Home Office's pledge

The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee will put 13,000 more officers into communities by 2029, an increase of more than 50%.

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

Made 2025-04-10 · Deadline 2029 · Where it was made · archived copy · Government publication

What the official figures show

Additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood roles, this Parliament (target)

13000people

2026-10-23 · HM Government, Plan for Change · receipt

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.