Home Office Police Misconduct Statistics
Annual Home Office statistics on individuals referred to police misconduct proceedings, by force, with national outcomes for police officers (table MP4 of the year-ending March 2025 data tables). Officers "would have been dismissed" had they not already left. Shows the 2024-25 edition (Police Misconduct, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2025), the latest loaded. This source is not updated automatically.
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| Name | Details | Officer proceedings | Meetings | Hearings | Accelerated hearings | Police staff proceedings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 19 | |
| Bedfordshire | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| Cheshire | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Cleveland | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | |
| Cumbria | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Derbyshire | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | |
| Devon and Cornwall | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Dorset | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Durham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Dyfed-Powys | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Essex | 46 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 11 | |
| Gloucestershire | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | |
| Greater Manchester | 58 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 20 | |
| Gwent | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
| Hertfordshire | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| Humberside | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | |
| Kent | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Lancashire | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 10 | |
| Leicestershire | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | |
| Lincolnshire | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| London, City of | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Merseyside | 39 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | |
| Metropolitan Police | 571 | 280 | 186 | 105 | 83 | |
| Norfolk | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| Northumbria | 34 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 15 | |
| North Wales | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| North Yorkshire | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | |
| South Wales | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| South Yorkshire | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |
| Staffordshire | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| Suffolk | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Surrey | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
| Sussex | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 13 | |
| Thames Valley | 69 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 7 | |
| Warwickshire | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| West Mercia | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| West Midlands | 56 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 18 | |
| West Yorkshire | 57 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 30 | |
| Wiltshire | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
Officer misconduct proceedings by force (2024-25)
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Police | 571 |
| Thames Valley | 69 |
| Greater Manchester | 58 |
| West Yorkshire | 57 |
| West Midlands | 56 |
| Essex | 46 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wi | 42 |
| Merseyside | 39 |
| South Wales | 37 |
| Avon and Somerset | 34 |
The chart excludes the England and Wales aggregate row and ranks forces by officer proceedings.