National Statistics

Police workforce open data tables

Breakdowns of workforce numbers by police force area, English region and Wales.

Published 21 July 2016
Last updated 28 January 2021 + show all updates
  1. ‘Police workforce, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016 to 2020: misconduct data table’ was incorrectly linked to the workbook for ‘Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2020: data tables’. The correct workbook has subsequently been attached.

  2. Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016 to 2020: misconduct data table'.

  3. Added 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2020: functions', updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2020: open data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2020: ethnicity data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2020: absence data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2020: joiners data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2020: leavers data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2020: promotions data tables' and 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2020: age data table'.

  4. Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016 to 2019: misconduct data table'.

  5. Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2019: absence data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2019: age data table', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2019: ethnicity data tables', 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2019: joiners data tables' 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2019: leavers data tables' 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2019: open data tables' 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2019: promotions data tables'

  6. Updated 'Police workforce, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2018: misconduct data table'.

  7. Updated Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2018: age data table, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2018: open data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2018: ethnicity data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2018: absence data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2018: joiners data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2018: leavers data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2018: promotions data tables

  8. Updated Police workforce, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016 to 2017: misconduct data table

  9. Updated Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2017: age data table, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2017: open data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2017: ethnicity data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2017: absence data tables, Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2017: joiners data tables Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2017: leavers data tables Added Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2017: promotions data tables

  10. Added 'Age of police workforce, England and Wales, as at 31 March 2007 to 31 March 2016: Open data table' and 'Police misconduct, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2016: Open data table'.

  11. First published.