It has been said that emergency calls to the police force that covers Milton Keynes have been answered 'in an average of four seconds' so far this year.
This is all is according to Matthew Barber, the newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley.
It was announced this morning (30/6), on the 84th anniversary that the world's first emergency telephone number - 999 - was introduced in London.
PCC Matthew Barber added that 101 calls, which is the non-emergency phone line for reporting crimes, have been answered in an average of 56 seconds in 2021.
In other news, a separate emergency service provider has reported being under "immense pressure" lately due to more emergency calls being made than normal.
The South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) provides emergency and urgent care to residents across Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire - which includes Milton Keynes.
The organisation has said it is currently receiving almost 2,000 emergency calls a day, at a time it would normally see around 1,600. These high levels are similar to that of a busy New Year period.
In addition, the number of calls to urgent medical advice line NHS 111 is at more than 4,500 a day – up from 3,000 a day pre-pandemic.
