Full list of police officer numbers in England and Wales, by force

Here is a breakdown by force of the latest number of police officers in England and Wales, along with the year on year change.

The figures have been published by the Home Office and show the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of officers per force as of March 31 2025.

Of the 43 forces, more than half (27) have seen a year-on-year fall in officers, with the Metropolitan Police recording the largest percentage drop (down 3.0%), followed by Humberside (down 2.5%), Hertfordshire (down 2.3%) and Wiltshire (down 2.2%).

The Metropolitan Police saw the largest numerical drop in officers, down 1,022 from 34,315 to 33,293.

Some 15 forces saw an increase in police officers, with Gloucestershire recording the largest percentage rise (up 2.9%), followed by Bedfordshire (up 1.6%), Gwent (up 1.3%) and Cheshire (up 1.1%).

The list is arranged alphabetically and gives the name of the force followed by the number of FTE officers as of March 31 2025, then the numerical (and percentage) change on the number of FTE officers on March 31 2024.

Avon & Somerset: 3,327; up 33 (1.0%) from 3,294

Bedfordshire: 1,481; up 23 (1.6%) from 1,458

Cambridgeshire: 1,720; down 27 (-1.5%) from 1,747

Cheshire: 2,395; up 27 (1.1%) from 2,368

City of London: 992; down 3 (-0.3%) from 995

Cleveland: 1,520; up 6 (0.4%) from 1,514

Cumbria: 1,365; down 18 (-1.3%) from 1,383

Derbyshire: 2,102; down 21 (-1.0%) from 2,122

Devon & Cornwall: 3,618; down 13 (-0.3%) from 3,630

Dorset: 1,420; down 21 (-1.4%) from 1,441

Durham: 1,376; up 11 (0.8%) from 1,365

Dyfed-Powys: 1,291; down 3 (-0.2%) from 1,294

Essex: 3,760; down 3 (-0.1%) from 3,763

Gloucestershire: 1,346; up 38 (2.9%) from 1,308

Greater Manchester: 8,112; down 29 (-0.4%) from 8,141

Gwent: 1,549; up 21 (1.3%) from 1,529

Hampshire & Isle of Wight: 3,370; down 15 (-0.4%) from 3,384

Hertfordshire: 2,379; down 55 (-2.3%) from 2,434

Humberside: 2,273; down 57 (-2.5%) from 2,330

Kent: 4,168; up 1 (0.01%) from 4,167

Lancashire: 3,561; down 17 (-0.5%) from 3,578

Leicestershire: 2,248; no change (0%) from 2,248

Lincolnshire: 1,173; down 24 (-2.0%) from 1,198

Merseyside: 4,159; down 14 (-0.3%) from 4,172

Metropolitan Police: 33,293; down 1,022 (-3.0%) from 34,315

Norfolk: 1,911; up 15 (0.8%) from 1,896

North Wales: 1,736; up 16 (1.0%) from 1,720

North Yorkshire: 1,655; down 25 (-1.5%) from 1,681

Northamptonshire: 1,465; down 22 (-1.5%) from 1,487

Northumbria: 3,829; down 16 (-0.4%) from 3,845

Nottinghamshire: 2,391; down 28 (-1.2%) from 2,419

South Wales: 3,511; down 22 (-0.6%) from 3,533

South Yorkshire: 3,026; down 47 (-1.5%) from 3,073

Staffordshire: 1,997; down 16 (-0.8%) from 2,013

Suffolk: 1,403; up 3 (0.2%) from 1,400

Surrey: 2,330; up 18 (0.8%) from 2,312

Sussex: 3,206; up 22 (0.7%) from 3,184

Thames Valley: 5,000; down 50 (-1.0%) from 5,050

Warwickshire: 1,131; up 5 (0.4%) from 1,126

West Mercia: 2,509; down 4 (-0.2%) from 2,513

West Midlands: 7,991; down 9 (-0.1%) from 8,000

West Yorkshire: 6,138; up 65 (1.1%) from 6,073

Wiltshire: 1,213; down 28 (-2.2%) from 1,240