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Northumbria Police
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Northumbria Police
Northumbria Police area
Area Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
Size 5,553 km²
Population
Operations
Formed 1974
HQ Ponteland
Budget {{{budget}}}
Officers 4,088
Areas 6
Stations Sunderland West (AA), Sunderland Central (AA), Washington (AA), Southwick (AA), South Shields (BB), Gateshead Central (CC), Whickham (CC),North Shields (DD), Whitley Bay (DD), Killingworth (DD), Wallsend (DD) Newcastle Central (Pilgrim Street) (EE), Newcastle North (Etal Lane) (EE), Newcastle East (Clifford Street) (EE), Newcastle West (Westgate Road) (EE) Prudhoe (GG), Morpeth (GG), Alnmouth (GG), Berwick (GG)
Chief Constable Mike Craik
Website http://www.northumbria.police.uk/

Northumbria Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Ponteland is a small town situated in Castle Morpeth, Northumberland. Chief Constable is the title given to the Chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except the two responsible for Greater The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for security and order Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The service is the sixth largest police constabulary in England or Wales. As of April 2005, the current Chief Constable is Mike Craik. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The HQ of the service are located at Ponteland, near Newcastle Airport. Former Chief Constables include Crispian Strachan CBE and John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington. John Arthur Stevens Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington KStJ QPM DL FRSA (born 21 October 1942 was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

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History

The force was formed in 1974 and was a merger of the old Northumberland Constabulary along with part of the Durham Constabulary. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Northumbria Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in England. Durham Constabulary is a Home Office Police force with the responsibility of policing the non-metropolitan county of County Durham and the Unitary The police forces for the county boroughs of South Shields, Gateshead, Sunderland, Newcastle upon Tyne and Tynemouth had already been amalgamated into their respective county forces in the late 1960s, with the Berwick-upon-Tweed police having been merged into Northumberland in 1921. County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, located at the mouth of the River Tyne. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England This article concerns itself with the village For the Parliament constituency of the same name see Tynemouth (UK Parliament constituency Tynemouth The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar [1]

Under proposals made by the Home Secretary on February 6, 2006, it would merge with Cleveland Police and Durham Constabulary to form a single strategic police force for the North East England. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the English police force For the Ohio police force please see Cleveland Police Department. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Both Northumbria and Durham favour this proposal, while Cleveland has expressed a wish that it be merged with the southern area of the Durham Force. [2][3] These proposals have since been dropped nationwide.

Command Team


Our Vision

Our Vision To build trust and confidence in the community and reduce crime and disorder

Our Values Effective leadership and communication at all levels of the organisation will ensure that every member of staff continues to build on our strengths in delivering effective, efficient and professional policing services, by:

We will achieve our Vision through our eight strategic priorities:

People: by creating a culture which promotes empowerment, innovation and continuous personal development to ensure we maintain a diverse, responsive and flexible workforce.

Communities: by working with individuals and communities to deliver accessible local policing services, which identify and respond to local policing priorities and provide support during major incidents.

Information and Intelligence: by using intelligence to focus on the activities of criminals and develop our capacity and capability to deal with major incidents, serious and organised crime and terrorism.

Justice: by working quickly and effectively to prevent and detect crime, bring offenders to justice and protect and support victims, witnesses and the public.

Partnerships: by promoting opportunities for effective partnerships, ensuring alignment of service delivery and shared accountability.

Innovation and Technology: by ensuring that Northumbria Police is equipped to exploit the opportunities in science and technology and deliver effective policing as part of a modern and respected criminal justice system.

Sustainable Development: by integrating the principles of responsible environmental management and sustainable development into our strategic planning and day to day activities.

Value for Money: by providing services that deliver maximum value for money to the public.

A Northumbria Police Ford Focus
A Northumbria Police Ford Focus

Division Structure

Northumbria Police is divided into six Area Commands with numerous stations within[4]:

Sunderland (AA)

South Tyneside (BB)

Gateshead (CC)

North Tyneside (DD)

Newcastle upon Tyne (EE)


Northumberland (FF South East Northumberland SENAC) & (GG Northumberland)

Communications

There are two central communication centres:

The telephone number for non emergency contact is 03456 043 043.

References

  1. ^ Merging of the forces (accessed 1 Feb '07)
  2. ^ Northumbria, Durham and Cleveland - merged together (accessed 1 Feb '07)
  3. ^ Opinions of the forces on the future merge (accessed 1 Feb '07)
  4. ^ Northumbria Police: Designated Police Stations - Page 1 of 1

External links

See also


There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales (administration of Police matters
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