Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Agency overview
Formed	1839
Preceding agencies	Basingstoke Borough Police Romsey Borough Police Isle of Wight Constabulary Southampton City Police Portsmouth City Police Winchester City Police
Employees	4,066[1]
Volunteers	457[2]
Annual budget	£387 million (2021/22)[3]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Hampshire Isle of Wight
Map of police area
Size	1,613 sq miles
Population	1.99 million (2019/20)[4]
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Independent Office for Police Conduct
Headquarters	Eastleigh (strategic) Netley Abbey (support and training) Winchester (operational)
Police officers	3,022 (including 210 special constables) (September 2020)[5]
PCSOs	214 (September 2020)
Police and crime commissioner responsible	Donna Jones
Agency executives	Scott Chilton, Chief Constable Sam de Reya, Deputy Chief Constable
Facilities
Stations	29 (14 open to the general public)
Dogs	Yes
Website
www.hampshire.police.uk

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in South East England.^[6]

The force area includes Southampton, the largest city in South East England, and the naval city of Portsmouth.^[6] It also covers the New Forest National Park, sections of the South Downs National Park, large towns such as Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Andover, Fareham and Aldershot, and the historic city of Winchester. The constabulary, as it is currently constituted, dates from 1967, but modern policing in Hampshire can be traced back to 1832.

In late 2015, the force moved its strategic headquarters to Eastleigh, into a building now shared with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. At the same time, the force moved its Operational Headquarters to Mottisfont Court in Winchester.^[7] The Support & Training Headquarters and control room are located in Netley, near Southampton, in buildings of the former Netley Hospital.