Gloucestershire Constabulary
Her Majesty’s Inspector for this force is Dru Sharpling. Contact her via the Western regional office.
Read about the force area…
- Gloucestershire has a population of just over half a million people, living in the historic towns of Gloucester and Cheltenham and dispersed throughout large rural areas.
- It is home to some of the UK’s most outstanding locations of natural beauty, including the Cotswolds and the Royal Forest of Dean.
- Those areas attract substantial numbers of visitors throughout the year, placing demands on the force, particularly on the roads.
- The force is responsible for policing and protection at two Royal households.
- The county has generally low levels of unemployment but there are significant pockets of deprivation, particularly in Gloucester, which has some of the higher crime problems associated with densely populated urban areas.
Recent reports on this force
- Review of police crime and incident reports – 2012
- Valuing the Police preparedness inspection – 2011
- Anti-social behaviour inspection – 2010
Data
Up-to-date crime, anti-social behaviour, cost and workforce data for this force can be found in our interactive Crime and Policing Comparator – see how Gloucestershire is performing, and how it compares with the rest of England and Wales.
The 2011 value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on:
- What Gloucestershire is spending its budgets on;
- Staffing levels by grade and function; and
- Outputs and outcomes in a comparable format.
These profiles are based on data provided by the police.