Devon and Cornwall Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke is temporary HMI for Devon and Cornwall, which includes the Isles of Scilly.

This force is in the Wales and Western HMICFRS policing region.

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About the force

Devon and Cornwall Police is currently in our Engage stage of enhanced monitoring.

HMICFRS’s assessment of Devon and Cornwall Police

Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy), and other force assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.

In our latest assessments of Devon and Cornwall Police, we made the following judgments:

Good	Adequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Preventing and deterring crime and antisocial behaviour, and reducing vulnerability	Police powers and treating the public fairly and respectfully	Recording data about crime	Responding to the public
	Protecting vulnerable people	Managing offenders and suspects	Investigating crime
	Building, supporting and protecting the workforce	Leadership and force management

Read our other reports for Devon and Cornwall Police

Keyham shootings: recommendations made to Devon and Cornwall Police – July 2023

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

3,967 square miles

Population

1.79m people

7% local 10 yr change

Workforce

92% frontline police officers

92% national level

2.92 per 1000 population

3.69 national level

9% 10yr change in local workforce

5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.04 per person

0.06 national level

11% Local 5 year trend

9% National 5 year trend

Cost

50p per person per day local

59p per person per day national

About the force

Devon and Cornwall Police provides policing services to the counties of Devon and Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly. The police force area covers 3,965 square miles with approximately 730 miles of coastline in the south west of England.

Although there are some areas of deprivation, Devon and Cornwall is generally affluent.

Around 1.7 million people live in a predominantly rural setting. The area has distinct, relatively small urban areas that include the cities of Exeter and Plymouth, as well as the towns of Torquay, Newquay and St Ives. The resident population is increased by university students and the very large numbers who visit, socialise in, or travel through the area each year.

The transport infrastructure also includes major rail stations, air and sea ports.

More about this area – What Devon and Cornwall Police says

Connect with Devon and Cornwall Police

Devon and Cornwall Police website

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner’s website