# 3,000 more neighbourhood police by March

> “You will see 3000 neighbourhood police officers on your streets - by March…”
>
> — Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, Labour Party; Speech on a Britain built for all, 1 December 2025

- **Status:** Delivered
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Police, courts, prisons](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/police-courts-and-prisons)
- **Speaker:** [Sir Keir Starmer](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/keir-starmer), Prime Minister
- **Party:** [Labour Party](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/labour)
- **Made on:** 1 December 2025
- **Where:** Speech on a Britain built for all
- **Deadline:** 31 March 2026
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** People in England and Wales, through more police in their neighbourhoods
- **When:** By March 2026
- **Paid for by:** Not stated when it was announced
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-speech-on-britain-built-for-all-1-december-2025 (checked word for word at its source on 20 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 21 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-neighbourhood-police-3000-2026

## Where it stands

Home Office statistics show 3,814 more full-time-equivalent police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) in neighbourhood roles in England and Wales at 31 March 2026 than a year earlier; 3,494 of the increase were police officers. The count includes officers in training who are destined for neighbourhood roles (350 at that date). The government's target for the year was 3,011. It is a first step towards the 13,000 more neighbourhood personnel in Labour's 2024 manifesto, which has its own card. "By March" is read as 31 March 2026.

## Timeline

- 1 December 2025, Promised: The Prime Minister says 3,000 more neighbourhood police officers will be on the streets by March
- 31 March 2026, Deadline: 3,000 more neighbourhood police officers due (editorial date, end of March 2026)
- 22 July 2026, Delivered: Home Office statistics: 3,814 more officers and PCSOs in neighbourhood roles at 31 March 2026, 3,494 of them police officers ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026))

## About the cost

No cost was given in the speech.

## Sources

- [Prime Minister's Office: Prime Minister's speech on Britain built for all, 1 December 2025](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-speech-on-britain-built-for-all-1-december-2025)
- [Home Office: Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2026 (22 Jul 2026)](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2026)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 21 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 20 October 2026.

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