Case Study: Cleveland Police frees up 474 officer hours and improves beat policing with Ordnance Survey (iMap)

Cleveland Police - Customer Case Study

Cleveland Police needed a more efficient, modern way to maintain ward-level data across 230 square miles and 79 electoral wards — information that was being updated manually each month and consuming significant officer time. By using Ordnance Survey data within the iMap application (via the Public Sector Mapping Agreement), the Force aimed to automate address and mapping updates so officers could spend more time on frontline neighbourhood policing.

Working with Sopra Steria and Astun Technology, Cleveland Police implemented iMap using Ordnance Survey datasets (including AddressBase Premium, OS MasterMap and Boundary-Line) to link addresses, topographic identifiers and property use for faster querying and analysis. The Ordnance Survey-powered solution returned officers to frontline duties (about 474 extra hours on the beat per year), improved partnership working and force-wide access to up-to-date mapping and intelligence, and future-proofed ward boundaries for planning and problem-solving.

Cleveland Police

Alastair Simpson

Head of Neighbourhood & Partnership Policing