Formed in 1974, Northumbria Police covers an area of more than 2,000 square miles between the Scottish border, County Durham and Cumbria.
Around 1.5 million people live in this area
Around 1.5 million people live in this area
The force has around 3,998 police officers, 1,770 police staff, 258 Special Constables and 423 Community Support Officers (CSOs), who work together to prevent, detect and reduce crime in the Northumbria area. Northumbria’s force area is split into six geographical areas (which we call Area Commands) covering Northumberland, Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sunderland.
These area commands are supported by 12 specialist departments based at force headquarters in Ponteland, providing a frontline service to prevent, detect and reduce crime in the Northumbria area. The force is led by Chief Constable Sue Sim.
These area commands are supported by 12 specialist departments based at force headquarters in Ponteland, providing a frontline service to prevent, detect and reduce crime in the Northumbria area. The force is led by Chief Constable Sue Sim.
