| Characteristic | Number of police officers |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 144,137 |
| 2024 | 145,621 |
| 2023 | 145,349 |
| 2022 | 138,272 |
| 2021 | 133,401 |
| 2020 | 126,968 |
| 2019 | 120,965 |
| 2018 | 119,959 |
| 2017 | 120,594 |
| 2016 | 121,465 |
| 2015 | 124,643 |
| 2014 | 125,449 |
| 2013 | 127,096 |
| 2012 | 131,716 |
| 2011 | 136,997 |
| 2010 | 141,690 |
| 2009 | 141,646 |
| 2008 | 139,068 |
| 2007 | 140,050 |
| 2006 | 139,631 |
| 2005 | 139,491 |
| 2004 | 137,105 |
| 2003 | 131,426 |
| 2002 | 127,267 |
| 2001 | 123,476 |
| 2000 | 121,956 |
| 1999 | 123,841 |
| 1998 | 124,756 |
| 1997 | 125,051 |
| 1996 | 124,844 |
| 1995 | 125,180 |
| 1994 | 125,806 |
| 1993 | 126,128 |
| 1992 | 125,570 |
| 1991 | 125,453 |
| 1990 | 124,759 |
| 1989 | 123,659 |
| 1988 | 122,208 |
| 1987 | 120,360 |
| 1986 | 119,228 |
| 1985 | 118,575 |
| 1984 | 119,497 |
| 1983 | 119,450 |
| 1982 | 118,425 |
| 1981 | 116,544 |
| 1980 | 112,911 |
| 1979 | 109,607 |
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July 2025
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United Kingdom (England, Wales)
Survey time period
March 31, 1979 to March 31, 2025
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