IOPC Deaths During or Following Police Contact
Annual statistics from the Independent Office for Police Conduct on deaths involving police. Source. Also see: IOPC Learning Recommendations.
Deaths by Category Over Time
Top 10 Forces
Key Findings
3,542 deaths recorded across all years.
Metropolitan has the highest total death count of any force.
All Years
2024/2025
2023/2024
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
2018/2019
2017/2018
2016/2017
2015/2016
2014/2015
2013/2014
2012/2013
2011/2012
2010/2011
2009/2010
2008/2009
2007/2008
2006/2007
2005/2006
2004/2005
National Summary by Year
| Year | Total Deaths | Custody | Following Custody | Fatal Shootings | Road Traffic | Apparent Suicides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 152 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 60 |
| 2023/2024 | 185 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 68 |
| 2022/2023 | 195 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 54 |
| 2021/2022 | 216 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 57 |
| 2020/2021 | 192 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 55 |
| 2019/2020 | 203 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 54 |
| 2018/2019 | 275 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 63 |
| 2017/2018 | 288 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 57 |
| 2016/2017 | 239 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 56 |
| 2015/2016 | 99 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 61 |
| 2014/2015 | 147 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 71 |
| 2013/2014 | 137 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 |
| 2012/2013 | 133 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 65 |
| 2011/2012 | 122 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 39 |
| 2010/2011 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 46 |
| 2009/2010 | 141 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 54 |
| 2008/2009 | 149 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 56 |
| 2007/2008 | 127 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 45 |
| 2006/2007 | 133 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 47 |
| 2005/2006 | 161 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 40 |
| 2004/2005 | 153 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 46 |
2006/2007 — Force-Level Data
| Force | Total | Custody | Following | Shootings | RTA | Suicides | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon & Somerset | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bedfordshire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| British Transport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Transport Police | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cumbria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon & Cornwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorset | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Durham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dyfed-Powys | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Essex | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greater Manchester | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Gwent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hampshire | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| HMRC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Office | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humberside | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lancashire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Leicestershire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Merseyside | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Metropolitan | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Ministry of Defence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norfolk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Northumbria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| North Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| North Yorkshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SOCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOCA / NCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Yorkshire | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Suffolk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Surrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sussex | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Thames Valley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Mercia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Midlands | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| West Yorkshire | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |