More than half of territorial police forces in England and Wales saw an increase in police officers in the year to September 2024 (Lee Hudson/Alamy) Police officer numbers in England and Wales ...

The number of police officers in England and Wales has slipped to its lowest level in two years, figures show. The headcount of officers employed by 43 forces stood at 148,886 at the end of September ...

A police force that has championed a back-to-basics policy of investigating every reported incident has achieved the best crime-solving rate in England and Wales. Norfolk Constabulary has an 11.99 ...

Police officer numbers in England and Wales have been rising for several years, though there are signs this trend may have levelled off, with a handful of forces recording a drop in recent months.