Table 2: Number of complaint cases logged per 1,000 employees in 2025/26
| Police force | Number of complaint cases | Number of employees* | Complaint cases per 1,000 employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | 3,058 | 6,621 | 462 |
| Bedfordshire | 1,321 | 2,744 | 481 |
| British Transport | 858 | 4,912 | 175 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1,055 | 2,708 | 390 |
| Cheshire | 2,065 | 4,161 | 496 |
| City of London** | 209 | 1,673 | 125 |
| Cleveland | 2,199 | 2,553 | 861 |
| Cumbria | 1,213 | 2,146 | 565 |
| Derbyshire | 1,871 | 3,954 | 473 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 3,104 | 6,079 | 511 |
| Dorset | 1,500 | 2,852 | 526 |
| Durham | 1,277 | 2,529 | 505 |
| Dyfed-Powys | 987 | 2,287 | 432 |
| Essex | 3,577 | 6,371 | 561 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,440 | 2,759 | 522 |
| Greater Manchester | 9,519 | 12,872 | 740 |
| Gwent | 759 | 2,574 | 295 |
| Hampshire | 4,007 | 6,044 | 663 |
| Hertfordshire | 1,395 | 4,114 | 339 |
| Humberside | 1,871 | 3,894 | 480 |
| Kent | 3,457 | 6,975 | 496 |
| Lancashire | 2,327 | 6,244 | 373 |
| Leicestershire | 1,731 | 4,119 | 420 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,407 | 2,375 | 592 |
| Merseyside | 2,733 | 7,068 | 387 |
| Metropolitan | 13,920 | 47,796 | 291 |
| Norfolk | 564 | 3,395 | 166 |
| North Wales | 718 | 3,183 | 226 |
| North Yorkshire | 1,086 | 3,108 | 349 |
| Northamptonshire | 1,724 | 2,788 | 618 |
| Northumbria | 3,771 | 6,068 | 621 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,953 | 4,149 | 471 |
| Report Fraud** | 504 | n/a** | n/a** |
| South Wales | 2,590 | 6,648 | 390 |
| South Yorkshire | 2,088 | 5,549 | 376 |
| Staffordshire | 1,928 | 3,811 | 506 |
| Suffolk | 499 | 2,593 | 192 |
| Surrey | 2,924 | 4,420 | 662 |
| Sussex | 2,452 | 5,992 | 409 |
| Thames Valley | 4,277 | 9,505 | 450 |
| Warwickshire | 1,085 | 2,086 | 520 |
| West Mercia | 2,222 | 4,422 | 502 |
| West Midlands | 3,964 | 12,527 | 316 |
| West Yorkshire | 4,461 | 10,837 | 412 |
| Wiltshire | 1,317 | 2,538 | 519 |
| Total | 108,987 | 252,043 | Average: 432 |
*'Number of employees' is taken from the Home Office publication Police Workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2026.
**Report Fraud is administered by City of London Police therefore separate employee numbers are not available.