Accredited official statistics

Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2020

Statistics on police workforce numbers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Details

Police workforce open data tables.

Statistics cover police officers, police staff, police community support officers, designated officers, special constables and police support volunteers.

See the ‘User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics’ for further information, including a glossary, conventions used and other background information.

If you have any queries about this release, please email crimeandpolicestats@homeoffice.gov.uk or write to:

Crime and Policing Analysis 5th Floor Fry Building 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF

The Home Office responsible statistician is John Flatley.

Updates to this page

Published 28 January 2021
Last updated 1 February 2021 + show all updates
  1. ‘Added HTML version of Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2020’. ‘Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2020: data tables’ was incorrectly linked to the workbook for ‘Police workforce, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016 to 2020: misconduct data table’. The correct workbook has subsequently been attached.

  2. First published.

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