His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Roy Wilsher is HMI for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
This force is in the Eastern HMICFRS policing region.
Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy) assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.
In our latest assessment of Hampshire Constabulary, we made the following judgments:
the extent to which the force is effective at reducing crime and keeping people safe is good.
the extent to which the force operates efficiently and sustainably is good.
the extent to which the force treats the public and its workforce legitimately is good.
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These are the latest key facts about Hampshire Constabulary.
Hampshire Constabulary provides policing services to the county of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The police force area covers 1,602 square miles with approximately 230 miles of coastline in the south of England.
Although there are some areas of deprivation, Hampshire has areas of marked affluence.
Around 2 million people mainly live in the urban centres which include the cities of Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester, the towns of Basingstoke and Farnborough as well as the town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit, socialise, or travel through the area each year.
The transport infrastructure also includes major rail stations, an airport and major sea ports
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