Hampshire Constabulary
About the force
We are one of the biggest forces in the country delivering policing services to the people of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We've retained a strong neighbourhood policing approach and have more police officers in frontline roles than average.
Our purpose is to deliver SAFER communities and the scale of this challenge includes:
- Policing across 1,500 square miles, land which is largely rural but with densely populated cities.
- The changing face of crime, with similar trends to those nationally in terms of increased reports of cybercrime, child sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.
- A significant transport network including the M27 and M3, key rail hubs and two international airports.
- Critical national infrastructure sites to keep safe such as the ports in Southampton and Portsmouth and crucial oil refineries.
We've been led by Chief Constable Scott Chilton since February 2023. Find out more about him and the rest of the leadership team.
Partnership, innovation and technology - We are independently recognised as efficient, with innovation in partnership and technology playing a key part. We are innovative in our partnerships including a shared headquarters with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. This is important because public services that work together are more effective and cost the public less money.
Our HR and finance teams are shared with Hampshire’s council and fire services, a number of neighbourhood policing teams are located with councils, we have a well-developed partnership with Thames Valley Police and benefit from close working with criminal justice partners.
Other innovation includes our award-winning forensics partnership with Portsmouth University.
We are developing further partnerships with new approaches to tackling cybercrime and as we tackle the increased reporting of crimes such as child sexual exploitation and domestic abuse.
We were the first force to issue body-worn video cameras to all frontline officers and have been recognised for the quality of our demand analysis, something which is helping us build strong plans for the future.
Work with us - Policing is a career like no other. Our police officers, police staff and volunteers show courage, teamwork and compassion on a daily basis to make a real difference. Whether you're interested in a public-facing policing role or playing your part behind the scenes to keep our communities safe, we offer a range of career options. We look forward to receiving your application and wish you all the best in your process.