Tories Slam 'Day of Shame' as Police Numbers Plummet Under Labour

Tories slam 'day of shame' as police numbers plummet under Labour

The number of police officers fell by over 1,300 during the year ending September 2025, figures have revealed.

Number of police officers falls by more than 1,000 in a year, figures show

The fall in the number of officers in England and Wales has been driven almost entirely by a sharp drop at the Metropolitan Police. The number of police officers in England and Wales has dropped by more than 1,300 in 12 months and is now 2,000 below the peak reached in 2024, new figures show. A total of 145,550 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers were in post across the 43 territorial police forces at the end of September 2025, a drop of …

Number of Police Officers Drops by More Than 1,300 Under Labour

Police numbers have dropped dramatically under Labour, according to Home Office figures published today. In the year from September 2024 to September