Northumbria Police
Her Majesty’s Inspector for this force is Roger Baker. Contact him via the Northern regional office.
Read about the force area…
- Northumbria Police is responsible for one of the largest police force areas in England and Wales.
- The force serves around 1.5 million people within the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear.
- This includes the cities of Newcastle and Sunderland, a number of other heavily populated urban areas, and large rural areas stretching to the Scottish border in the north and County Durham in the south.
- The force covers the major northern arterial route of the A1(M), as well as Newcastle international airport.
- There is a large transient population visiting the region, with the universities of Newcastle and Northumbria teaching over 50,000 students between them.
- The force regularly polices Premiership football matches.
- Northumbria Police remains one of the highest performing forces in the UK with an enviable record in reducing and solving crime.
Recent reports on this force
- Review of police crime and incident reports – 2012
- Custody suites joint inspection – 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 Northumbria is performing, and how it compares with the rest of England and Wales.
The 2011 value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on:
- What Northumbria 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.