Hundreds of police offices recruited in Hampshire since September 2019

Newly-released figures show that 456 police officers have been recruited in Hampshire as part of the Government’s pledge to put 20,000 more officers on the streets by March 2023.  

Since the recruitment drive was launched in 2019, the 43 police forces across England and Wales have seen an additional 13,790 police officers recruited.

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The MP for Basingstoke Maria Miller has welcomed the new figures. 

Ms Miller said: “It is very good news that we are getting so many additional police officers. The addition of these new officers brings the total number of police across Hampshire to 3,277 police officers meaning there are now more frontline officers on our streets to keep the public safe.”

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In the past year, police in England and Wales have removed 16,000 dangerous weapons from our streets through stop and search, disrupted over 600 organised crime groups, and made over 8,000 arrests as a result of a national crackdown on County Lines drug dealing.  

The Government has increased police funding to £15.8 billion and is investing £150 million through the Safer Streets Fund over the next three years into community projects to prevent crime – with a focus on neighbourhood crime, anti-social behaviour, and violence against women and girls. 

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