Size of Neighbourhood police teams from 2019 to 2023
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.038111
I note you seek access to the following information:
How many police officers were assigned to neighbourhood police teams in your force in FTE, broken down by Local Policing Area, as of the following dates:
a. 31 December 2023
b. 31 December 2022
c. 31 December 2021
d. 31 December 2020
e. 31 December 2019
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
| Neighbourhoods by BCU's | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS - Central South Command Unit | 226 | 202 | 241 | 237 | 206 |
| AW - Central West Command Unit | 420 | 426 | 463 | 393 | 337 |
| CE - Central East Command Unit | 246 | 234 | 215 | 231 | 204 |
| CN - Central North Command Unit | 229 | 219 | 190 | 205 | 226 |
| EA - East Area Command Unit | 322 | 322 | 308 | 283 | 242 |
| NA - North Area Command Unit | 224 | 202 | 198 | 208 | 197 |
| NE - North East Command Unit | 241 | 283 | 267 | 235 | 245 |
| NW - North West Command Unit | 293 | 305 | 285 | 285 | 229 |
| SE - South East Command Unit | 314 | 321 | 252 | 216 | 216 |
| SN - South Area Command Unit | 337 | 323 | 322 | 300 | 265 |
| SW - South West Command Unit | 282 | 313 | 313 | 252 | 259 |
| WA - West Area Command Unit | 317 | 323 | 387 | 331 | 268 |
| Total by Years | 3450 | 3473 | 3441 | 3175 | 2894 |