By Maisie Lillywhite

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Louis Danby, 39, said the police were “pretty good” if “you’re respectful to them”.

“I think they’re understaffed and probably underfunded but so is every other public sector at the moment,” he added.

The deputy PCC said it was the role of the office to ensure there was an “efficient and effective force”.

He said of the survey: “It’s a really great opportunity to get some of that direct feedback back from people about what they would like to see, areas that they might feel unsafe and issues that you’d like policing to focus on.”

The survey can be accessed via the Your Community Alerts website.