Police complaints in England and Wales 2023

In 2022/23, there were 81,142 police complaint cases recorded in England and Wales, compared with 75,020 in the previous year. Prior to 2020/21 the year with the most police complaints was 2014/15, when there were 37,105 complaints.

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Release date

November 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2023

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information regarding methodology:

*As complaints were no longer recorded under this regime from 1 February 2020, the 2019/20 count is not a total year count.

**From 2020/21 onwards significant change has been made to the complaints system in this area, widening the definition of a complaint to make the system more accessible. This means many more complaints will now be logged than in previous years.

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