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Warwickshire Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Lee Freeman is temporary HMI for Warwickshire.

This force is in the Wales and Western 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 Warwickshire Police, we made the following judgments:

Warwickshire Police is adequate at preventing crime, treatment of the public, protecting vulnerable people, developing a positive workplace, making good use of resources and tackling workforce corruption. Warwickshire Police requires improvement at investigating crime, responding to the public, and managing offenders.

Read the full report for Warwickshire Police

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

764 square miles

Population

0.584m people
7% local 10 yr change

Workforce

91% frontline police officers
92% national level
3.14 per 1000 population
3.69 national level
3% 10yr change in local workforce
5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.05 per person
0.06 national level
7% Local 5 year trend
9% National 5 year trend

Cost

52p per person per day local
59p per person per day national

These are the latest key facts about Warwickshire Police.

About the force

Warwickshire Police provides policing services to the county of Warwickshire. The police force area covers 763 square miles in the west midlands of England.

Warwickshire is generally affluent.

Around 0.6 million people mainly live in the urban centres which include the towns of Warwick, Nuneaton and Rugby. The resident population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit or travel through the area each year.

The transport infrastructure includes major rail stations.

More about this area – What Warwickshire Police says

Connect with Warwickshire Police

Warwickshire Police website

Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s Website

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