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West Mercia Police

Territorial forcegb-west-merciaFounded 1967

West Midlands, United Kingdom

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West Mercia Police, formerly the West Mercia Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire in England. The force area covers 2,868 square miles (7,430 km2) making it the fourth largest police area in England and Wales. The resident population of the area is 1.19 million. Its name comes from the ancient kingdom of Mercia.

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Staffing & crime statistics

2,509.3

Police officers, FTE (2025)

1,570

Police staff, FTE

194.6

Community support officers, FTE

86,510

Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)

Recent years
YearOfficersCiviliansPCSOsRecorded crime
20252,509.31,570194.6—
20242,513.21,583.2186.586,510
20232,478.91,608.9187.294,897
20222,353.81,616.7202.587,132
20212,277.41,540.6203.772,917
20202,218.81,524.7222.386,875
20191,988.61,443.5227.187,115
20181,974.31,405.1209.784,496
20172,055.41,508.7239.580,804
20162,079.11,498.9221.276,290

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 person34,091
Theft offences27,471
Criminal damage and arson8,047
Public order offences7,528
Sexual offences3,559
Drug offences2,230
Miscellaneous crimes against society1,914
Possession of weapons offences1,065
Robbery605

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

We Dont Buy Crime

2020 · 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.