Surrey Police
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This article is about the police force in Surrey, England. For the police force in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, see Surrey Police Service.
Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South East England.
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 January 1851[1] |
Annual budget | £261.7 million (2021/22)[2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Surrey, United Kingdom |
Map of Surrey Police's jurisdiction | |
Size | 642 square miles (1,660 km2) |
Population | 1.1 million |
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Headquarters | Guildford |
Police officers | 2,134 (including 141 special constables) (September 2020) [3] |
Police community support officers | 156 (September 2020) [3] |
Police and crime commissioner responsible | |
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Divisions | 3 |
Facilities | |
Stations | 11 |
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The force is currently led by Chief Constable Gavin Stephens. Previously the force was led by Nick Ephgrave who left the force to re-join the Metropolitan Police. This was announced by the county PCC on 13 December 2018.[4]
Previous to this, the chief constable was Lynne Owens, Surrey's first female chief constable.[5] Owens left in December 2015.
The force has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey.