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Cleveland Police

police force · England · code E23000013

The Home Office counted 1,503 full-time equivalent police officers at Cleveland Police on 31 March 2026. That is down 14% from 1,739 on 31 March 2007.

Cleveland Police recorded 74,091 crimes, excluding fraud, in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the Home Office. That is up 89% from 39,241 in April 2012 to March 2013.

Cleveland Police carried out 5,439 stop and searches in April 2025 to March 2026, the Home Office reports.

Across the 20 years shown, the Home Office's full-time equivalent count of officers at Cleveland Police was lowest at 1,198 (31 March 2019) and highest at 1,756 (31 March 2009).

Officers and staff

Police officers (full-time equivalent)
1,503
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Includes officers on career breaks or seconded into the force; excludes those seconded out to central services.
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
890
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
99
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Special constables (headcount)
66
31 March 2026 · Home Office
1,7561,198 31 March 200731 March 2026
890197 31 March 200731 March 2026
19883 31 March 200731 March 2026
23845 31 March 200731 March 2026
Police officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20071,739
31 March 20081,692
31 March 20091,756
31 March 20101,724
31 March 20111,655
31 March 20121,529
31 March 20131,463
31 March 20141,382
31 March 20151,325
31 March 20161,259
31 March 20171,283
31 March 20181,257
31 March 20191,198
31 March 20201,325
31 March 20211,415
31 March 20221,437
31 March 20231,479
31 March 20241,514
31 March 20251,520
31 March 20261,503
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 2007680
31 March 2008701
31 March 2009725
31 March 2010711
31 March 2011235
31 March 2012223
31 March 2013216
31 March 2014201
31 March 2015197
31 March 2016221
31 March 2017267
31 March 2018281
31 March 2019319
31 March 2020501
31 March 2021768
31 March 2022770
31 March 2023831
31 March 2024876
31 March 2025870
31 March 2026890
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 2007114
31 March 2008170
31 March 2009198
31 March 2010193
31 March 2011178
31 March 2012167
31 March 2013161
31 March 2014150
31 March 2015123
31 March 2016125
31 March 2017125
31 March 2018140
31 March 2019130
31 March 202095
31 March 202197
31 March 2022103
31 March 202387
31 March 202490
31 March 202583
31 March 202699
Special constables (headcount)
31 March 2007179
31 March 2008195
31 March 2009180
31 March 2010238
31 March 2011192
31 March 2012150
31 March 2013102
31 March 201482
31 March 201566
31 March 201672
31 March 201772
31 March 201865
31 March 201997
31 March 2020101
31 March 202169
31 March 202254
31 March 202350
31 March 202445
31 March 202554
31 March 202666

Recorded crime

Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
74,091
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded violence against the person
26,600
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded theft offences
21,461
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded sexual offences
3,025
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded robbery
1,424
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
84k39k 2012/132025/26
31k6,087 2012/132025/26
26k15k 2012/132025/26
3,025556 2012/132025/26
1,424268 2012/132025/26
Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
April 2012 to March 201339,241
April 2013 to March 201438,973
April 2014 to March 201542,041
April 2015 to March 201647,976
April 2016 to March 201750,657
April 2017 to March 201857,131
April 2018 to March 201967,227
April 2019 to March 202069,378
April 2020 to March 202162,323
April 2021 to March 202273,322
April 2022 to March 202383,880
April 2023 to March 202475,909
April 2024 to March 202571,358
April 2025 to March 202674,091
Recorded violence against the person
April 2012 to March 20136,602
April 2013 to March 20146,087
April 2014 to March 20157,941
April 2015 to March 201610,893
April 2016 to March 201712,777
April 2017 to March 201814,198
April 2018 to March 201921,961
April 2019 to March 202023,460
April 2020 to March 202124,212
April 2021 to March 202228,018
April 2022 to March 202331,313
April 2023 to March 202428,396
April 2024 to March 202525,910
April 2025 to March 202626,600
Recorded theft offences
April 2012 to March 201319,790
April 2013 to March 201420,229
April 2014 to March 201520,411
April 2015 to March 201622,417
April 2016 to March 201722,830
April 2017 to March 201826,293
April 2018 to March 201926,046
April 2019 to March 202023,208
April 2020 to March 202115,367
April 2021 to March 202219,195
April 2022 to March 202323,709
April 2023 to March 202422,566
April 2024 to March 202521,004
April 2025 to March 202621,461
Recorded sexual offences
April 2012 to March 2013556
April 2013 to March 2014580
April 2014 to March 2015877
April 2015 to March 20161,314
April 2016 to March 20171,340
April 2017 to March 20181,662
April 2018 to March 20191,778
April 2019 to March 20201,881
April 2020 to March 20211,925
April 2021 to March 20222,507
April 2022 to March 20232,638
April 2023 to March 20242,490
April 2024 to March 20252,746
April 2025 to March 20263,025
Recorded robbery
April 2012 to March 2013281
April 2013 to March 2014268
April 2014 to March 2015300
April 2015 to March 2016334
April 2016 to March 2017364
April 2017 to March 2018478
April 2018 to March 2019574
April 2019 to March 2020647
April 2020 to March 2021533
April 2021 to March 2022710
April 2022 to March 2023959
April 2023 to March 2024790
April 2024 to March 2025897
April 2025 to March 20261,424

Stop and search and arrests

Stop and searches (all powers)
5,439
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Stop and searches under section 1 of PACE
5,428
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Section 1 searches that led to an arrest
13.4%
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Arrests for notifiable offences
10,929
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office

Local areas

Council areas in this police force area: Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar and Cleveland · Stockton-on-Tees

Where Cleveland Police sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Cleveland Police and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Cleveland Police this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

Police officer numbers · Crime Survey for England and Wales

Sources

Police forces · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026