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13,000 additional neighbourhood police

Add 13,000 neighbourhood police officers, police community support officers and special constables by the end of this Parliament.

Tracker assessment
Methodology statusIn progress
Tracker interpretationMixed
Current evidence3,123 additional officers and PCSOs
Reporting periodPosition at 28 February 2026

What the evidence shows

FactManagement information published on 7 April 2026 reported 3,123 additional officers and PCSOs, above the first-year milestone.

Calculation3,123 − 2,972 = 151 FTE above the first-year officers-and-PCSOs milestone; no percentage of the 13,000 target is calculated because scope differs

AssessmentThe matching first-year milestone has been exceeded, but the latest data do not yet cover the complete end-target scope and remain management information.

Limitations

  • The latest figure is management information and may be revised in accredited police workforce statistics.
  • The 3,123 figure covers officers and PCSOs, while the 13,000 end target also includes special constables. It is therefore not displayed as a percentage of the full target.
  • Force recording practices and role classification can affect comparability.

Money allocated, an announcement or an activity is not treated by itself as evidence of delivery. Timing and correlation do not establish causation.

Evidence and revision trail

Baseline: 17,175 FTE neighbourhood officers and PCSOs at 31 March 2025; the full target also includes special constables

Target: 13,000 additional personnel

Next milestone: Accredited police workforce statistics for 31 March 2026 and reconciliation of special constables (2026-07-31)