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North Yorkshire Police

Territorial forcegb-north-yorkshireFounded 1974

Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom

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North Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force covering the unitary authorities of North Yorkshire and the City of York in northern England. As of April 2024 the force had a strength of 1,665 police officers, 127 special constables, 192 PCSOs and 1,072 police staff. Of the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, the force has the 3rd largest geographic area of responsibility whilst being the 15th smallest force in terms of police officer numbers.

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Staffing & crime statistics

1,655.4

Police officers, FTE (2025)

1,098.6

Police staff, FTE

120.1

Community support officers, FTE

47,503

Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)

Recent years
YearOfficersCiviliansPCSOsRecorded crime
20251,655.41,098.6120.1—
20241,680.71,050149.647,503
20231,6721,049.3182.349,230
20221,587.21,070.1201.847,013
20211,487.11,025.2239.639,200
20201,481.3999.2229.946,604
20191,376.71,095.6182.945,832
20181,349.51,113.2195.439,021
20171,377.51,037.9181.437,551
20161,340.5958.3184.638,960

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
Violence against the person19,255
Theft offences14,666
Criminal damage and arson5,098
Public order offences3,416
Sexual offences2,038
Drug offences1,452
Miscellaneous crimes against society936
Possession of weapons offences417
Robbery225

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

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Street-level crime & outcomes (data.police.uk)
crime incidents

Policies & practice

College of Policing — Authorised Professional Practice
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POP conference activity

Community Impact Team

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.