Wiltshire Constabulary
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| Wiltshire Police | |
 Wiltshire Police area |
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| Coverage | |
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| Area | Wiltshire |
| Size | 3,485 |
| Population | Approx 625,000 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| HQ | Devizes |
| Officers | 1,227 |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Stations | 24 |
| Chief Constable | Martin Richards |
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| Website | Wiltshire Police |
Wiltshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England.
Wiltshire Police Authority has 9 councillors (from both Wiltshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council), 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members.
The force was established in 1839 under the County Police Act 1839, and was the first county police force to be formed.
[edit] Headquarters and stations
The headquarters of the force is currently Devizes in Wiltshire, chosen as being the point most geographically close to the centre of the force Area.
It is currently divided up into the following districts, stations and NPTs:
- North Wilts District
- Malmesbury
- Malmesbury Town
- Ashton Keynes & Minety
- Malmesbury Rural
- Cricklade
- Cricklade & Purton
- Wotton Bassett
- Wootton Bassett Town
- Wotton Bassett Rural
- Chippenham
- Chippenham Rural North
- Chippenham Rural West
- Chippenham Town South
- Chippenham Town Outer West
- Chippenham Town North East
- Chippenham Town Inner West
- Chippenham Town Centre
- Corsham
- Corsham North
- Corsham Town
- Corsham South
- Calne
- Calne West
- Calne Town
- Calne East
- Malmesbury
- West Wilts District
- Bradford On Avon
- Bradford On Avon Rural
- Bradford On Avon Town
- Melksham
- Melksham West
- Melksham Town
- Melksham East
- Hilperton & Staverton
- Trowbridge
- Trowbridge Rural
- Adcroft
- Trowbridge Town Centre
- John Of Gaunt
- College & New Town
- Longfield
- Westbury
- Westbury Town
- Westbury Rural
- Warminster
- Warminster Town
- Warminster Rural West
- Warminster Rural South
- Warminster Rural East
- Bradford On Avon
- Kennet District
- Salisbury District
- Swindon District
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