Source · Police complaints and oversight

IOPC police complaint statistics

Annual complaint statistics by police force from the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

258 force-year records 107,625 complaints (2025-26) 189,043 allegations (2025-26)

Complaints and allegations are different measures; a complaint can contain more than one allegation. Counts describe recorded demand and are not adjusted for force population or complaint-handling practice.

Outcome decisions are published for England and Wales as a whole, not by force. IOPC national statistics ↗

Force records 258 records

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Avon and Somerset

2025-263,058 complaints5,993 allegations

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Avon and Somerset, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,984	3,309
2021-22	2,156	3,924
2022-23	2,248	4,212
2023-24	2,646	5,123
2024-25	2,835	6,075
2025-26	3,058	5,993

Bedfordshire

2025-261,321 complaints2,213 allegations

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Bedfordshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	370	860
2021-22	1,048	1,554
2022-23	813	1,299
2023-24	914	1,520
2024-25	1,111	1,756
2025-26	1,321	2,213

Cambridgeshire

2025-261,055 complaints2,000 allegations

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Cambridgeshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	343	811
2021-22	1,384	2,038
2022-23	1,169	1,921
2023-24	1,036	1,717
2024-25	1,141	1,947
2025-26	1,055	2,000

Cheshire

2025-262,065 complaints3,214 allegations

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Cheshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,719	2,331
2021-22	1,908	2,694
2022-23	1,726	2,609
2023-24	1,545	2,494
2024-25	1,691	2,877
2025-26	2,065	3,214

City of London

2025-26209 complaints363 allegations

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City of London, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	570	647
2021-22	588	680
2022-23	594	666
2023-24	541	651
2024-25	570	713
2025-26	209	363

Cleveland

2025-262,199 complaints3,540 allegations

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Cleveland, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,666	2,175
2021-22	1,690	2,192
2022-23	1,755	2,936
2023-24	1,993	3,065
2024-25	2,109	3,187
2025-26	2,199	3,540

Cumbria

2025-261,213 complaints1,868 allegations

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Cumbria, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	912	1,306
2021-22	798	1,264
2022-23	931	1,518
2023-24	976	1,597
2024-25	1,117	1,895
2025-26	1,213	1,868

Derbyshire

2025-261,871 complaints4,334 allegations

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Derbyshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,152	1,848
2021-22	1,314	2,404
2022-23	1,490	2,992
2023-24	1,696	3,546
2024-25	1,801	4,324
2025-26	1,871	4,334

Devon and Cornwall

2025-263,104 complaints5,833 allegations

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Devon and Cornwall, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,619	3,531
2021-22	1,981	2,698
2022-23	2,058	3,439
2023-24	1,550	3,074
2024-25	1,354	3,509
2025-26	3,104	5,833

Dorset

2025-261,500 complaints2,651 allegations

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Dorset, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	793	980
2021-22	934	1,146
2022-23	1,216	1,566
2023-24	1,502	2,318
2024-25	1,325	2,216
2025-26	1,500	2,651

Durham

2025-261,277 complaints2,422 allegations

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Durham, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	993	1,191
2021-22	890	1,196
2022-23	1,068	2,389
2023-24	973	2,375
2024-25	960	1,654
2025-26	1,277	2,422

Dyfed-Powys

2025-26987 complaints1,441 allegations

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Dyfed-Powys, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	739	1,022
2021-22	901	1,075
2022-23	1,057	1,171
2023-24	884	1,171
2024-25	893	1,081
2025-26	987	1,441

Essex

2025-263,577 complaints7,330 allegations

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Essex, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,778	4,133
2021-22	1,952	4,241
2022-23	1,416	4,336
2023-24	2,266	5,705
2024-25	3,163	6,133
2025-26	3,577	7,330

Gloucestershire

2025-261,440 complaints2,438 allegations

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Gloucestershire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,097	1,934
2021-22	1,142	2,244
2022-23	1,238	2,206
2023-24	1,260	2,257
2024-25	1,474	2,179
2025-26	1,440	2,438

Greater Manchester

2025-269,519 complaints18,257 allegations

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Greater Manchester, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	2,161	3,581
2021-22	2,491	3,983
2022-23	2,677	4,634
2023-24	3,386	9,736
2024-25	6,664	15,786
2025-26	9,519	18,257

Gwent

2025-26759 complaints873 allegations

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Gwent, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	712	1,316
2021-22	616	1,385
2022-23	514	1,133
2023-24	807	1,380
2024-25	624	1,022
2025-26	759	873

Hampshire

2025-264,007 complaints6,368 allegations

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Hampshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,517	2,553
2021-22	3,844	5,136
2022-23	3,729	5,177
2023-24	3,524	4,793
2024-25	3,752	5,156
2025-26	4,007	6,368

Hertfordshire

2025-261,395 complaints2,955 allegations

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Hertfordshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	496	1,720
2021-22	1,188	2,126
2022-23	1,167	2,253
2023-24	1,263	2,622
2024-25	1,474	2,728
2025-26	1,395	2,955

Humberside

2025-261,871 complaints3,648 allegations

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Humberside, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,406	2,097
2021-22	1,241	1,934
2022-23	1,706	2,076
2023-24	1,652	2,216
2024-25	1,682	2,857
2025-26	1,871	3,648

Kent

2025-263,457 complaints7,378 allegations

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Kent, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	3,593	4,497
2021-22	1,393	3,218
2022-23	1,421	4,365
2023-24	2,089	4,497
2024-25	3,480	6,451
2025-26	3,457	7,378

Lancashire

2025-262,327 complaints4,330 allegations

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Lancashire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,330	2,325
2021-22	1,582	2,148
2022-23	1,606	2,939
2023-24	1,894	3,988
2024-25	1,998	4,445
2025-26	2,327	4,330

Leicestershire

2025-261,731 complaints3,359 allegations

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Leicestershire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	916	1,865
2021-22	932	1,970
2022-23	1,193	2,436
2023-24	1,522	3,082
2024-25	1,537	2,976
2025-26	1,731	3,359

Lincolnshire

2025-261,407 complaints2,892 allegations

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Lincolnshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,045	1,374
2021-22	1,111	1,416
2022-23	1,134	1,621
2023-24	1,169	2,002
2024-25	1,263	2,049
2025-26	1,407	2,892

Merseyside

2025-262,733 complaints3,740 allegations

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Merseyside, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,842	2,506
2021-22	2,336	3,209
2022-23	2,408	2,793
2023-24	2,278	2,805
2024-25	2,293	2,883
2025-26	2,733	3,740

Metropolitan Police

2025-2613,920 complaints24,635 allegations

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Metropolitan Police, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	8,375	17,135
2021-22	7,216	15,733
2022-23	11,779	20,202
2023-24	11,843	21,759
2024-25	12,039	22,790
2025-26	13,920	24,635

Norfolk

2025-26564 complaints1,541 allegations

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Norfolk, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	580	1,229
2021-22	470	1,275
2022-23	406	1,420
2023-24	334	1,132
2024-25	380	1,186
2025-26	564	1,541

Northamptonshire

2025-261,724 complaints3,116 allegations

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Northamptonshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	861	1,302
2021-22	820	1,329
2022-23	952	1,451
2023-24	1,316	2,213
2024-25	1,158	2,117
2025-26	1,724	3,116

Northumbria

2025-263,771 complaints7,668 allegations

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Northumbria, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,322	2,655
2021-22	3,393	4,417
2022-23	3,401	4,822
2023-24	3,228	6,193
2024-25	3,300	6,221
2025-26	3,771	7,668

North Wales

2025-26718 complaints1,182 allegations

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North Wales, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	650	1,121
2021-22	510	1,084
2022-23	492	1,300
2023-24	599	1,134
2024-25	568	1,067
2025-26	718	1,182

North Yorkshire

2025-261,086 complaints1,917 allegations

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North Yorkshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	405	707
2021-22	282	874
2022-23	269	1,173
2023-24	337	964
2024-25	1,174	1,462
2025-26	1,086	1,917

Nottinghamshire

2025-261,953 complaints3,816 allegations

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Nottinghamshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,089	2,353
2021-22	1,171	2,763
2022-23	1,593	2,748
2023-24	1,544	2,604
2024-25	1,708	3,324
2025-26	1,953	3,816

South Wales

2025-262,590 complaints4,841 allegations

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South Wales, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,886	2,585
2021-22	2,252	3,519
2022-23	2,509	3,957
2023-24	2,744	4,873
2024-25	2,934	5,733
2025-26	2,590	4,841

South Yorkshire

2025-262,088 complaints4,432 allegations

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South Yorkshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	941	1,640
2021-22	1,692	2,680
2022-23	1,847	3,125
2023-24	1,651	3,522
2024-25	1,406	3,401
2025-26	2,088	4,432

Staffordshire

2025-261,928 complaints3,098 allegations

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Staffordshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,322	1,968
2021-22	1,508	2,148
2022-23	1,759	2,628
2023-24	1,743	2,758
2024-25	1,811	3,089
2025-26	1,928	3,098

Suffolk

2025-26499 complaints1,310 allegations

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Suffolk, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	401	829
2021-22	372	1,015
2022-23	361	1,140
2023-24	335	1,108
2024-25	320	989
2025-26	499	1,310

Surrey

2025-262,924 complaints4,509 allegations

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Surrey, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	2,221	3,670
2021-22	2,494	3,750
2022-23	2,117	3,569
2023-24	2,333	4,018
2024-25	2,648	4,270
2025-26	2,924	4,509

Sussex

2025-262,452 complaints4,591 allegations

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Sussex, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	3,304	4,393
2021-22	2,080	3,350
2022-23	2,414	4,030
2023-24	2,226	4,163
2024-25	2,258	4,159
2025-26	2,452	4,591

Thames Valley

2025-264,277 complaints5,829 allegations

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Thames Valley, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	2,960	4,181
2021-22	3,512	5,502
2022-23	3,808	6,744
2023-24	3,652	4,931
2024-25	4,017	5,325
2025-26	4,277	5,829

Warwickshire

2025-261,085 complaints1,180 allegations

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Warwickshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	680	788
2021-22	733	860
2022-23	702	746
2023-24	819	850
2024-25	942	1,066
2025-26	1,085	1,180

West Mercia

2025-262,222 complaints2,387 allegations

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West Mercia, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,495	1,617
2021-22	1,388	1,777
2022-23	1,351	1,698
2023-24	1,939	2,302
2024-25	1,922	2,229
2025-26	2,222	2,387

West Midlands

2025-263,964 complaints5,688 allegations

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West Midlands, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	4,102	4,407
2021-22	4,418	5,567
2022-23	3,635	4,846
2023-24	3,956	6,067
2024-25	4,130	6,217
2025-26	3,964	5,688

West Yorkshire

2025-264,461 complaints5,736 allegations

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West Yorkshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	3,234	4,909
2021-22	3,323	4,410
2022-23	3,222	3,820
2023-24	3,383	4,186
2024-25	3,772	4,584
2025-26	4,461	5,736

Wiltshire

2025-261,317 complaints2,127 allegations

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Wiltshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	993	1,561
2021-22	1,123	1,716
2022-23	1,403	1,908
2023-24	1,374	2,150
2024-25	1,331	2,029
2025-26	1,317	2,127

Avon and Somerset

2024-252,835 complaints6,075 allegations

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Avon and Somerset, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,984	3,309
2021-22	2,156	3,924
2022-23	2,248	4,212
2023-24	2,646	5,123
2024-25	2,835	6,075
2025-26	3,058	5,993

Bedfordshire

2024-251,111 complaints1,756 allegations

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Bedfordshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	370	860
2021-22	1,048	1,554
2022-23	813	1,299
2023-24	914	1,520
2024-25	1,111	1,756
2025-26	1,321	2,213

Cambridgeshire

2024-251,141 complaints1,947 allegations

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Cambridgeshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	343	811
2021-22	1,384	2,038
2022-23	1,169	1,921
2023-24	1,036	1,717
2024-25	1,141	1,947
2025-26	1,055	2,000

Cheshire

2024-251,691 complaints2,877 allegations

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Cheshire, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,719	2,331
2021-22	1,908	2,694
2022-23	1,726	2,609
2023-24	1,545	2,494
2024-25	1,691	2,877
2025-26	2,065	3,214

City of London

2024-25570 complaints713 allegations

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City of London, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	570	647
2021-22	588	680
2022-23	594	666
2023-24	541	651
2024-25	570	713
2025-26	209	363

Cleveland

2024-252,109 complaints3,187 allegations

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Cleveland, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	1,666	2,175
2021-22	1,690	2,192
2022-23	1,755	2,936
2023-24	1,993	3,065
2024-25	2,109	3,187
2025-26	2,199	3,540

Cumbria

2024-251,117 complaints1,895 allegations

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Cumbria, recorded complaints and allegations by year (all indexed years)
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	912	1,306
2021-22	798	1,264
2022-23	931	1,518
2023-24	976	1,597
2024-25	1,117	1,895
2025-26	1,213	1,868

National trend: complaints and allegations

England and Wales aggregate across all forces, all indexed years.

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National recorded complaints and allegations by year
Year	Complaints	Allegations
2020-21	67574	108962
2021-22	74177	119644
2022-23	80354	134014
2023-24	84722	150661
2024-25	94129	167157
2025-26	107625	189043