British Transport Police

British Transport Police
Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig
Logo of the British Transport Police
Logo of the British Transport Police
AbbreviationBTP
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1949; 75 years ago (1949-01-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Great Western Railway Police
  • London and North Eastern Railway Police
  • London, Midland and Scottish Railway Police
  • Southern Railway Police
  • London Transport Police
Annual budget£328.1 million (2021/22)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		GB
Operations jurisdictionGB
  D Division   C Division   B Division
  D Division
  C Division
  B Division
Jurisdiction of the British Transport Police
Size10,000 miles (16,000 km) of track and more than 3,000 railway stations and depots.
PopulationOver eight million passengers daily[2]
Legal jurisdiction
Governing bodyBritish Transport Police Authority
Constituting instruments
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • Railways, tramways, and/or rail transit systems.
Operational structure
Overseen by police authorityBritish Transport Police Authority
Headquarters25 Camden Road
London
NW1 9LN[3]
51°32′27″N 0°08′23″W / 51.5408°N 0.1398°W / 51.5408; -0.1398
Police Constables3,113[4]
PCSOs251[4]
Agency executives
Divisions
Facilities
Stations88
Website
www.btp.police.uk Edit this at Wikidata

British Transport Police (BTP; Welsh: Heddlu Trafnidiaeth Prydeinig) is a national special police force[6] that polices the railway network of England, Wales and Scotland. The force polices more than 10,000 miles of track and more than 3,000 stations and depots.

BTP also polices the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, the West Midlands Metro, Tramlink, part of the Tyne and Wear Metro, Glasgow Subway and the London Cable Car.

The force is funded primarily by the rail industry.[7]

  1. ^ BTPA Strategic Plan 2018-22 (Report). British Transport Police Authority. 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "British Transport Police (BTP) home". Btp.police.uk. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Department contact details". British Transport Police. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Police Workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2021 (Report). Home Office. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Chief Constable". Btp.police.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "s.3(5) Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005". Statutelaw.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  7. ^ "British Transport Police's response to the funding challenge" (PDF). 21 June 2019.