Our mission, vision and values

Fighting crime, protecting people. This is our mission and is at the heart of everything that we, at Northamptonshire Police, do. We want our communities to feel safe and supported, and will work together to deliver an exceptional service to the people of Northamptonshire. We are committed to working harder and smarter to prevent crime and to create a safer county for those that live and work here.

Our vision

At Northamptonshire Police we strive to provide an outstanding policing service, putting the public first in all that we do, and in doing so support stronger, safer and more sustainable communities. We want to ensure that:

• Our communities across Northamptonshire are safer and better protected
• Victims and service users consistently report high satisfaction levels with our service
• We inspire public confidence

Our values

We have adopted the nationally recognised Competency Values Framework (CVF), which links to the Code of Ethics and sets out the behaviours and values to be upheld by every member of our staff, whether that be frontline officers or police staff. 

• Integrity - We will act with compassion, courtesy and patience, and will be sensitive to the needs and dignity of victims 
• Impartiality - We will use discretion, professional judgement and common sense to guide us and will be accountable to our decisions and actions
• Transparency - We will be open and transparent in all our actions and decisions and will respond to well-founded criticism with a willingness to learn and change
• Public Service - We will work with communities and partners, listening to their views, building their trust and confidence, and making every effort to understand and meet their needs

Code of Ethics

Effective policing is built on public trust and confidence. This depends on a policing profession that is ethical and professional in the way that it respects, listens, responds, improves and serves the public.

The ethical policing principles set out in the policing Code of Ethics are a series of guiding statements that should be used to help people in policing do the right things, in the right way, for the right reasons.