Emergency services in the UK

Statistics report on the emergency services in the United Kingdom

Emergency services in the UK

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about the emergency services of the United Kingdom, providing an overview of the workforce, incidents, response rates and more. Emergency services including the police, fire, and ambulance services are covered within the report, as well as some related services, such as the prison service, and search and rescue.

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Police service

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  • Basic Statistic Number of police officers in the UK 2003-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of public sector employees in the police UK 1999-2024
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on the police in the UK 2009-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of police officers in the UK 2023, by police force
  • Premium Statistic Number of police officers in London 2003-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of police community support officers in England and Wales 2003-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of police complaint cases in England and Wales 2001-2023

Fire service

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  • Basic Statistic Government spending on the fire service in the UK 2009-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of firefighters in England 2005-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of firefighters in England by brigade 2024
  • Basic Statistic Incidents attended by the fire services in Great Britain 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Fire service incidents attended in Great Britain 2009-2022, per million people
  • Basic Statistic Number of fire-related fatalities in Great Britain 1981-2023

Ambulance service

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  • Premium Statistic Number of accident and emergency attendances by ambulance in England 2022/23, by time
  • Premium Statistic Share of accident and emergency attendances by ambulance in England 2022/23, by time
  • Premium Statistic Number of qualified ambulance staff in the NHS in England 2004-2022
  • Basic Statistic England: Hospital A&E attendees seen within four hours 2011-2024, by month
  • Basic Statistic Median wait time for treatment in A&E in England 2011-2023

Other services

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  • Basic Statistic Number of prison officers in England and Wales 2010-2024
  • Basic Statistic Prisoner population and prison capacity in England and Wales 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on prisons in the UK 2009-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of security guards in the UK 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Civilian search and rescue helicopter taskings United Kingdom 2016-2024
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