Surrey Police | |
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|Area covered |
|Area |Surrey |
|Size |1,663 km² |
|Population |1,067,200 |
|Operations |
|Formed |1 January 1851 |
|HQ |Mount Browne, Guildford |
|Officers |1,944 |
|Divisions |3 |
|Stations |24 |
|Chief Constable |Mark Rowley |
|Website |http://www.surrey.police.uk/ |
Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in the south of England
The force is led by Chief Constable Mark Rowley and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey.
History
On January 1, 1851, the Surrey Constabulary began its policing of the county with a total of 70 officers, the youngest of whom was 14 years old. The first Chief Constable was H. C. Hastings, who served in this capacity for 48 years. Originally Guildford, Reigate and Godalming had separate borough police forces. Reigate and Guildford were merged into Surrey in 1943.
Today
Part of the present force area was originally part of the Metropolitan Police District, and was only transferred to the control of Surrey Police from the Metropolitan Police in 2000. This includes the boroughs of...