List of police forces of the United Kingdom

This is a list of the 45 territorial police forces and 3 special police forces of the United Kingdom. It does not include non-police law enforcement agencies or bodies of constables not constituted as police forces.

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For a list of all law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom and its territories, see List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories.

Map of the 45 territorial police areas in the UK

Table
Force Area of responsibility Number of police officers Budget (millions) Area size (km2) Formed Legal jurisdiction Type
Avon and Somerset Police Non-metropolitan county of Somerset and unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire2,803[lower-alpha 1]£285.0[2][lower-alpha 2]4,7771974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Bedfordshire Police Unitary authorities of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and Luton1,262[lower-alpha 1]£91.2[lower-alpha 2]1,0241966England and WalesTerritorial police force
British Transport Police National Rail network, Docklands Light Railway, Glasgow Subway, London Trams, London Underground, West Midlands Metro, and the Sunderland line of the Tyne and Wear Metro2,964[lower-alpha 1]£187.7[4][lower-alpha 2]-1948 as BTCPOn railway land (and also other areas upon request by another police force, and in certain other circumstances) in England, Wales, and Scotland onlySpecial police force
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Cambridgeshire and unitary authority of Peterborough1,545[lower-alpha 1]£116.0[lower-alpha 2]3,3891965England and WalesTerritorial police force
Cheshire Constabulary Unitary authorities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton, and Warrington2,088[lower-alpha 1]£157.4[lower-alpha 2]2,1551857England and WalesTerritorial police force
City of London Police City of London759[lower-alpha 1]£62.9[lower-alpha 2]2.61839England and WalesTerritorial police force
Civil Nuclear Constabulary Civilian nuclear facilities1,310[lower-alpha 3]£51.0[6]-2005Civilian nuclear sites and surrounding lands up to 5 km distant, and any such places as required when escorting nuclear materials in transit or pursuing or detaining suspectsSpecial police force
Cleveland Police Unitary authorities of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees1,325[lower-alpha 1]£119.7[lower-alpha 2]5971974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Cumbria Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Cumbria1,221[lower-alpha 1]£94.06,7681974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Derbyshire Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire and unitary authority of Derby1,849[lower-alpha 1]£151.62,6251967England and WalesTerritorial police force
Devon and Cornwall Police Non-metropolitan county of Devon and unitary authorities of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Plymouth, and Torbay3,100£256.810,2701967England and WalesTerritorial police force
Dorset Police Unitary authorities of Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole1,238[lower-alpha 1]£107.82,6531974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Durham Constabulary Unitary authorities of County Durham and Darlington1,141[lower-alpha 1]£112.32,6761839England and WalesTerritorial police force
Dyfed-Powys Police Principal areas of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and Powys1,165[lower-alpha 1]£83.610,9761968England and WalesTerritorial police force
Essex Police Non-metropolitan county of Essex and unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock3,298[lower-alpha 1]£242.23,6701969England and WalesTerritorial police force
Gloucestershire Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire1,176[lower-alpha 1]£95.73,1501839England and WalesTerritorial police force
Greater Manchester Police Metropolitan county of Greater Manchester6,866[lower-alpha 1]£524.11,2761974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Gwent Police Principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, and Torfaen1,311[lower-alpha 1]£110.71,5551967England and WalesTerritorial police force
Hampshire Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Hampshire and unitary authorities of the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, and Southampton2,692£337.34,1491967England and WalesTerritorial police force
Hertfordshire Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire2,086£171.41,6431841England and WalesTerritorial police force
Humberside Police Unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, and North Lincolnshire1,966£164.93,5171974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Kent Police Non-metropolitan county of Kent and unitary authority of Medway3,780£257.93,7361857England and WalesTerritorial police force
Lancashire Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Lancashire and unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool2,999£252.63,0751839England and WalesTerritorial police force
Leicestershire Police Non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire and unitary authorities of Leicester and Rutland1,979£154.72,5381967England and WalesTerritorial police force
Lincolnshire Police Non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire1,067£90.45,9211856England and WalesTerritorial police force
Merseyside Police Metropolitan county of Merseyside3,629£307.36451974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Metropolitan Police Service Metropolitan Police District (London region excluding the City of London)32,199£2,532.7 (£2.5 billion)1,5781829England and Wales (includes Scotland and Northern Ireland for officers on close protection duties)Territorial police force
Ministry of Defence Police Military establishments, designated critical national infrastructure, Whitehall, MOD family quarters2,594[lower-alpha 4]£363.4[8]-1971Military buildings, property, and employees (as well as other areas upon request by another police force, and in certain other circumstances), throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern IrelandSpecial police force
Norfolk Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Norfolk1,665£131.35,3711839England and WalesTerritorial police force
North Wales Police Principal areas of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, and Wrexham1,510£124.86,1721974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Northamptonshire Police Non-metropolitan county of Northamptonshire1,272£110.32,3641966England and WalesTerritorial police force
Northumbria Police Metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear and unitary authority of Northumberland3,155£270.15,5531974England and WalesTerritorial police force
North Yorkshire Police Non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and unitary authority of York1,481£127.68,3101974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Nottinghamshire Police Non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire and unitary authority of Nottingham2,072£177.62,1601968England and WalesTerritorial police force
Police Service of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland7,131[lower-alpha 5]£994.7[10]13,8432001Northern IrelandTerritorial police force
Police Scotland Scotland17,170[lower-alpha 6]£1,064.8 (£1.1 billion)[12]78,7722013ScotlandTerritorial police force
South Wales Police Principal areas of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, and the Vale of Glamorgan3,012£232.1[lower-alpha 2]2,0741969England and WalesTerritorial police force
South Yorkshire Police Metropolitan county of South Yorkshire2,437£239.6[lower-alpha 2]1,5521974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Staffordshire Police Non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire and unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent1,666£170.9[lower-alpha 2]2,7131968England and WalesTerritorial police force
Suffolk Constabulary Non-metropolitan county of Suffolk1,219£101.9[lower-alpha 2]3,8011967England and WalesTerritorial police force
Surrey Police Non-metropolitan county of Surrey1,928£180.6[lower-alpha 2]1,6631851England and WalesTerritorial police force
Sussex Police Non-metropolitan counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and unitary authority of Brighton and Hove2,717£237.1[lower-alpha 2]3,7831968England and WalesTerritorial police force
Thames Valley Police Non-metropolitan counties of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire and unitary authorities of Bracknell Forest, Milton Keynes, Reading, Slough, Wokingham, West Berkshire, and Windsor and Maidenhead4,310£344.4[lower-alpha 2]5,7421968England and WalesTerritorial police force
Warwickshire Police Non-metropolitan county of Warwickshire1,035£80.1[lower-alpha 2]1,9751840England and WalesTerritorial police force
West Mercia Police Non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire and unitary authorities of Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin2,219£184.3[lower-alpha 2]7,4081967England and WalesTerritorial police force
West Midlands Police Metropolitan county of the West Midlands6,516£521.8[lower-alpha 2]9021974England and WalesTerritorial police force
West Yorkshire Police Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire5,342£396.0[lower-alpha 2]2,0291974England and WalesTerritorial police force
Wiltshire Police Unitary authorities of Swindon and Wiltshire1,007£108.0[13]3,4851839England and WalesTerritorial police force
Total — 153,002 £13,140 — — — —
  1. Number of police officers is measured as full-time equivalent (FTE) for 31 March 2020.[1]
  2. Budget as of 2007-8.[3]
  3. Number of police officers as of November 2016.[5]
  4. Number of police officers is measured as full-time equivalent (FTE) for 31 March 2017.[7]
  5. Number of police officers is measured as full-time equivalent (FTE) as of 1 May 2018.[9]
  6. Number of police officers is measured as full-time equivalent (FTE) for 31 March 2018.[11]

See also

References
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  2. "Protecting Neighbourhood Policing" (PDF). Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12.
  3. "Police Performance 2007/2008". Home Office. Archived from the original on 2009-12-11.
  4. "Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2008" (PDF). GOV.UK. British Transport Police Authority.
  5. "CNC Workforce 2016 - a Freedom of Information request to Civil Nuclear Constabulary". WhatDoTheyKnow. November 9, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  6. "2008-2011 Strategic Policing Plan" (PDF). Civil Nuclear Constabulary. Civil Nuclear Police Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  7. "Freedom of Information Act 2000: Police Numbers" (PDF). Ministry of Defence Police.
  8. "Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2007 - 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-22.
  9. "Strength of Police Service Statistics". www.psni.police.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  10. "Annual Budget Plan for the Year Ending 31st March 2009" (PDF). Police Service of Northern Ireland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  11. "Police Scotland Officer Numbers". Police Scotland. Scottish Police Services Authority. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  12. "Scottish Police Authority Three Year Financial Plan 2018/19 to 2020/21". Police Scotland. Scottish Police Authority. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  13. "Wiltshire Police Authority Sets Budget for 2010-11". Wiltshire Police Authority. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
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