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Home Office · Year ending March 1996 to Year ending March 2026 · officers (FTE)

Police officers (full-time equivalent, excluding long-term absence)

Police officers (full-time equivalent, excluding long-term absence): Year ending March 1996 to Year ending March 2026ConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour050k100k200020102020Year ending March 1996: 124,844 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 1997: 125,051 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 1998: 124,756 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 1999: 123,841 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2000: 121,956 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2001: 123,476 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2002: 127,267 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2003: 131,426 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2004: 137,105 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2005: 139,491 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2006: 139,631 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2007: 139,063 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2008: 138,585 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2009: 140,630 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2010: 140,661 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2011: 136,051 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2012: 130,826 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2013: 126,278 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2014: 124,685 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2015: 123,832 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2016: 120,664 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2017: 119,700 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2018: 119,068 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2019: 120,070 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2020: 126,031 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2021: 132,431 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2022: 137,260 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2023: 144,296 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2024: 144,557 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2025: 143,079 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026Year ending March 2026: 142,273 officers (FTE) · published 22 July 2026
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Source: Home Office, Police workforce, England and Wales, As at 31 March 2026 (published 22 July 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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