Central Motorway Police Group

Central Motorway Police Group area
Coverage
Area	Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands
Size	630 miles
Population	N/A
Operations
Formed	1990
HQ	Perry Barr
Officers	200
Divisions
Stations	6
Chief Officer	Kevin O'Leary
Website	CMPG

The Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) is a co-operative operation between four police forces in the West Midlands of England. Officers from the four forces involved, Staffordshire Police, Warwickshire Police, West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police, provide a dedicated policing service on approximately 630 miles of the motorway network in the West Midlands, from the boundary with Cheshire in the north to Gloucestershire in the south and Oxfordshire in the east. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... A detailed map Stratford-upon-Avon Kenilworth Castle Warwickshire (pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪkˌʃə/, /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/, or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... West Mercia Constabulary is the police force for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. ... // The West Midlands is an area of central England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. ... Warwickshire Police is the police force which polices Warwickshire in England. ... West Mercia Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin), Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. ... The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... The Cheshire Plain - photo taken adjacent to Beeston Castle The Cheshire Plain - photo taken towards Merseyside The Cheshire Plain panorama - photo taken from Mid-Cheshire Ridge Cattle farming in the county Black-and-white timbered buildings on Nantwich High Street Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester) [1] is a... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...

History

The CMPG was first formed in 1990, when West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police formed a partnership to police approximately 100 miles of motorway in Birmingham, the West Midlands and North Worcestershire. Staffordshire Police and Warwickshire Police joined the partnership in 2001, bringing the motorway sections in those counties within the Group's area of responsibility, while West Mercia increased its input. Currently, the area that the CMPG has responsibility for covers: The city from above Centenary Square. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

• M6 from Junction 1 to Junction 16
• M5 from its start to the Gloucestershire border (between Junctions 8 and 9)
• The entire M42
• M40 in Warwickshire from Junction 12 to Junction 3A of the M42
• A45 and A46
• M69 from Junction 2 of the M6 to the Leicestershire border
• The entire M54
• A5 in Staffordshire and Shropshire
• M50 in Herefordshire