Home Office's pledge

3,000 additional neighbourhood police officers and police community support officers will be in post within the next 12 months, the government has confirmed.

Made under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, as GOV.UK labels it.

Made 2025-04-10 · Deadline within the next 12 months · Where it was made · archived copy · Government publication

What the official figures show

Growth in neighbourhood policing roles since 31 March 2025 (FTE), 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (latest)

3814FTE

2026-10-23 · Home Office, Police workforce statistics · receipt

Police officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood policing roles, England and Wales (FTE), 31 March 2025 (baseline)

17175FTE

2026-10-23 · Home Office, Police workforce statistics · receipt

Police officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood policing roles, England and Wales (FTE), 31 March 2026 (latest)

20989FTE

2026-10-23 · Home Office, Police workforce statistics · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.