Ministry of Defence Police — Workforce
Headcount and density for Ministry of Defence Police. Home Office Police Workforce Statistics, OGL v3.
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Officers
2,700
Police staff
400
Total headcount
3,100
Notes
The figures above are the in-force headcount reported by the Home Office at the latest published cut. They include warranted officers (constable through chief constable) and police staff (intelligence analysts, CSIs, custody detention officers, control room operators, back-office roles). Specials and PCSOs are reported separately by some forces; we aggregate from the official table.
Force-by-force comparisons live on /accountability/workforce-by-force.
Source: Home Office Police Workforce Statistics as of 31 March 2025.
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