Northumbria Police
| Northumbria Police | |
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Logo of the Northumbria Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Legal personality | Non government: Police force |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Northumberland & Tyne and Wear, UK |
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| Map of Northumbria Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 5,551 km² |
| Population | 1,420,400 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Middle Engine Lane, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear, NE28 9NT |
| Sworn members |
3,769 (including 261 Special constables) |
| Unsworn members | 1,722 (1,514 police staff and 208 PCSOs) |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Vera Baird, (L) |
| Agency executive | Steve Ashman, Chief Constable |
| Areas | 3 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations |
25
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| Website | |
| www.northumbria.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
3,769 (including 261 Special constables)
Northumbria Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in North East England.
Northumbria Police is the sixth largest police force in England and Wales with 3,486 police officers, 1,505 police staff, 245 special constables and 200 police community support officers (as at 1 June 2015). The force headquarters are located at Middle Engine lane in Wallsend, North Tyneside. However, significant numbers of functions have been dispersed to various locations throughout the force area as part of plans to reduce costs, with the stated intention of operating without a traditional headquarters function. The current Chief Constable is Steve Ashman, whose appointment by Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird became effective on 4 June 2015. Former chief constables include Sir Stanley Bailey (1975–1991); John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington (1991–1996); Crispian Strachan CBE (1998–2005), Mike Craik (2005–2010) and Sue Sim (2010-2015, including a period as temporary chief constable).
Northumbria is Home Office force 10.
The force was formed in 1974 and was a merger of the old Northumberland Constabulary along with part of the Durham Constabulary. The police forces for the county boroughs of South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland Borough Newcastle upon Tyne City Police and Tynemouth Borough had already been amalgamated into their respective forces in the late 1960s, with the Berwick-upon-Tweed police having been merged into Northumberland in 1921.
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