Hampshire Constabulary
| Hampshire Constabulary | |
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| Common name | Hampshire Police |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Preceding agency | Basingstoke Borough Police, Romsey Borough Police, Lymington Borough Police, Andover Borough Police, Portsmouth City Police, Southampton City Police & Isle of Wight County Constabulary |
| Employees | 4,066 |
| Volunteers | 457 |
| Annual budget | £307.685 million (2014/15) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the country of England, UK |
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| Size | 1,613 sq miles |
| Population | 1.9 million (2010/2011) |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Independent Police Complaints Commission |
| Headquarters | Police and Fire HQ, Eastleigh, England, UK |
| Police Officers | 2,586 (of which 456 are Special Constables) |
| PCSOs | 302 |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 12 |
| Patrol cars | 930 |
| Boats | 4 (2 Launches and 2 RIBs) |
| Dogs | 40 |
| Website | |
| http://www.hampshire.police.uk/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Hampshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in South East England.
The force area includes the historic city of Winchester, and the largest city in South East England of Southampton and the naval city of Portsmouth. The force also covers the New Forest National Park, sections of the South Downs National Park, and large towns such as Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Andover, Fareham and Aldershot. The constabulary, as it is currently constituted, dates from 1967 but modern policing in Hampshire can be traced back to 1832.
Since late 2015 the force has shared the headquarters of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in Eastleigh. The force's central administration is based here together with the Chief Constable and staff officers. Its previous facility in Winchester sat on the site of the first county headquarters, built in 1847.the main training facility is at Hamble, Southampton (within The Royal Victoria Country Park) and utilising buildings of the former Netley Hospital.
Between 2013 and 2017 a number of police stations were closed and sold. Some are currently up for sale.
The need to reduce costs led to the formation of a Joint Operations Unit with Thames Valley Police which, during the course of 2012, saw the amalgamation of Roads Policing Units, Training, Firearms and Dog Units of the two forces. The IT departments of the forces merged in early 2011.
The force is overseen by Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner Michael Lane (elected May 2016).
In April 2015, Hampshire Constabulary announced a "new-look policing model." The change included the introduction of borderless policing - a shift away from the force's previous Operational Command Units (OCUs) towards flexibility for officers in response and patrol. The change saw the repurposing of a number of police stations which were closed to the public into 12 new patrol hubs - the places from which response officers now start and end their shifts.
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