Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2026

Product Description

This release is an end-year update of the Police workforce, England and Wales publication series, containing information on police workers in post on 31 March 2026. This release also provides detailed information on police workers, such as protected characteristics (including age, sex and ethnicity breakdowns), joiners, leavers, length of service, promotions, long-term absences, limited duties, and the functions that workers perform.

Additionally, chapter 3 of this release includes information on growth under the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG). This is the second official statistics release which reports on growth under the Neighbourhood Policing Programme (following on from reporting of the first 6 months of growth in the Police workforce, as at 30 September 2025 statistical release). In December 2024, under the Safer Streets Mission, the government announced the NPG and a commitment to put more police personnel into neighbourhood policing roles. Funding for the additional neighbourhood policing personnel commenced on 1 April 2025 and updated police force delivery plans for the first year are available in the Neighbourhood Policing tables. Chapter 3 includes more information and reporting of growth under the programme.