A REPORT into North Yorkshire Police has found room for improvement within the force.

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constables Crime Inspection report is released today, and rated the force as 'Good' overall, but said several areas needed improvement.

The report said: "The force could improve the way it disrupts organised crime groups, particularly through more effective use of its neighbourhood teams to tackle such groups.

"The force has invested in building its investigatory capacity, however there is more the force could do in improving supervision and file build quality."

The report did praise North Yorkshire Police's "consistent evidence of effective partnership working at an operational level with use of analysis, problem solving, crime prevention, and offender diversion", and the "strong focus on vulnerability and the need to protect those at most risk", but also said "HMIC has concerns about North Yorkshire Police’s approach to crime recording, which is not as accurate as it should be".

Chief Constable Dave Jones said he was pleased with the report's praise for the force's reduction of antisocial behaviour by eight per cent, and said the introduction of a new system within the control roomhelped deploy resources more efficiently, with the county seeing a 16 per cent reduction in crime since June 2010.

He said: "The true value of HMIC reports lie not only in highlighting areas of strength, but also the areas where improvements in performance can be made. I see this as a positive and healthy process for a publicly-funded service such as the police.

"As Chief Constable and working alongside senior colleagues at North Yorkshire Police, I acknowledge the recommendations from HMIC in our continuous effort to improve operational performance and service."

Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan said: "I am sure the North Yorkshire public will be pleased to see their local police service has been rated as ‘good’. Given the financial constraints the police is working in, and which are only going to get harder, this is particularly encouraging.

"Tom Winsor has identified the changing nature of crimes in this country. Technology is now an everyday part of life, and that is no different for criminals. North Yorkshire Police’s new cyber-crime unit and my decision to invest £10 million in technology should stand us in good stead to meet this challenge. My focus will continue to be on providing better, more accessible services for victims of crime, but this report reminds us that we also need to make sure we continue to reduce the number of victims overall."