Lancashire Constabulary Exceeds Government Recruitment Targets

More than 600 additional police officers joined Lancashire Constabulary within the last 4 years, exceeding their target to recruit 509 additional officers set by the government. Lancashire Constabulary are proudly celebrating after recruiting an additional 612 police officers, many of whom have completed their training and others on their way towards becoming fully-fledged officers, serving alongside their committed colleagues. Since September […]

How do we tackle drug dealing and organised crime?

Follow Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden as he explains how Lancashire Constabulary tackles drug dealing and organised crime. Do you think you could see yourself joining as a Police Officer to bring criminals to justice? Find out more about becoming a police officer.

Lancashire Police Cadets take first prize at national awards

Police Cadets from Lancashire’s Pendle unit are celebrating their success after winning the National Crimebeat Awards, at a ceremony in London on 21st March 2023. National Crimebeat is the youth crime prevention charity of the High Sheriffs’ Association and is governed by trustees who are mainly former High Sheriffs. It aims to give recognition to the most innovative and successful crime prevention […]

Lancashire Police bolstered by 140 new officers

We continue to strengthen our ranks with 140 more officers sworn into the force this month. Four ceremonies were held at the force HQ to formally attest and welcome the new recruits. The newest members of the Lancashire Police family are now training to become fully operational for their roles on immediate response and investigations. Proud family and friends looked […]

Burnley Special Inspector recognised at national volunteering awards ceremony

A Special Inspector from Burnley who has dedicated hours of her time to supporting policing has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Charlotte Buffey, who has clocked up 245 hours of volunteering already this year, has worked her way up the ranks and took on the role as a Special Inspector at the age of 22, making her the […]

First recruits join on the newest route into policing

Lancashire Constabulary continues to strengthen its ranks with 21 new officers who are making history for the force as the first cohort to join from the BSc Professional Policing Degree entry route. This week, a ceremony was held at the force HQ to formally attest and welcome the new recruits who have graduated from University of Central Lancashire, Edge Hill […]

A day in the life of a PCSO

We recently gave some of our PCSOs a GoPro and asked them to capture elements of their shift to give you an insight into the role. Applications will open on Wednesday 17th August 2022. Sign up to job alerts to get exclusive content about this role. Find out more about the role of a PCSO and hear from some of […]

Could you get justice for victims of crime like PC Marc?

We wanted to share with you a real glimpse into some of the incidents our officers respond to on a day to day basis. Once such officer is PC Marc, who along with Police Dog Viper, were the first on scene locate an offender who had stolen a vehicle. We had a chat with Marc and asked him to tell […]

Could you save a life like PC Jack?

We wanted to share with you a real glimpse into some of the incidents our officers respond to on a day to day basis. Once such officer is PC Jack, who along with his colleague PC Marc, were the first on scene to a drowning accident of a child. We caught up with Jack and asked him to tell us […]

Q&A session with Police Officer Steph

We went out on car patrol with PC Steph and asked her lots of questions about her experience of joining as a Police Officer on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship programme. Find out what she has to say about the role including the challenging elements and the best part about the role and what she is looking forward to the […]

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