Due to various Parliamentary Acts the numbers of police forces in the United Kingdom has varied drastically since the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 set up the first modern police force in London. There were various Metropolitan Police Acts Metropolitan Police Act 1829 Metropolitan Police Act 1839 Metropolitan Police Act 1856 Metropolitan Police Act 1860 Metropolitan Police Act 1864 Metropolitan Police Act 1886 Metropolitan Police Act 1887 Metropolitan Police Act 1899 And several Acts with related names: Metropolitan Police (Receiver) Act 1861 Metropolitan... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ...

There are currently over 50 police forces operating in the United Kingdom. See List of police forces in the United Kingdom for these. The following forces are no longer in existence: There are a number of police forces in the United Kingdom. ...

See also: Category:Former police forces of the United Kingdom.

Other forces

• Newport Harbour Police
• Royal Irish Constabulary
• Royal Parks Constabulary
• Royal Ulster Constabulary
• UK Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary
• Ulster Special Constabulary

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Former Scottish forces

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Abolished 1940s

• Aberdeenshire Constabulary
• Banffshire Constabulary
• Dumfriesshire County Police
• Kincardineshire Constabulary
• Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Police
• Moray and Nairn Constabulary
• Wigtownshire County Police

Abolished 1960s

• Caithness Constabulary
• Orkney Constabulary
• Shetland Constabulary

Abolished 1975

• Aberdeen City Police
• Angus Constabulary
• Argyll County Police
• Ayrshire Constabulary
• Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk Constabulary
• City of Glasgow Police
• Dunbartonshire Constabulary
• Dundee City Police
• Edinburgh City Police
• Inverness Constabulary
• Lanarkshire Constabulary
• The Lothians and Peebles Constabulary
• Northern Constabulary (name retained by its successor after merger)
• Perth and Kinross Constabulary
• Renfrew & Bute Constabulary
• Ross and Sutherland Constabulary
• Scottish North Eastern Counties Constabulary
• Stirling and Clackmannan Police

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Former England and Wales forces

Cumberland Constabulary and Westmorland Constabulary merged very early.

Abolished before 1946

• Abingdon Borough Police, to Berkshire
• Andover Borough Police (1846, to Hampshire)
• Banbury Borough Police, to Oxfordshire
• Barnstaple Borough Police (1921, to Devon)
• Basingstoke Borough Police (1889, to Hampshire)
• Berwick upon Tweed Police (1921, to Northumberland)
• Bideford Borough Police (1889, to Devon)
• Bodmin Borough Police (1865, to Cornwall)
• Bradninch Borough Police (1865, to Devon)
• Buckingham Borough Police, to Buckinghamshire
• Chipping Norton Borough Police, to Oxfordshire
• Deal Borough Police (1889, to Kent)
• Devonport Borough Police (1914, to Plymouth)
• Dover Borough Police (1943, to Kent)
• Falmouth Borough Police (1889, to Cornwall)
• Faversham Borough Police (1889, to Kent)
• Folkestone Borough Police (1943, to Kent)
• Helston Borough Police (1889, to Cornwall)
• Henley Borough Police, to Oxfordshire
• Hertford Borough Police (1889, to Hertfordshire)
• Hanley Borough Police (1910, to Stoke-on-Trent Borough Police)
• Hythe Borough Police (1889, to Kent)
• Isles of Scilly Police (1947, to Cornwall)
• Launceston Borough Police (1883, to Cornwall)
• Liskeard Borough Police (1877, to Cornwall)
• Lymington Borough Police (1852, to Hampshire)
• Maidstone Borough Police (1943, to Kent)
• Maidenhead Borough Police, to Berkshire
• Margate Borough Police (1943, to Kent)
• Monmouth Borough Police (1881, to Monmouthshire)
• Newbury Borough Police (1875, to Berkshire)
• Newport Borough Police (1890, to Isle of Wight)
• Okehampton Borough Police (1860, to Devon)
• Penryn Borough Police (1889, to Cornwall)
• Ramsgate Borough Police (1943, to Kent)
• Rochester City Police (1943, to Kent)
• Romsey Borough Police (1865, to Hampshire)
• Ryde Borough Police (1922, to Isle of Wight)
• Sandwich Borough Police (1889, to Kent)
• South Molton Borough Police (1877, to Devon)
• Stratford-upon-Avon Borough Police (1889, to Warwickshire)
• Stonehouse District Police (1914)
• St Ives Borough Police (1889, to Hertfordshire)
• Tavistock Borough Police (1856, to Devon)
• Tenterden Borough Police (1889, to Kent)
• Tiverton Borough Police (1943, to Devon)
• Torrington Borough Police (1870, then again from 1878-1886, to Devon)
• Torquay Borough Police (1870, to Devon)
• Totnes Borough Police (1884, to Devon)
• Tunbridge Wells Police Force (1943, to Kent)
• Truro City Police (1921, to Cornwall)
• Wallingford Boough Police, to Berkshire
• Wantage Borough Police, to Berkshire
• Warwick Borough Police (1875, to Warwickshire)
• Winchester City Police (1942, to Hampshire Joint)
• Wolborough Borough Police (1859)

Abolished under the Police Act 1946

Non-county borough forces

• Accrington Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Ashton-under-Lyne Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Bacup Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Bedford Borough Police; to Bedfordshire Constabulary
• Boston Borough Police; to Lincolnshire Constabulary
• Carmarthen Borough Police; to Carmarthenshire Constabulary
• Chepping Wycombe Borough Police; to Buckinghamshire Constabulary
• Chesterfield Borough Police; to Derbyshire Constabulary
• Clitheroe Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Colchester Borough Police; to Essex Constabulary
• Congleton Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Glossop Borough Police; to Derbyshire Constabulary
• Grantham Borough Police; to Lincolnshire Constabulary
• Hartlepool Borough Police; to Durham Constabulary
• Hereford Borough Police; to Herefordshire Constabulary
• Hyde Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Kendal Borough Police; to Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary
• Kidderminster Borough Police; to Worcestershire Constabulary
• King's Lynn Borough Police; to Norfolk Constabulary
• Lancaster Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Leamington Spa Borough Police; to Warwickshire Constabulary
• Luton Borough Police; to Bedfordshire Constabulary
• Macclesfield Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Neath Borough Police; to Glamorgan Constabulary
• Newark Borough Police; to Nottinghamshire Constabulary
• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Police; to Staffordshire Constabulary
• Peterborough City Police; to Peterborough Combined Police Force
• Penzance Borough Police; to Cornwall County Constabulary
• St. Albans City Police; to Hertfordshire Constabulary
• Scarborough Borough Police; to North Riding Constabulary
• Shrewsbury Borough Police; to Shropshire Constabulary
• Stalybridge Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Windsor Borough Police; to Berkshire Constabulary

County borough forces

• Chester City Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Canterbury City Police; to Kent Constabulary

County forces

• Anglesey Constabulary; to Gwynedd Constabulary
• Breconshire Constabulary; to Mid Wales Constabulary
• Caernarvonshire Constabulary; to Gwynedd Constabulary
• Cardiganshire Constabulary; to Mid Wales Constabulary
• Carmarthenshire Constabulary; to Mid Wales Constabulary
• Isle of Wight Constabulary; to Hampshire Constabulary
• Merionethshire Constabulary; to Gwynedd Constabulary
• Montgomeryshire Constabulary; to Mid Wales Constabulary
• Radnorshire Constabulary; to Mid Wales Constabulary
• Leicestershire Constabulary; to Leicestershire and Rutland Constabulary
• Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary; to Peterborough Combined Police Force
• Rutland Constabulary; to Leicestershire and Rutland Constabulary

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Abolished under the Police Act 1964

Borough forces

• Bath City Police; to Somerset and Bath Constabulary
• Barnsley Borough Police; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• Barrow-in-Furness Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Birkenhead Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Blackburn Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Blackpool Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Bolton Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Bootle Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Bournemouth Borough Police; to Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary
• Brighton Borough Police; to Sussex Constabulary
• Burnley Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Bury Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Cambridge City Police; to Mid Anglia Constabulary
• Cardiff Borough Police; to South Wales Police
• Carlisle City Police; to Cumbria Constabulary
• Coventry City Police; to Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary
• Derby Borough Police; to Derby County and Borough Constabulary
• Dewsbury Borough Police; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• Doncaster Borough Police; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• Eastbourne Borough Police; to Sussex Constabulary
• Gateshead Borough Police; to Durham Constabulary
• Great Yarmouth Borough Police; to Norfolk Constabulary
• Grimsby Borough Police; to Lincolnshire Constabulary
• Hastings Borough Police; to Sussex Constabulary
• Halifax Borough Police; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• Huddersfield Borough Police; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• Ipswich Borough Police; to Suffolk Constabulary
• Leicester City Police; to Leicester and Rutland Constabulary
• Lincoln City Police; to Lincolnshire Constabulary
• Liverpool City Police; to Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary
• Luton Borough Police (again); to Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary
• Manchester City Police; to Manchester and Salford Police
• Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police; to South Wales Constabulary
• Middlesbrough Borough Police; to Teesside
• Newcastle upon Tyne Borough Police; to Northumberland Constabulary
• Newport Borough Police; to Gwent Police
• Northampton Borough Police; to Northampton and County Constabulary
• Norwich City Police; to Norfolk Constabulary
• Nottingham City Police; to Nottinghamshire Combined Constabulary
• Oldham Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Oxford City Police; to Thames Valley Constabulary
• Plymouth City Police; to Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
• Portsmouth Borough Police; to Hampshire Constabulary
• Preston Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Reading Borough Police; to Thames Valley Constabulary
• Rochdale Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Rotherham Borough Police; to Sheffield and Rotherham Constabulary
• Salford City Police; to Manchester and Salford Police
• Sheffield Borough Police; to Sheffield and Rotherham Constabulary
• St Helens Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Stockport Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Stoke-on-Trent City Police; to Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary
• Southampton City Police; to Hampshire Constabulary
• Southend-on-Sea Borough Police; to Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary
• South Shields Borough Police; to Durham Constabulary
• Southport Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Sunderland Borough Police; to Durham Constabulary
• Swansea Borough Police; to South Wales Constabulary
• Tynemouth Borough Police; to Northumberland Constabulary
• Wakefield City Police; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• Wallasey Borough Police; to Cheshire Constabulary
• Warrington Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Wigan Borough Police; to Lancashire Constabulary
• Worcester City Police; to West Mercia Constabulary
• York City Police; to York and North East Yorkshire Police

County/combined forces

• Bedfordshire Constabulary; to Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary
• Berkshire Constabulary; to Thames Valley Constabulary
• Buckinghamshire Constabulary; to Thames Valley Constabulary
• Cambridgeshire Constabulary (original); to Mid Anglia Constabulary
• Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary; to Dyfed-Powys Constabulary
• Cornwall County Constabulary; to Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
• Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary; to Cumbria Constabulary
• Derbyshire Constabulary; to Derby County and Borough Constabulary
• Devon and Exeter Police; to Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
• Dorset Constabulary; to Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary
• East Riding Constabulary; to York and North East Yorkshire Police
• East Suffolk Constabulary; to Suffolk Constabulary
• East Sussex Constabulary; to Sussex Constabulary
• Essex Constabulary; to Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary
• Glamorgan Constabulary; to South Wales Constabulary
• Herefordshire Constabulary; to West Mercia Constabulary
• Huntingdonshire Constabulary; to Mid Anglia Constabulary
• Isle of Ely Constabulary; to Mid Anglia Constabulary
• Leicestershire and Rutland Constabulary; to Leicester and Rutland Constabulary
• Mid Wales Constabulary; to Dyfed-Powys Constabulary
• Monmouthshire Constabulary; to Gwent Constabulary
• North Riding Constabulary; to York and North East Yorkshire Police
• Northamptonshire Constabulary; to Northampton and County Constabulary
• Northumberland County Constabulary; to Northumberland Constabulary
• Nottinghamshire Constabulary; to Nottinghamshire Combined Constabulary
• Peterborough Combined Police Force; to Mid Anglia Constabulary
• Oxfordshire Constabulary; to Thames Valley Constabulary
• Shropshire Constabulary; to West Mercia Constabulary
• Somerset Constabulary; to Somerset and Bath Constabulary
• Staffordshire Constabulary; to Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary
• West Riding Constabulary; to West Yorkshire Constabulary
• West Suffolk Constabulary; to Suffolk Constabulary
• West Sussex Constabulary; to Sussex Constabulary
• Warwickshire Constabulary; to Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary
• Worcestershire Constabulary; to West Mercia Constabulary

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Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly. ... Hampshire Constabulary is the police force covering Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England. ... Lancashire Constabulary is the police force responsible for policing the county of Lancashire in the North West of England. ... The Reading Borough Police was a police force for the borough of Reading in the United Kingdom. ... Lancashire Constabulary is the police force responsible for policing the county of Lancashire in the North West of England. ... Manchester and Salford Police was a short-lived police force in England from June 1, 1968 to April 1, 1974. ... Lancashire Constabulary is the police force responsible for policing the county of Lancashire in the North West of England. ... 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Abolished by the Local Government Act 1972

All police forces in England and Wales were abolished and reconstituted at midnight on March 31, 1974/April 1, 1974. This list shows the ones that existed then and their fate (ignoring minor transfers). The Local Government Act 1972 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales, on April 1, 1974. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...

• Bedfordshire and Luton Constabulary; reconstituted as Bedfordshire Police
• Birmingham City Police; merged into West Midlands Police
• Bradford City Police; merged into West Yorkshire Police
• Bristol City Police; merged into Avon and Somerset Constabulary
• Cheshire Constabulary; reconstituted, areas transferred to Merseyside Police and Greater Manchester Police
• Cumbria Constabulary; reconstituted
• Derby County and Borough Constabulary; reconstituted as Derbyshire Constabulary
• Devon and Cornwall Constabulary; reconstituted
• Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary; reconstituted as Dorset Police
• Durham Constabulary; reconstituted, areas transferred to Cleveland Police and Northumbria Police
• Dyfed-Powys Constabulary; reconstituted
• Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary; reconstituted as Essex Police
• Gloucestershire Constabulary; reconstituted, areas transferred to Avon and Somerset Constabulary
• Gwent Constabulary; reconstituted
• Gwynedd Constabulary; reconstituted as North Wales Police
• Hampshire Constabulary; reconstituted, areas transferred to Dorset Police
• Hertfordshire Constabulary; reconstituted
• Kent Police; reconstituted
• Kingston-upon-Hull City Police; merged into Humberside Police
• Lancashire Constabulary; reconstituted, areas transferred to Merseyside Police, Greater Manchester Police, Cheshire Constabulary and Cumbria Constabulary
• Leeds City Police; merged into West Yorkshire Police
• Leicester and Rutland Constabulary; reconstituted as Leicestershire Constabulary
• Lincolnshire Constabulary; reconstituted, areas transferred to Humberside Police
• Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary; merged into Merseyside Police
• Manchester and Salford Police; merged into Greater Manchester Police
• Mid-Anglia Constabulary; reconstituted as Cambridgeshire Constabulary
• Norfolk Constabulary; reconstituted
• Northampton and County Constabulary; reconstituted as Northamptonshire Police
• Northumberland Constabulary; merged into Northumbria Police
• Nottinghamshire Combined Constabulary; reconstituted as Nottinghamshire Police
• Sheffield and Rotherham Constabulary; merged into South Yorkshire Police
• Somerset and Bath Constabulary; merged into Avon and Somerset Constabulary
• South Wales Constabulary; reconstituted
• Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary; reconstituted as Staffordshire Police
• Suffolk Constabulary; reconstituted
• Surrey Constabulary; reconstituted
• Sussex Constabulary; reconstituted
• Teesside Constabulary; merged into Cleveland Constabulary
• Thames Valley Constabulary; reconstituted
• Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary; split between Warwickshire Police and West Midlands Police
• West Mercia Constabulary; reconstituted
• West Midlands Constabulary; merged into West Midlands Police
• West Yorkshire Constabulary; split mainly between West Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Police
• Wiltshire Constabulary; reconstituted
• York and North East Yorkshire Police; split mainly between North Yorkshire Police, Humberside Police and Cleveland Police

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Cheshire Constabulary are the police force covering the English county of Cheshire and the independent areas of Runcorn , Widnes and Warrington. ... Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ... Caption Caption Greater Manchester Police is the police force currently operating in Manchester, UK and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... Cumbria Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England covering the county of Cumbria. ... Derbyshire Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Derbyshire. ... Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly. ... Dorset Police police force with the responsibilty of policing the English county of Dorset. ... Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibilty of policing the county of Durham in the north east of England. ... Cleveland Police is a police force in England covering and the districts of Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton_on_Tees (borough). ... Northumbria Police is the police force for the north English counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with the responsibilty of policing the county of Essex in south east England. ... Gloucestershire Constabulary is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England. ... Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the forces name. ... North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ... Hampshire Constabulary is the police force covering Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England. ... Dorset Police police force with the responsibilty of policing the English county of Dorset. ... Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. ... Kent Police is the police force covering Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. ... Humberside Police is the police force for Humberside in England. ... Lancashire Constabulary is the police force responsible for policing the county of Lancashire in the North West of England. ... Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ... Caption Caption Greater Manchester Police is the police force currently operating in Manchester, UK and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... Cheshire Constabulary are the police force covering the English county of Cheshire and the independent areas of Runcorn , Widnes and Warrington. ... Cumbria Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England covering the county of Cumbria. ... West Yorkshire Police is the police force covering West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Leicestershire Constabulary is a British police force that covers Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in England. ... Humberside Police is the police force for Humberside in England. ... Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ... Manchester and Salford Police was a short-lived police force in England from June 1, 1968 to April 1, 1974. ... Caption Caption Greater Manchester Police is the police force currently operating in Manchester, UK and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. ... Cambridgeshire Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Cambridgeshire. ... The Norfolk Constabulary is the police force which covers the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. ... Northamptonshire Police is the police force covering Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. ... Northumbria Police is the police force for the north English counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. ... Nottinghamshire Police is the police force covering Nottinghamshire and Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. ... South Yorkshire Police is the police force covering South Yorkshire in England. ... Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the forces name. ... Staffordshire Police is the police force covering Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. ... Suffolk Constabulary is the police force covering Suffolk in East Anglia, England. ... Cleveland Police is a police force in England covering and the districts of Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton_on_Tees (borough). ... Warwickshire Police is the police force which polices Warwickshire in England. ... The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... Categories: Stub | Law enforcement in the United Kingdom | Shropshire | Telford and Wrekin | Herefordshire | Worcestershire ... The West Midlands Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. ... The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... The West Yorkshire Constabulary was a short-lived police force for the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1968 to 1974. ... West Yorkshire Police is the police force covering West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... South Yorkshire Police is the police force covering South Yorkshire in England. ... North Yorkshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. ... Wiltshire Constabulary is the police force covering Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England. ... North Yorkshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. ... Humberside Police is the police force for Humberside in England. ... Cleveland Police is a police force in England covering and the districts of Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Stockton_on_Tees (borough). ...

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• Cleveland
• Devon and Cornwall
• Kent
• Leicestershire
• Thames Valley
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire