Leicestershire Police

Leicestershire Police
Leicestershire Police logo
Leicestershire Police logo
MottoProtecting our communities
Agency overview
Formed1839; 185 years ago (1839)
Employees3256
Annual budget£169.6 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionLeicestershire, Leicester, Rutland, UK
Map of Leicestershire Police's jurisdiction
Size2,538 km2 (980 square miles)
PopulationOver 1 million
Operational structure
Overseen by
HeadquartersEnderby
Sworn members2,089 (of which 304 are Special Constables)[1]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible
Agency executive
  • Rob Nixon, Chief constable
Child agency
Local policing units15
Website
www.leics.police.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Leicestershire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland in England. Its headquarters are at Enderby, Leicestershire.

  1. ^ "Tables for Police workforce, England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2014.