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Law enforcement agency
West Midlands Police
Logo
Abbreviation
WMP
Agency overview
Formed
1 April 1974 (1974-04-01)
Preceding agencies
Birmingham City Police
West Midlands Constabulary
Parts of Staffordshire County and Stoke-on-Trent Constabulary, Warwickshire and Coventry Constabulary and West Mercia Constabulary
Annual budget
£655.6million (2021/22)[1]
Legal personality
Police force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Jurisdictional area shown within England
Size
348 square miles (900 km2)[2]
Population
2.93million[2]
Legal jurisdiction
England & Wales
Constituting instrument
Police Act 1996
General nature
Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
The force covers an area of 348 square miles (900 km2) with 2.93million inhabitants,[2] which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and also the Black Country. In 2020, there were 6,846 officers, 484 police community support officers (PCSO), and 219 volunteer special constables.[4]
The force is led by Chief Constable Craig Guildford. The force area is divided into ten Local Policing Units (LPUs), each being served by four core policing teams – Response, Neighbourhood, Investigation and Community Action & Priority (CAPT) – with the support of a number of specialist crime teams. These specialist teams include CID, traffic and a firearms unit.
West Midlands Police is a partner, alongside Staffordshire Police, in the Central Motorway Police Group. The force is party to a number of other resource sharing agreements including the National Police Air Service.
^Parkes, Thomas (17 December 2020). "West Midlands Police in line to receive extra £36 million but chief warns settlement isn't enough". Express & Star.
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^Total number of police stations listed under each LPU, does not include facilities buildings such as the helicopter base, Fleet Services garages etc.
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