Criminology and Policing

Information on national policing issues and legislation

Charity documenting and fighting knife crime in the UK.

Professional body working for gender equality in UK policing.

News, reports and guidance from the government department for policing.

The Inspectorate of all 43 police forces in England and Wales. Monitors and produces reports to allow the public to gauge the performance of their force against others.

The Police complaints watchdog for England and Wales. Go to Publications Library for latest reports.

Official website of the Met, London's police force.

The National Black Police Association supports Black and Minority Ethnic staff and officers in UK Policing.

The representative body for police chiefs in the UK.

Access to the Library resources is free to all serving police officers, including apprentices. Click on the registration form to set up your access

Staff association of the police force, representing more than 120,000 serving officers.

List and links to websites of all police forces in the UK.

Government website containing information about police matters including bills, policy and finance.

Policing Insight is the leading platform to keep up with the latest in progressive policing. It is where the global police and criminal justice community both consume and share knowledge, opinion and analysis.
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Report produced by House of Commons Library. Gives an overview of policing in the UK, including structure and performance.

*Serving officers only* This resource is free to police officers, after registering on the website. However, it is not a resource which UEL subscribes to, so please only your force credentials.

Set up by the Police Foundation, the Policing Review is a long term strategic document, setting out a strategy for 21st century policing in the UK.

Independent organisation which investigates and produces research to help solve policing problems. Free to join.

Official body that prosecutes criminal cases in the UK.

Find all UK legislation (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Independent charity and voices of magistrates.

Government website for the department that deals with crime and policing in the UK.

Proceedings of the Old Bailey (London's Central Criminal Court) from 1674-1913.

Body set up to promote greater consistency in the sentencing of crimes.

Check the crime rates in postcodes around the UK.

Downloadable datasets relating to policing in the UK.

Data relating to the criminal and civil justice systems.

Up-to-date crime statistics for the UK.

Data from the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Official stats relating to policing including misconduct and use of firearms, among many others.

Data on the population of prisons in England and Wales.

Latest data on 'stop and search' for England and Wales.

Website providing free access to stats on prisons around the world.