These statistics cover police officers, police staff, designated officers, police community support officers, special constables and police support volunteers in the 43 police forces in England and Wales and the British Transport Police.

These statistics also report on growth of police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) in neighbourhood policing (NHP) roles under the Neighbourhood Policing Programme (NPP).

See the ‘Police workforce open data tables’ for historical data.

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 policingstatistics@homeoffice.gov.uk or write to:

Police Analysis Unit
2nd floor Peel Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

The Home Office responsible statistician is Jodie Hargreaves.

Published 22 July 2026

Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2026

Applies to England and Wales

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