January 09, 2025 | Human Resources , Officer and Staff: Recruitment and Promotion
Request Number: FOI/13316
Category: Human Resources
Subject: Policing Teams and Police Officers
Request and Answer:
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Request
Under FOI legislation please provide me a breakdown of the number of neighbourhood police teams and neighbourhood police officers by policing district as of (i) December 2014 and (ii) December 2024.
Answer
Please see tables on the below pages which provide a breakdown of neighbourhood policing teams and officers by District as at 10th December 2014 & 2024.
Breakdown of the number of neighbourhood police teams and officers by District as at 10 December 2014 & 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ||
| District | Police Teams | Police Headcount |
| A District | 1 | 153 |
| A District Total | 153 | |
| B District | 1 | 192 |
| B District Total | 192 | |
| C District | 4 | 53 |
| 29 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 34 | ||
| C District Total | 149 | |
| D District | 4 | 31 |
| 28 | ||
| 90 | ||
| 60 | ||
| D District Total | 209 | |
| E District | 4 | 47 |
| 39 | ||
| 55 | ||
| 52 | ||
| E District Total | 193 | |
| F District | 4 | 13 |
| 36 | ||
| 68 | ||
| 30 | ||
| F District Total | 147 | |
| G District | 4 | 81 |
| 17 | ||
| 17 | ||
| 26 | ||
| G District Total | 141 | |
| H District | 5 | 45 |
| 21 | ||
| 62 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 19 | ||
| H District Total | 171 | |
| Total | 26 | 1355 |
| Nb A & B District are part of the same team. Figures contain PTR | ||
Breakdown of the number of neighbourhood police teams and officers by District as at 10 December 2014 & 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
| District | Police Teams | Police Headcount |
| A District | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | ||
| 15 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 27 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 33 | ||
| A District Total | 178 | |
| B District | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 12 | ||
| B District Total | 39 | |
| C District | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | ||
| 13 | ||
| C District Total | 43 | |
| D District | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 9 | ||
| D District Total | 58 | |
| E District | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 18 | ||
| E District Total | 63 | |
| F District | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 9 | ||
| F District Total | 35 | |
| G District | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 14 | ||
| G District Total | 53 | |
| H District | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 21 | ||
| H District Total | 82 | |
| J District | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 10 | ||
| J-District Total | 47 | |
| K-District | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 13 | ||
| K-District Total | 38 | |
| L-District | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | ||
| 21 | ||
| L-District Total | 41 | |
| Total | 46 | 677 |
| Nb All Districts have one instance of the same team (11 entries). This only has been counted once. Figures contain PTR | ||