Independent, unofficial and source-cited: operational law, PACE, legislation, pay and pensions, and monthly crime and stop-and-search data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland forces.
Counts are read from the same data the pages use, at the time the site was built.
92
47 offence cards · 8 procedure cards · 37 operational guides
739
22 acts · 739 sections
Updated 4 Oct 2026
8
Updated 20 Sep 2026
4,903
Updated 14 Jul 2026
3,201
2,704 HMICFRS inspection reports · 497 IOPC investigation reports
Updated 14 Jul 2026
48
45 territorial forces · 3 national and special forces
530,246
crimes recorded across 44 forces
Most recorded categories
England, Wales and Northern Ireland. No Police Scotland (not published by data.police.uk).
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Updated 3 Nov 2026
22,782
searches recorded across 44 forces
3,254 resulted in an arrest (14.3% of searches).
Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Updated 2 Nov 2026
26
bills tracked in Parliament
Most recently updated
Source: UK Parliament Bills API (Open Parliament Licence) · Updated 3 Nov 2026
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The 10 largest territorial forces by officer numbers. Find your own force's profile, pay regime and local crime figures.
| Force | Officers (FTE) | Crime rate per 1,000year ending December 2025 | Recorded crimesAugust 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Police Service | 31,495 | 101.7 | 94,515 |
| Greater Manchester Police | 8,234 | 103.9 | — |
| West Midlands Police | 8,174 | 98.6 | 28,744 |
| West Yorkshire Police | 6,198 | 110.0 | 24,418 |
| Thames Valley Police | 5,085 | 64.1 | 17,551 |
| Merseyside Police | 4,166 | 93.1 | 13,169 |
| Kent Police | 4,163 | 80.7 | 16,757 |
| Northumbria Police | 3,932 | 90.6 | 14,130 |
| Essex Police | 3,761 | 73.8 | 16,067 |
| Devon & Cornwall Police | 3,641 | 66.1 | 13,353 |
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Constable starting pay (2025/26 scale)
£31,164 base
£34,314 in London with London Weighting (Metropolitan Police and City of London).
A 3.5% award applies from 1 September 2026; official per-point figures are pending. The scale above is the last official determination (2025/26) and will be updated when the new figures are published.
As of 6 November 2026, GOV.UK lists no police pay circular newer than Circular 011/2026: Annexes F, U and DA, Police Regulations 2003 and no Police Remuneration Review Body report newer than Police Remuneration Review Body Report: 2026 England and Wales.
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497
investigation reports indexed
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2,704
inspection reports indexed
Updated 19 Jul 2026
2004/05 to 2024/25
5 categories across 48 policing authorities; counts are shown per category and authority, not as one total.
Updated 25 Aug 2026
6
forces covered so far; published hearing outcomes are not yet collected for every force
Updated 4 Aug 2026
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