UK public spending on police services by year
Spending on police services, including immigration and citizenship.
£31.6 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on police services at £31.6 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £29.1 billion, so the cash figure changed by +8.4%. The highest year in these tables is 2025-26, at £31.6 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £31.6 billion | +8.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £29.1 billion | +3.5% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £28.1 billion | +10.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £25.5 billion | +13.3% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £22.5 billion | +4.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £21.5 billion | +15.0% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £18.7 billion | +3.7% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £18.0 billion | +2.9% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £17.5 billion | +6.9% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £16.4 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "3.1 Police services". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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