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Lord Wigley:To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for (1) the established full headcount, and (2) the actual headcount, of each police authority in England and Wales. \p Lord Hanson of Flint: The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.

Table 1 below shows the number of police officers, police staff (including designated officers), and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in headcount terms for each PFA in England and Wales, as at 30 September 2024. As at 30 September 2024 there were 245,891 paid workers employed in England and Wales. This includes 148,886 police officers, 89,270 police staff (including designated officers), and 7,735 PCSOs.

Table 1: Paid police workforce (headcount), England and Wales, as at 30 September 2024, by Police Force Area

Police Force

Police officers

Police staff (including designated officers)

PCSOs

Total paid workforce

Avon and Somerset

3,338

3,024

267

6,629

Bedfordshire

1,469

1,216

42

2,727

Cambridgeshire

1,751

964

22

2,737

Cheshire

2,401

1,654

101

4,156

Cleveland

1,524

948

85

2,557

Cumbria

1,398

732

44

2,174

Derbyshire

2,136

1,681

181

3,998

Devon and Cornwall

3,682

2,217

146

6,045

Dorset

1,453

1,351

90

2,894

Durham

1,392

1,015

122

2,529

Dyfed-Powys

1,318

847

144

2,309

Essex

3,822

2,333

95

6,250

Gloucestershire

1,349

999

120

2,468

Greater Manchester

8,159

4,551

335

13,045

Gwent

1,554

867

139

2,560

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

3,404

2,322

168

5,894

Hertfordshire

2,405

1,595

158

4,158

Humberside

2,300

1,448

136

3,884

Kent

4,224

2,432

84

6,740

Lancashire

3,604

2,321

223

6,148

Leicestershire

2,298

1,693

159

4,150

Lincolnshire

1,218

1,080

41

2,339

London, City of

999

569

4

1,572

Merseyside

4,193

2,715

185

7,093

Metropolitan Police

34,296

11,946

1,511

47,753

Norfolk

1,947

1,441

0

3,388

North Wales

1,737

1,270

190

3,197

North Yorkshire

1,674

1,288

141

3,103

Northamptonshire

1,505

1,127

80

2,712

Northumbria

3,857

2,201

85

6,143

Nottinghamshire

2,437

1,601

155

4,193

South Wales

3,564

2,455

352

6,371

South Yorkshire

3,087

2,457

111

5,655

Staffordshire

2,017

1,610

182

3,809

Suffolk

1,427

1,056

29

2,512

Surrey

2,328

1,825

76

4,229

Sussex

3,263

2,389

253

5,905

Thames Valley

5,088

3,823

261

9,172

Warwickshire

1,158

849

69

2,076

West Mercia

2,535

1,767

196

4,498

West Midlands

8,097

4,080

312

12,489

West Yorkshire

6,220

4,299

555

11,074

Wiltshire

1,258

1,212

86

2,556

England and Wales

148,886

89,270

7,735

245,891

Table 2 below shows the number of special constables and Police Support Volunteers (PSVs) in headcount terms by PFA as at 30 September 2024. As at 30 September 2024 there were 5,818 special constables and 6,984 PSVs.

Table 2: Unpaid police workforce, England and Wales, as at 31 March 2024, by Police Force Area

Police Force

Special constables

PSVs

Total unpaid police workforce

Avon and Somerset

192

124

316

Bedfordshire

53

52

105

Cambridgeshire

66

84

150

Cheshire

156

46

202

Cleveland

53

24

77

Cumbria

39

54

93

Derbyshire

78

84

162

Devon and Cornwall

191

835

1,026

Dorset

91

137

228

Durham

30

63

93

Dyfed-Powys

43

17

60

Essex

251

212

463

Gloucestershire

143

295

438

Greater Manchester

190

97

287

Gwent

54

46

100

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

169

111

280

Hertfordshire

139

232

371

Humberside

103

74

177

Kent

174

330

504

Lancashire

129

298

427

Leicestershire

90

235

325

Lincolnshire

94

117

211

London, City of

53

11

64

Merseyside

135

296

431

Metropolitan Police

1,202

368

1,570

Norfolk

119

98

217

North Wales

70

83

153

North Yorkshire

87

165

252

Northamptonshire

106

108

214

Northumbria

82

60

142

Nottinghamshire

81

54

135

South Wales

83

423

506

South Yorkshire

60

72

132

Staffordshire

136

55

191

Suffolk

109

108

217

Surrey

129

192

321

Sussex

76

225

301

Thames Valley

169

511

680

Warwickshire

58

41

99

West Mercia

73

105

178

West Midlands

197

259

456

West Yorkshire

146

116

262

Wiltshire

119

67

186

England and Wales

5,818

6,984

12,802

Data on the police workforce as at 31 March 2025 is due to be published on 23 July 2025.