is intended to keep local projects running during that transition and to protect recent improvements in town-centre safety.
Local reporting shows Yvette Cooper visited Beeston on 4 July 2025 to highlight the Safer Streets town-centre policing work. The new funding will help the force continue using extra patrols and CCTV and maintain visible policing in the town centre to keep it safe for shoppers and local businesses.
