Surrey Chief Constable Bob Quick is calling for more funding

Bob Quick's report said the current funding formula did not take into account Surrey's proximity to London.

He said 47% of those responsible for burglary and vehicle crime were not from Surrey while 59% of crime gangs affecting the county were from London.

More government cash was needed to deal with the cross-border threat, he said.

'Funding settlement'

Organised criminality such as people trafficking and drugs manufacture and supply were increasingly being displaced into the Surrey from the Metropolitan Police area which has greater assets and resources, he added.

Chief Constable Bob Quick's report, presented to Surrey County Council, outlined how Surrey was funded based on a prediction of the level of crime its demographics would generate.

It did not take into account travelling criminals or serious crime threats from elsewhere.

He said: "Surrey Police is funded as if we were a small, rural force hundreds of miles away from London, yet criminals from the capital commit nearly a third of all our crime.

"Surrey is also well within the London counter-terrorism footprint and contains a number of locations that require a high level of policing.

"The level of funding provided by the government does not equate to the level of service the public rightly demands."

A Home Office spokesperson said: "The police funding settlement for 2006/07 was approved by Parliament on 6 February.

"Surrey, like every other police force, has benefited from a sustained increase in funding since 1997."