West Midlands Police
English territorial police force / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
West Midlands Police | |
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Abbreviation | WMP |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 April 1974 (1974-04-01) |
Preceding agencies | |
Annual budget | £655.6 million (2021/22)[1] |
Legal personality | Police force |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | West Midlands, United Kingdom |
Jurisdictional area shown within England | |
Size | 348 square miles (900 km2)[2] |
Population | 2.93 million[2] |
Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Constituting instrument | |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | |
Headquarters | Birmingham[3] 52°29′01″N 1°53′50″W |
Constables |
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PCSOs | 484[4] |
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Home Office |
Local Policing Area’s | 8 |
Facilities | |
Stations | 52[5] |
Website | |
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The force covers an area of 348 square miles (900 km2) with 2.93 million inhabitants,[2] which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and also the Black Country. In 2020, there were 6,846 officers, 484 police community support officers (PCSO), and 219 volunteer special constables.[4]
The force is led by Chief Constable Craig Guildford. The force area is divided into ten Local Policing Units (LPUs), each being served by four core policing teams – Response, Neighbourhood, Investigation and Community Action & Priority (CAPT) – with the support of a number of specialist crime teams. These specialist teams include CID, traffic and a firearms unit.
West Midlands Police is a partner, alongside Staffordshire Police, in the Central Motorway Police Group. The force is party to a number of other resource sharing agreements including the National Police Air Service.