That's not at all the reputation they have. They've been acting as an extension of the copyright lobby for years:
• https://torrentfreak.com/new-uk-police-unit-announces-two-ar...
• https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvn4nw/cops-arrest-3-people-...
• https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/...
There are probably hundreds of instances of them doing stuff like the above, that was just the results from a quick search.
Moreover, the council is also the police authority, which could explain a more active copyright infringement force.
Generally a "police force for hire" is more associated with corruption, or were you not picking up on that?
This almost certainly comes from long experience investigating fraud and other financial crimes amongst the businesses and people based there, to a degree and level of complexity not found in other regions of the UK.
For instance they host Action Fraud for the entire country.
If you want to talk about enforcement priorities, contact your PCC, or better yet, right now, your local candidates.