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Hertfordshire Constabulary

Territorial forcegb-hertfordshireFounded 1841

Eastern, United Kingdom

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Hertfordshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. Its headquarters is in Welwyn Garden City. The current chief constable is Andy Prophet. As of March 2019, the force consists of over 1,900 police officers, 235 PCSOs, and over 1500 police staff, as well as being supported by more than 410 special constables.

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Staffing & crime statistics

2,379.4

Police officers, FTE (2025)

1,471.3

Police staff, FTE

138.6

Community support officers, FTE

74,481

Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)

Recent years
YearOfficersCiviliansPCSOsRecorded crime
20252,379.41,471.3138.6—
20242,434.21,498.9152.874,481
20232,389.81,472.4160.176,128
20222,239.21,390.4196.674,529
20212,199.11,373.7199.471,372
20202,086.31,266.1199.684,296
20192,008.71,151.422585,761
20181,951.91,127.2203.182,663
20171,952.41,062219.374,046
20161,928.71,073.2220.563,804

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales).

Offences by group, year ending March 2024
Offence groupOffences
Theft offences30,203
Violence against the person25,884
Criminal damage and arson7,015
Public order offences3,817
Sexual offences2,480
Drug offences2,161
Miscellaneous crimes against society1,504
Robbery866
Possession of weapons offences551

Fraud offences are recorded by national bodies (Action Fraud, Cifas, UK Finance) rather than territorial forces and are not included.

Open data

Street-level crime & outcomes (data.police.uk)
crime incidents
Stop and search records (data.police.uk)
stops

Policies & practice

College of Policing — Authorised Professional Practice
Open resource

POP conference activity

The Robbie Lea Water Safety Partnership

2019 · Submission

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales), reference year 2025. Snapshot generated 2026-07-03.