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Leicestershire Police

About Us

The Force covers an area of 2,500 square kilometres with a population of almost one million. We currently employ more than 2000 police officers, almost 2000 police staff and over 500 volunteers.

What it’s like to work for us?

Here at Leicestershire Police we are dedicated to kick-starting careers whether you’re a school leaver, a career returner, career changer or are looking to upskill. We’re invested in your growth and we can’t wait for you to build your knowledge and experience whilst you earn a competitive salary.

In return, you will have the benefit of working for a creative, forward-thinking force that is dedicated to keeping Leicestershire a safe place to live, work and visit.

We promise to:

•Provide you with regular, open and honest communication

•Recognise all of your hard work

•Encourage and support your development

•Trust and empower you to make decisions

•Ensure you’re always working in a safe environment

Something a little extra…

•Access to a great benefits package

•Opportunity to be challenged and have fun

•Work with like-minded people and build relationships

•At the same time, it can give you some of the best and proudest days of your life. From protecting the vulnerable and saving lives to just making your local community feel safer, it's exciting, diverse and vitally important.

The type of jobs we recruit for?

We need all kinds of people with all kinds of skills to take on a wide range of roles that are available within a modern police force - from community policing to CID work, from taking phone calls to taking fingerprints.