12 Facts About Surrey Police

Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South East England.

On 1 January 1851, the Surrey Police Constabulary began its policing of the county with a total of 70 officers, the youngest of whom was 14 years old.

Surrey Police has one of the lowest crime rates in England and Wales.

Surrey Police had been temporary Chief Constable since December 2015 and was previously Deputy Chief Constable, having been in that role since July 2013.

The previous Chief Constable of Surrey Police was Lynne Owens, who left to become the head of the National Crime Agency.

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Surrey Police defeated candidates from Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, plus an independent.

Surrey Police defeated Jamie Goldrick, independent; Kevin Hurley; Camille Juliff, independent; Howard Kaye, Labour; Paul Kennedy, Liberal Democrat; and Julia Searle, UKIP.

The helicopter callsign NPAS15 which predominately covers the Surrey Police Policing area is based at Redhill Aerodrome and covers the Sussex, West Hampshire and Essex Area.

Surrey Police now operates the PLC course method of training and recruitment.

Surrey Police have been condemned by a coroner's jury over the death of Terry Smith who was restrained and put in a spit hood and kept in restraints for over two hours despite saying repeatedly that he could not breathe.

Proposals put forward on 20 March 2006 would have seen the Surrey force merged with Sussex Police to form a single strategic police force for the area.

Two independent reports by Hampshire Constabulary and North Yorkshire Surrey Police criticised the decision to return his firearms, which prompted the IPCC to launch an independent investigation.