Lancashire Constabulary

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Lancashire Constabulary
Agency overview
Formed	1839
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Lancashire, UK
Map of Lancashire Constabulary's jurisdiction
Size	2,903 square kilometres (1,121 sq mi)
Population	1,500,000
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	Hutton, near Preston
Police Officers	3,088 (2020)[1] 190 special constables (2020)[1]
Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)s	280 (2020)[1]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Andrew Snowden (C)
Agency executive	Sacha Hatchett, Chief Constable
Divisions	3
Facilities
Stations	36
Website
www.lancashire.police.uk

Lancashire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England. The force's headquarters are at Hutton, near the city of Preston. As of September 2020^[update], the force has 3,088 police officers, 190 special constables, and 280 police community support officers (PCSO), 300 police support volunteers (PSV), and 2,287 staff.^[1]