United Kingdom agency record
Lancashire Constabulary
North West, United Kingdom
Lancashire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England. The force's headquarters are at Hutton, near the city of Preston. As of September 2020, the force has 3,088 police officers, 190 special constables, and 280 police community support officers (PCSO), 300 police support volunteers (PSV), and 2,287 staff.
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Staffing & crime statistics
3,560.9
Police officers, FTE (2025)
2,063.5
Police staff, FTE
186.3
Community support officers, FTE
129,214
Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)
| Year | Officers | Civilians | PCSOs | Recorded crime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,560.9 | 2,063.5 | 186.3 | — |
| 2024 | 3,578.1 | 2,114 | 198.2 | 129,214 |
| 2023 | 3,542.5 | 2,089.3 | 195 | 131,291 |
| 2022 | 3,270.1 | 2,186.8 | 233.9 | 137,284 |
| 2021 | 3,131.1 | 2,165.5 | 257.8 | 118,898 |
| 2020 | 2,999.1 | 2,052.8 | 234.4 | 142,220 |
| 2019 | 2,896.3 | 1,821.6 | 285.6 | 166,062 |
| 2018 | 2,969.2 | 1,751 | 297.4 | 127,409 |
| 2017 | 2,849.7 | 1,706.4 | 274.6 | 108,328 |
| 2016 | 2,860.1 | 1,650.6 | 297.5 | 97,745 |
Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales).
| Offence group | Offences |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 54,627 |
| Theft offences | 38,474 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14,467 |
| Public order offences | 7,868 |
| Sexual offences | 4,913 |
| Drug offences | 3,074 |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 2,976 |
| Possession of weapons offences | 1,679 |
| Robbery | 1,136 |
Fraud offences are recorded by national bodies (Action Fraud, Cifas, UK Finance) rather than territorial forces and are not included.
Open data
Policies & practice
POP conference activity
The Lancashire Vulnerable Callers Project
2017 · Finalist
Blackpool Night Safe Haven: Keeping You Safe at Night
2013 · Submission
The Custody Experience:Reducing Firsttime Entrants into the Criminal Justice System
2012 · Submission
Police and Communities Together
2011 · Submission
Cash in Transit Robberies
2011 · Submission
Smashing Time or Not
2010 · Finalist
Hyndburn Snooker Youth Club
2010 · Submission
Risky Business
2010 · Submission
Buzzy Bee/Just Like Me: Child Road Casualty Reduction
2009 · Submission
Floodlit PACT
2009 · Submission
ENGAGE: Child Sexual Exploitation
2009 · Submission
Park View 4 U
2009 · Submission
Clare Street AntiSocial Behaviour Initiative
2009 · Submission
Operation TANCRED: Organised Offences Against the Elderly
2009 · Submission
Operation Trojan
2009 · Submission
Operation Deface
2009 · Finalist
Operation Honour
2008 · Submission
The Burnley Youth Bus
2008 · Submission
Dont Do Damage
2008 · Submission
MOPPIN Up Dodge
2008 · Finalist
Operation Pasture
2008 · Winner
Safer Travel Unit
2008 · Submission
Blackburn with Darwen Family Intervention Programme
2007 · Winner
Operation Abate
2007 · Submission
Operation Abingdon
2007 · Finalist
Operation Awaken
2007 · Submission
Operation Detention
2007 · Submission
Thorpe Close Neighborhood Policing Initiative
2006 · Finalist
An Animal Rights Campaign: Lancashires Response
2006 · Submission
Operation Dynamo
2006 · Submission
Operation Lund Evidence Presentation System
2006 · Submission
Return of the Happy Shopper
2006 · Submission
Operation SeaQuest
2006 · Submission
Jennys Story: Internet Child Abuse Prevention
2005 · Submission
Streetwise Soccer
2005 · Submission
Safer Sex Works
2005 · Finalist
Blackburn with Darwen Families Project
2004 · Submission
Operation Combustion
2004 · Submission
Exhale
2004 · Submission
Operation Gemini
2004 · Submission
The Hopwood Triangle
2004 · Finalist
Mole Hills from Mountains
2004 · Finalist
Operation Dawdle
2004 · Submission
People Perception Project
2004 · Submission
Phoenix Evolution
2004 · Submission
Rhyddings Community Safe Project
2004 · Submission
The Invisible Menace
2004 · Submission
Operation Fixture
2003 · Submission
Operation Kerb
2003 · Finalist
Operation Restore
2003 · Submission
Putting the Brakes on Lorry Trailer Theft
2003 · Submission
The Tower Project
2003 · Finalist
The M.A.N.E.R.S. Project
1999 · 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.