
Northamptonshire Police
His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Roy Wilsher is HMI for Northamptonshire.
This force is in the Eastern HMICFRS policing region.
HMICFRS’s assessment of Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire Police, we made the following judgments:
News related to Northamptonshire Police.
Recent news
- Opportunities to investigate organised immigration crime are being lost
- Police ill-equipped to tackle impact of online content during serious disorder
- PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027
- Forces must improve the effectiveness of crime investigations and achieve better outcomes for victims
- Responses to the super-complaint report on the police response to stalking
Publications related to Northamptonshire Police.
Recent publications
- Improving the response to organised immigration crime
- An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 2
- PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027
- An inspection into how effectively the police investigate crime
- Responses to the super-complaint report on the police response to stalking
Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area
Population
Workforce
Victim-based crimes
Cost
These are the latest key facts about Northamptonshire Police.
About the force
Northamptonshire Police provides policing services to the county of Northamptonshire. The police force area covers 913 square miles in the east midlands of England.
Although there are some more affluent areas, Northamptonshire has a high level of poverty.
Around 0.7 million people mainly live in the urban centres which includes Northampton. The resident population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit or travel through the county each year.
More about this area – What Northamptonshire says
Connect with Northamptonshire Police
Northamptonshire Police website
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s website