Why join Northumbria Police?
There are 43 police forces in the UK. So, why should you choose Northumbria Police? From our investment in your wellbeing, to our thriving support networks, there are so many reasons to consider #TeamNP for your next career move.
Our benefits
We know that for you to do your best, you must feel your best. Being part of the Team NP family has a whole host of benefits which focuses on your holistic wellbeing. These include, generous pension contributions, enhanced annual leave allowance, family-friendly policies and so much more.
Health and wellbeing
benefits
Support associations and staff networks
Enhanced family-friendly policies
Career development support
Flexible working policies
Discount and reward schemes
Sport and social clubs
Religious and cultural accommodations
Benefits of your future role with #TeamNP
Our benefits vary depending on your position with Northumbria Police. Be sure to find out more about police officer benefits, police staff benefits and volunteer benefits to see what is available to you as a member of TeamNP.
Our benefits
We know that for you to do your best, you must feel your best. Being part of the Team NP family has a whole host of benefits which focuses on your holistic wellbeing. These include, generous pension contributions, enhanced annual leave allowance, family-friendly policies and so much more.
Health and wellbeing benefits
Support associations and networks
Enhanced family-friendly policies
Career development support
Flexible working policies
Discounts and reward schemes
Sport and social clubs
Religious and cultural accomodations
Benefits of your future role with #TeamNP
Our benefits vary depending on your position with Northumbria Police. Be sure to find out more about police officer benefits, police staff benefits and volunteer benefits to see what is available to you as a member of TeamNP.
Our culture
It’s the way we work at Northumbria Police that really sets up apart. We value, celebrate and embrace diversity, equality and inclusion. For us, it goes far beyond a legislative requirement and is entirely about who we are and what we do.
We recognise and appreciate that every individual is different, and want to ensure our workforce is comfortable bringing their true selves to work. We are committed to creating a workplace where everybody feels valued and works together as one Force, to deliver an outstanding service aligned to the needs of the communities we serve.
Find out more about life with #TeamNP
Our culture
It’s the way we work at Northumbria Police that really sets up apart. We value, celebrate and embrace diversity, equality and inclusion. For us, it goes far beyond a legislative requirement and is entirely about who we are and what we do.
We appreciate that every individual is different, and want to ensure our workforce is comfortable bringing their true selves to work. We are committed to creating a workplace where everybody feels valued and works together as one Force, to deliver an outstanding service aligned to the needs of the communities we serve.
Find out more about life with #TeamNP
Our culture
It’s the way we work at Northumbria Police that really sets up apart. We value, celebrate and embrace diversity, equality and inclusion. For us, it goes far beyond a legislative requirement and is entirely about who we are and what we do.
We recognise and appreciate that every individual is different, and want to ensure our workforce is comfortable bringing their true selves to work. We are committed to creating a workplace where everybody feels valued and works together as one Force, to deliver an outstanding service aligned to the needs of the communities we serve.
Click on the items below to find out some of the ways we create our positive culture at #TeamNP.
Find out more about life with #TeamNP
Our people
Policing is a career like no other. We have a fantastic force of over 5,500 individuals at Northumbria Police who strive to deliver a compassionate, responsive and outstanding service 24/7. Our officers, staff and volunteers show commitment, determination, passion and pride on a daily basis as they make a real difference to our communities.
It is important that our workforce fully reflects the community it serves which is why we are working hard to recruit officers and staff from a much broader, diverse range of people, for a more representative force. Since 2019, the representation of female officers in our force has increased from 993 to 1,368 in 2022. We’ve also increased our representation of officers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds from 54 in 2019 to 121 in 2023.
Hear from some of our colleagues to find out why they think you should choose #TeamNP.
“I have never looked back. No day is ever the same and it’s nearly impossible to say what the highlight has been in my three years with the Force so far – there’s been so many.
I really wanted to become an officer to help people and I truly feel I’ve been able to do just that; I feel like I’m really making a positive difference to the lives of the people I interact with as an officer.
The job isn’t just fulfilling but it’s also flexible for me as a family man with young children. It’s a dream job.”
Find out more about becoming a police officer like PC Murray.
“I started my career here with Northumbria Police 18 years ago as a contact handler. Since then, I have become a team leader before venturing out into the wider organisation to become the wellbeing manager, contact & customer service manager and now Head of Communications.
What I love most about my job is that although I’m not a police officer, I know I make a difference everyday to the people I work with, and for, and for the communities that we serve.”
Find out more about becoming a member of police staff like Rachel.
“Volunteering has always been a passion of mine, something where there’s a clear output where you can see you’ve made an impact. I’ve been a special constable since April 2021 and it’s probably given me the most satisfaction in any role I’ve done.
As a special, we all bring a rich diversity in terms of our other day to day roles. I feel like I’m making a difference – making a real change in somebody’s life. You need to want to make the world around you a better place – and this role is a tangible way of doing that.”
Find out more about becoming a Special Constable like PC Pickering.
Our people
Policing is a career like no other. We have a fantastic force of over 5,500 individuals at Northumbria Police who strive to deliver a compassionate, responsive and outstanding service 24/7. Our officers, staff and volunteers show commitment, determination, passion and pride on a daily basis as they make a real difference to our communities.
It is important that, as a modern day police service, our workforce fully reflects the community it serves which is why we are working hard to recruit officers and staff from a much broader, diverse range of people, for a more representative force. Since 2019, the representation of female officers in our force has increased from 993 to 1368 in 2022. We’ve also increased our representation of officers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds from 54 in 2019 to 121 in 2023.
Hear from our colleagues to find out why they chose #TeamNP:
“I have never looked back. No day is ever the same and it’s nearly impossible to say what the highlight has been in my three years with the Force so far – there’s been so many.
I really wanted to become an officer to help people and I truly feel I’ve been able to do just that; I feel like I’m really making a positive difference to the lives of the people I interact with as an officer.
The job isn’t just fulfilling but it’s also flexible for me as a family man with young children. It’s a dream job.”
Find out more about becoming a police officer like PC Murray.
“I started my career here with Northumbria Police 18 years ago as a contact handler. Since then, I have become a team leader before venturing out into the wider organisation to become the wellbeing manager and now the contact & customer service manager.
What I love most about my job is that although I’m not a police officer, I know I make a difference everyday to the people I work with, and for, and for the communities that we serve.”
Find out more about becoming a member of police staff like Rachel.
“Volunteering has always been a passion of mine, something where there’s a clear output where you can see you’ve made an impact. I’ve been a special constable since April 2021 and it’s probably given me the most satisfaction in any role I’ve done.
As a special, we all bring a rich diversity in terms of our other day to day roles. I feel like I’m making a difference – making a real change in somebody’s life. You need to want to make the world around you a better place – and this role is a tangible way of doing that.”
Find out more about becoming a Special Constable like PC Pickering.
Our service
Northumbria Police is one of the largest forces in the country, serving a population of 1.5 million people and covering an area of more than 2,000 square miles from the Scottish border down to County Durham and from the Pennines across to the North East coast.
We’re proud of the service we deliver to our communities. Our most recent HMICFRS inspection rated us ‘good’ at engaging with and treating the public with respect and fairness. We’re also proud to have been scored as ‘good’ at building, supporting and protecting our workforce.
Our service
Northumbria Police is one of the largest forces in the country, serving a population of 1.5 million people and covering an area of more than 2,000 square miles from the Scottish border down to County Durham and from the Pennines across to the North East coast.
We’re proud of the service we deliver to our communities. Our most recent HMICFRS inspection rated us ‘good’ at engaging with and treating the public with respect and fairness. We’re also proud to have been scored as ‘good’ at building, supporting and protecting our workforce.
Sources: Northumbria PEEL Assessments 2020/2021 and OPCC Your National Crime and Policing Measures
95% of residents say they felt safe in their local neighbourhood
79% of victims are satisfied with our service
89% of domestic abuse victims are satisfied with our service
67% of Northumbria residents feel we do a good or excellent job
Sources: Northumbria PEEL Assessments 2020/2021 and OPCC Your National Crime and Policing Measures
Our values
Our purpose at Northumbria Police is simple: ‘to keep people safe and fight crime’, while our vision to ‘be an outstanding police force’ outlines our aspiration to provide an even better service to our communities. Our values shown below align to the College of Policing’s ethical policing principles. These guiding statements help us to make and reflect on our professional decisions.
Our values
Our purpose at Northumbria Police is simple: ‘to keep people safe and fight crime’, while our vision to ‘be an outstanding police force’ outlines our aspiration to provide an even better service to our communities.
Our values shown below align to the College of Policing’s ethical policing principles. These guiding statements help us to make and reflect on our professional decisions.
As a frontline police officer you will support local communities, build relationships and work to keep people safe and fight crime.
Northumbria Police relies on the support and dedication of around 2,000 members of police staff across a vast variety of specialisms.
Find out more about our volunteering opportunities across the organisation including special constables and police cadets.
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