City of London Police provides policing services specifically to the City of London. It has a number of national obligations that concern economic crime. The police force area covers just over one square miles in the heart of London. Its small resident population of 9,000 is affluent, as well as ethnically diverse, with 21 percent from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. The population is dramatically increased to about 0.4 million people who commute into the area to work, visit or socialise. Providing services across the entirety of the force area is helped by the size of the force and the good transport system, which includes major rail stations and public transport hubs.
HMICFRS independently assesses police forces and policing across activity from neighbourhood teams to serious crime and the fight against terrorism – in the public interest.
In preparing our reports, we ask the questions which citizens would ask, and publish the answers in accessible form, using our expertise to interpret the evidence. We provide authoritative information to allow the public to compare the performance of their force against others, and our evidence is used to drive improvements in the service to the public.
Force Area |
1 square mile | |
Population |
0.32m people - transient population |
Workforce |
74% frontline | 78% national level |
| 3.7 per 1000 population | 3.6 national level | |
| 5% change in local workforce since 2010 | 15% national change since 2010 |
Victim-based crimes |
0.01 per person | 0.06 national level |
| Local 5 year trend | National 5 year trend (no change) |
Cost |
62p per person per day local | 55p per person per day national |
Chair of the Police Committee for the City of London, Doug Barrow
Commissioner Ian Dyson, appointed in January 2016
