West Mercia Police

West Mercia Police
West Mercia Police
Agency overview
Formed	1 October 1967
Preceding agencies	Worcestershire Constabulary; Herefordshire Constabulary; Shropshire Constabulary; Worcester City Police;
Employees	4,195
Volunteers	288
Annual budget	£203.6 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Herefordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Worcestershire, England
	Map of police area
Size	7,428 km²/2,868 sqmi
Population	1.19 million
Legal jurisdiction	England and 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	Hindlip Hall, Worcestershire
PCs	2,367 (of which 224 are special constables)
PCSOs	283
PCC responsible	John Paul Campion (Conservative);
Agency executives	Kyle Gordon, Chief Constable; Alex Murray, DCC;
Local Policing Areas	5 Herefordshire; Shropshire (excluding Telford and Wrekin); Telford and Wrekin; North Worcestershire; South Worcestershire;
Facilities
Police Stations	48
Cars	609
Vans	140
Motorbikes	37
Dogs	40
Website
	www.westmercia.police.uk

West Mercia Police (/ˈmɜːrsiə/),^[3]^[4] formerly the West Mercia Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) 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^[1] Its name comes from the ancient kingdom of Mercia.

The force represents a diverse range of policing environments from densely populated urban areas on the edge of Birmingham as well as Telford, Shrewsbury, and Worcester, to sparsely populated rural areas, such as Herefordshire, which remains an important part of the force's responsibility.

As of September 2017, the force has a workforce of 2,017 police officers, 223 police community support officers, 1541 police staff and 388 members of the special constabulary.^[5]

The force has its headquarters in the historical manor house and grounds of Hindlip Hall on the outskirts of Worcester. Its badge combines the heraldry of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The West Mercia Environment | Joint Policing Plan 2010–13 | Our Publications | About Us". Westmercia.police.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
^ "West Mercia | Home Office". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
^ Roach & Hartman, eds. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th edition. (Cambridge University Press). p. 316; see also J.C. Wells, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary and Upton et al., Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English.
^ '"Mercian, n. and adj.". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). September 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2017". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[key-facts-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The West Mercia Environment | Joint Policing Plan 2010–13 | Our Publications | About Us". Westmercia.police.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

[HO_page-2] "West Mercia | Home Office". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

[3] Roach & Hartman, eds. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th edition. (Cambridge University Press). p. 316; see also J.C. Wells, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary and Upton et al., Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English.

[4] '"Mercian, n. and adj.". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). September 2001. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[5] "Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2017". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

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