• About the force
• Comprehensive Service Review
• Who we are
• Expenses
• Priorities
• History
• Policies and procedures
• Equality and Diversity
• Performance
• Services

About the force

Policing the Square Mile brings with it particular challenges, quite unlike any other policing area within the UK. The City of London is the world’s leading international financial and business centre. It is an area where disruption to ‘business as usual’ would have significant impact on the diverse range of business interests located here. The continuing threats to the financial sector from terrorism and fraud related crime remain constant and consequently are key priorities for us. Terrorism and fraud both have a national dimension and our response to these threats ensures we support the Government’s requirement that forces address the most serious criminal threats that transcend force boundaries.

In addition to the hustle and bustle of a vibrant 24/7 business community, each night around 10,000 residents call the City their home, whilst every day over 300,000 people (from an estimated 189 different cultures and nationalities) come to work in the City from Greater London and the south east of England. Over 4 million people visit the City annually.

We are committed to fighting crime at all levels. Although we fulfil a national role tackling fraud and other serious criminality, our local role is no less important to us. It is often the case that residents’ and workers’ priorities will be different from those that impact on large corporations and those concerns are given appropriate regard. This distinction between our national and local roles is reflected in the range of our priorities.

Image: Our Policing Priorities (extract from Policing Plan 2012-2015)