Wiltshire Police

His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke is temporary HMI for Wiltshire.

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

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About the force

HMICFRS’s assessment of Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire Police, we made the following judgments:

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

Read our other reports for Wiltshire Police

Wiltshire Police: PEEL causes of concern revisit letter – May 2024
Wiltshire – National child protection inspection post-inspection review – September 2023
Report on an inspection visit to police custody suites in Wiltshire – February 2023

Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area

1,346 square miles

Population

0.727m people

7% local 10 yr change

Workforce

93% frontline police officers

92% national level

3.04 per 1000 population

3.69 national level

2% 10yr change in local workforce

5% 10yr national change

Victim-based crimes

0.04 per person

0.06 national level

9% Local 5 year trend

9% National 5 year trend

Cost

48p per person per day local

59p per person per day national

About the force

Wiltshire Police provides policing services to the county of Wiltshire. The police force area covers 1,346 square miles in the south west of England.

There are areas of deprivation and areas of affluence in Wiltshire.

Around 0.7 million people live in a predominantly rural setting. Its numerous small urban areas include the city of Salisbury and the town of Swindon. The resident population is increased by the large numbers who visit or travel through the area each year.

More about this area – What Wiltshire Police says

Connect with Wiltshire Police

Wiltshire Police website

Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner’s website