Warwickshire Police

Coverage
Area	Warwickshire
Size	1,975 km²
Population	525,500
Operations
Formed	1840
HQ	Leek Wootton
Officers	1,012
BCUs	2 (5 districts)
Stations
Chief Constable	John Burbeck
Website	http://www.warwickshire.police.uk

Warwickshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Warwickshire in England. It was known as Warwickshire Constabulary until 2001. It is the second smallest territorial police force in the United Kingdom after the City of London Police, with only 1012 officers. [1] The resident population of the force area is 519,000. Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Leek Wootton is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England, roughly one mile from Kenilworth and two miles from Warwick. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... A Police Constable of West Yorkshire Police on patrol The United Kingdom has a number of similar but independent police services. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the police force responsible for the City of London. ...

Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Staffordshire Police, West Mercia Constabulary and West Midlands Police to form a single strategic force for the West Midlands region. [2] The Home Secretary (official full title Secretary of State for the Home Department) is the chief United Kingdom government minister responsible for law and order in England and Wales; his or her remit includes policing, the criminal justice system, the prison service, internal security, and matters of citizenship and immigration. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Staffordshire Police is the police force covering Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. ... Categories: Stub | Law enforcement in the United Kingdom | Shropshire | Telford and Wrekin | Herefordshire | Worcestershire ... The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ...

History

The force was established in 1840 as Warwickshire County Constabulary. It did not, however, even cover all the rural areas of the county until 1857. Birmingham, Coventry, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick originally had their own police forces. The Warwickshire force absorbed Warwick Borough Police in 1875 and Stratford-upon-Avon Borough Police in 1889. In 1969, Coventry City Police amalgamated with Warwickshire Constabulary and the force became Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary. However, with the inclusion of Coventry in the new county of the West Midlands in 1974, Coventry passed to the new West Midlands Police, which also took over the areas of the Birmingham City Police and part of the northwestern area of Warwickshire. Warwickshire Constabulary reverted to its old name. The city from above Centenary Square. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... Map sources for Warwick at grid reference SP2865 Warwick (pronounced warrick ) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... Birmingham City Police was a police force responsible for policing the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with West Midlands Constabulary and parts other forces to form the West Midlands Police. ...

Organisation

The force is run by a Chief Constable (currently John Burbeck), a Deputy Chief Constable, two Assistant Chief Constables, and a civilian Director of Finance. Its headquarters are at Woodcote, a 19th century manor house and estate in the village of Leek Wootton, which has been the force headquarters since 1949. Chief Constable is the title given to the commanding officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except the two responsible for Greater London. ... The rank of deputy chief constable has gone through several changes in the last twenty years. ... There are normally between one and four assistant chief constables in British police forces, depending upon force size and whether or not civilians have been appointed at chief officer level. ... Leek Wootton is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England, roughly one mile from Kenilworth and two miles from Warwick. ...

The county is divided into two Areas (Basic Command Units): Northern and Southern. Each is commanded by a Chief Superintendent, assisted by a Superintendent (Operations) and an Area Crime Manager (Detective Chief Inspector) in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department. Each Area is further divided into Districts (based on local government districts), each commanded by a Chief Inspector (with a District Detective Inspector), and Sectors, each commanded by an Inspector. Most sectors only have a single police station, although a few have more. A Basic Command Unit (BCU) is the largest unit into which territorial British Police forces are divided. ... Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt/CSP; colloquially Chief Super) is a senior rank in the Police Forces. ... Superintendent may refer to: Superintendent (education), an education executive or administrator Superintendent (police), a police rank Superintendent (United States Air Force), a United States Air Force position In buildings, a manager, a maintenance or repair person, a custodian or janitor. ... Chief Inspector (Ch Insp) is a rank in British Police forces. ... The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all British Police forces to which plain clothes detectives belong. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... Chief Inspector (Ch Insp) is a rank in British Police forces. ... Inspector is a rank in many police forces. ...

• Northern Area (HQ: Bedworth)
  • North Warwickshire District (HQ: Atherstone)
    • Atherstone Sector
    • Coleshill Sector
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth District (HQ: Nuneaton)
    • Bedworth Sector
    • Nuneaton Sector
  • Rugby District
    • Rugby Sector
• Southern Area (HQ: Leamington Spa)
  • Stratford-on-Avon District
    • Alcester Sector (also police post at Studley)
    • Stratford-upon-Avon Sector (also stations at Henley-in-Arden, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam and Wellesbourne)
  • Warwick District
    • Leamington Spa Sector
    • Warwick and Kenilworth Sector (also police post at Lapworth)

North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. ... Map sources for Atherstone at grid reference SP3197 Atherstone is a town in Warwickshire, England, with a population of 8,293 (2001 census). ... Map sources for Coleshill at grid reference SP1989 Coleshill is a market town in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England, taking its name from the River Cole. ... Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England, consisting of the towns Nuneaton, Bedworth, Bulkington and their surrounding countryside. ... Map sources for Bedworth at grid reference SP3586 Bedworth (pronounced locally as Bedduth) is a market town in the Nuneaton and Bedworth district of Warwickshire, England. ... Nuneaton (also known as treacle town to many) is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire. ... Rugby is a local government district and borough in eastern Warwickshire, England. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in central England on the River Avon. ... Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England. ... For other places named Alcester see Alcester (disambiguation). ... Location within the British Isles Studley is a large village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England. ... Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Map sources for Shipston-on-Stour at grid reference SP2540 Shipston-on-Stour is a town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of the southern part of Warwickshire, England. ... Southam is a small market town in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. ... Map sources for Wellesbourne at grid reference SP278552 Wellesbourne is a large village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. ... Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. ... The Royal Pump Rooms and Baths Leamington Spa, (Properly Royal Leamington Spa but commonly called just Leamington) (pronounced Lemmington — IPA: ) is a spa town in central Warwickshire, in England. ... Map sources for Warwick at grid reference SP2865 Warwick (pronounced warrick ) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... Map sources for Kenilworth at grid reference SP295715 Kenilworth is a town in Warwickshire, England. ... Lapworth is a village and Civil Parish situated in the East of the county of Warwickshire, United Kingdom close to the border with the West Midlands. ...

See also

• List of police forces in the United Kingdom
• Policing in the United Kingdom

There are a number of police forces in the United Kingdom. ... A Police Constable of West Yorkshire Police on patrol The United Kingdom has a number of similar but independent police services. ...

External links

• Warwickshire Police