This article lists British police officers killed in the line of duty since 1900.
Thousands of police officers in Britain are believed to have died during the course of their duties, but this article includes only those who were killed as a direct result of a crime or while attempting to prevent, stop or solve a specific criminal act. The list omits those who died in more common or regular circumstances, such as in road traffic accidents or air raids during the Second World War.
The list also omits the more than 300 officers of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary and current Police Service of Northern Ireland who were killed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Name | Rank | Age | Force | Date of death | Circumstances |
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Acreman !Desmond Morgan Acreman | PC | 33 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01967-02-1212 February 1967 | Accidentally run over while pursuing suspects |
Adams !Kenneth Adams | PC | 38 | Hampshire Constabulary | 01982-09-1717 September 1982 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Addison !Ronald Alan Addison | PC | 24 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01960-01-2424 January 1960 | Collapsed and died while pursuing suspects |
Ahmed !Raja Bashrat Ahmed | PC | 35 | Greater Manchester Police | 01999-08-3131 August 1999 | Motorcycle rammed into oncoming traffic by suspect |
Alger !Charles William Alger | PC | 37 | Great Yarmouth Borough Police | 01909-08-1818 August 1909 | Shot |
Allen, Edgar !Edgar Gerald Allen | PC | 41 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01958-03-2929 March 1958 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Allen, George !George William Allen | PC | 27 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01931-11-2828 November 1931 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Arbuthnot !Jane Philippa Arbuthnot | WPC | 22 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01983-12-1717 December 1983 | Killed in the Harrods bombing |
Armitage !Alison Armitage | PC | 29 | Greater Manchester Police | 02001-03-055 March 2001 | Run over by suspect |
Armstrong !Brian Armstrong | PC | 31 | Gateshead Borough Police | 01966-09-1212 September 1966 | Stabbed |
Avery !Jack William Avery | WRC | 28 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01940-07-066 July 1940 | Stabbed |
Avis !William James Avis, DCM | Sgt | 47 | West Sussex Constabulary | 01942-02-2626 February 1942 | Shot |
Bain !Robert Bain | PC | 46 | Salford Borough Police | 01906-07-1111 July 1906 | Assaulted resulting in leg amputation and death |
Balkwill !William Balkwill | Supt | 43 | Somserset Constabulary | 01900-07-2727 July 1900 | Fatally injured while restraining violent prisoner |
Ballance !Samuel Ballance | PC | 23 | Liverpool City Police | 01911-09-033 September 1911 | Died during operation to treat injuries sustained during earlier riot |
Barnett !Edward Alexander Barnett, QPM | PC | 24 | City of Glasgow Police | 01969-12-3030 December 1969 | Shot |
Barton !Andrew Barton | Sgt | 40 | Northumbria Police | 01913-04-1515 April 1913 | Shot |
Baxter, Alan !Alan Baxter | PC | 39 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01977-08-2020 August 1977 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Baxter, Allan !Allan George Baxter | PC | 33 | Kent County Constabulary | 01951-06-055 June 1951 | Shot |
Beattie !Allan Beattie | PC | 26 | Cardiff City Police | 01952-04-1313 April 1952 | Accidentally run over during an arrest |
Beckerson !Douglas Frederick Beckerson | PC | 22 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01971-04-1010 April 1971 | Fell through a roof while pursuing suspect |
Bell !Martin Bickersteth Bell | PC | 27 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01986-07-033 July 1986 | Run over during police pursuit |
Bentley !Robert Bentley | Sgt | 36 | City of London Police | 01910-12-1717 December 1910 | Shot |
Berry !Herbert Berry | PC | 46 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01918-06-033 June 1918 | Fatally injured during an arrest |
Beshenivsky !Sharon Beshenivsky | PC | 38 | West Yorkshire Police | 02005-11-1818 November 2005 | Shot |
Bishop !Brian John Bishop | A/Sgt | 37 | Essex Police | 01984-08-2727 August 1984 | Shot |
Blakelock !Keith Henry Blakelock, QGM | PC | 40 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01985-10-066 October 1985 | Stabbed |
Bone !Fiona Bone | PC | 32 | Greater Manchester Police | 02012-09-1818 September 2012 | Shot |
Booth, Brinley !Brinley James Booth | PC | 31 | Staffordshire Police | 01946-06-066 June 1946 | Bludgeoned during an arrest |
Booth, Lewis !Lewis Booth | PC | 50 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01905-01-066 January 1905 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Bradley !James Roy Bradley | Insp | 41 | Oxfordshire Constabulary | 01967-01-011 January 1967 | Run over |
Brereton !Roger Brereton | PC | 41 | Thames Valley Police | 01987-08-1919 August 1987 | Shot |
Broadhurst !Ian Nigel Broadhurst | PC | 34 | West Yorkshire Police | 02003-12-2626 December 2003 | Shot |
Brown, Laurence !Laurence Peter Brown | PC | 27 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01990-08-2828 August 1990 | Shot |
Brown, Ronald !Ronald Brown | PC | 20 | Liverpool City Police | 01962-02-1919 February 1962 | Fell through roof while searching for burglar |
Buckley !Daniel Buckley | PC | 32 | Northumbria Police | 01982-02-1414 February 1982 | Fell through a roof while pursuing burglar |
Bull !Bernard Leslie Bull | PC | 35 | Northumbria Police | 01991-01-3131 January 1991 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Burch !Arthur William Burch | PC | 38 | Hertfordshire Constabulary | 01960-04-077 April 1960 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Burnett !Peter Burnett | PC | 42 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01990-10-077 October 1990 | Collapsed while dispersing rioters |
Burney !John Burney | Insp | 45 | Middlesbrough County Borough Police | 01920-12-2525 December 1920 | Assaulted during violent arrest |
Campbell !James Campbell | PC | 39 | City of Glasgow Police | 01919-01-2020 January 1919 | Shot |
Carlton !Gavin Richard Carlton | PC | 29 | West Midlands Police | 01988-12-1919 December 1988 | Shot |
Carroll !Joseph Geoffrey Carroll | PC | 46 | Northumbria Police | 02006-04-1313 April 2006 | Road traffic accident while transporting a prisoner |
Cautherley !Harry Cautherley | PC | 28 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01931-11-2828 November 1931 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Choat !Walter Charles Choat | PC | 34 | City of London Police | 01910-12-1717 December 1910 | Shot |
Clarke !Alfred Clarke | PC | 43 | Worcestershire Constabulary | 01900-12-2121 December 1900 | Fatally injured in fall while searching for suspect |
Clift !Duncan Clift | PC | 22 | Kent County Constabulary | 01991-03-2222 March 1991 | Run over |
Cochran !Joanne Mary Cochran | WPC | 20 | Thames Valley Police | 01984-03-3030 March 1984 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Codling !Raymond Anthony Codling | Insp | 49 | Greater Manchester Police | 01989-09-1414 September 1989 | Shot |
Corder !Glenn Russel Corder | PC | 18 | Durham Constabulary | 01980-02-066 February 1980 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Coward !Ian Coward, QPM | DC | 28 | Thames Valley Police | 01971-07-2323 July 1971 | Shot |
Craik !Sydney Hussey Craik | PC | 31 | Lanarkshire Constabulary | 01932-09-1212 September 1932 | Accidentally run over while pursuing suspect |
Cringles !Thomas Cringles | Chief Insp | 51 | Strathclyde Police | 01976-08-2626 August 1976 | Collapsed and died dealing with a disturbance |
Croft !William Percy Croft | PC | 28 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01905-09-099 September 1905 | Fatally injured in a fall while pursuing burglars |
Cross !Robert George Cross | PC | 33 | Surrey Constabulary | 01977-07-1414 July 1977 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Crowston !Ernest Crowston | Sgt | 40 | Nottingham City Police | 01921-03-077 March 1921 | Fatally injured attempting to stop a speeding vehicle |
Crouch !William Frank Crouch | Sgt | 33 | Wiltshire Constabulary | 01913-03-3131 March 1913 | Shot |
Davenport !Raymond Davenport | PC | 35 | Merseyside Police | 01981-07-044 July 1981 | Run over |
Davies, Evan !Evan Thomas Davies | PC | 31 | Cardiff City Police | 01941-12-1111 December 1941 | Shot |
Davies, William !William Davies | PC | 43 | Montgomeryshire Constabulary | 01903-11-1616 November 1903 | Died of heart failure after a violent arrest |
Dawson !Brian Dawson | Sgt | 42 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 01975-09-011 September 1975 | Shot |
Deans !Peter Leonard Deans | PC | 25 | Avon and Somerset Constabulary | 01984-12-2929 December 1984 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Deeks !Alfred Edward Deeks | Insp | 44 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01912-05-055 May 1912 | Collapsed and died while dispersing a nuisance crowd |
Dibell !Ian Dibell | PC | 41 | Essex Police | 02012-07-099 July 2012 | Shot |
Dodd !Stephen John Dodd | Insp | 34 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01983-12-2424 December 1983 | Killed in the Harrods bombing |
Dorney !Edward Roy Dorney | PC | 34 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01960-01-011 January 1960 | Struck by a train while pursuing suspects |
Drake !Joseph Stewart Drake | PC | 36 | Stirling and Clackmannan Constabulary | 01967-08-1111 August 1967 | Run over |
Drinkwater !Benjamin Drinkwater | PC | 26 | Bootle Borough Police | 01935-08-011 August 1935 | Fell through roof while searching for suspects |
Dunne !Patrick Dunne | PC | 44 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01993-10-2020 October 1993 | Shot |
East !Francis John East | Insp | 42 | Berkshire Constabulary | 01944-10-044 October 1944 | Fatally injured when thrown off a vehicle during an arrest |
Edgar !Nathanael Edgar | PC | 33 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01948-02-1313 February 1948 | Shot |
Edwards !Sandra Jane Edwards | WPC | 28 | South Yorkshire Police | 01995-05-1010 May 1995 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Egerton !John Egerton | PC | 20 | Greater Manchester Police | 01982-03-1111 March 1982 | Stabbed |
Fletcher !Yvonne Joyce Fletcher | WPC | 25 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01984-04-1717 April 1984 | Shot |
Ford !David Fleming Ford | PC | 22 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01929-03-1414 March 1929 | Fell through a roof while pursuing burglars |
Fordham !John William Fordham | DC | 45 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01985-01-2626 January 1985 | Stabbed |
Forth !William Forth | Sgt | 34 | Northumbria Police | 01993-03-2121 March 1993 | Stabbed |
Fox !Geoffrey Fox | PC | 41 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01966-08-1212 August 1966 | Shot |
Fraser !Duncan Alexander Fraser | PC | 46 | West Yorkshire Police | 01951-07-1515 July 1951 | Shot |
Free !Raymond Free | PC | 25 | Nottinghamshire County Constabulary | 01950-06-011 June 1950 | Collapsed after attending a domestic disturbance |
Frost !Edmund Sleigh Frost | Sgt | 41 | Essex Police | 01948-04-088 April 1948 | Contracted fatal disease following injury sustained on duty |
Fulton !Lewis George Fulton | PC | 28 | Strathclyde Police | 01994-06-1717 June 1994 | Stabbed |
Garnham !Norman Garnham | A/DC | 25 | North Yorkshire Police | 01977-03-022 March 1977 | Stabbed |
Garrott !George Hillier Garrott | PC | 27 | Strathclyde Police | 01980-03-055 March 1980 | Electrocuted while investigating reports of vandalism on a railway |
Goodman !Glenn Thomas Goodman | SPC | 37 | North Yorkshire Police | 01992-06-077 June 1992 | Shot |
Gibson !William Gibson | Sgt | 44 | Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary | 01951-05-2222 May 1951 | Shot |
Gisborne !David George Gisborne | Insp | 36 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01974-08-055 August 1974 | Collapsed and died after being assaulted in a riot |
Gladwell !Robert Chenery Gladwell | PC | 37 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01991-01-066 January 1991 | Assaulted during an arrest |
Goad !Roger Philip Goad, GC | CEO | 40 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01975-08-2525 August 1975 | Killed defusing an IRA bomb |
Gordon !Alan Ewen Gordon | Sgt | 38 | Grampian Police | 01977-08-1010 August 1977 | Run over during police pursuit |
Grady !Reginald Charles Grady | DC | 46 | Bristol Constabulary | 01945-08-1414 August 1945 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Gray !Richard Gray | PC | 43 | West Mercia Constabulary | 02007-05-066 May 2007 | Shot |
Green, David !David Christopher Green | PC | 20 | West Midlands Police | 01975-07-1717 July 1975 | Stabbed |
Green, Thomas !Thomas Green | Stn Sgt | 51 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01919-06-1818 June 1919 | Bludgeoned during a mob attack on a police station |
Grundy !Thomas Ashcroft Grundy | PC | 30 | St. Helens Borough Police | 01914-01-3131 January 1914 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Gunter !Charles Phillip Gunter | PC | 24 | Birmingham City Police | 01901-10-2626 October 1901 | Fatally injured by a thrown brick while attempting to disperse a gang |
Guthrie !Peter Charles Guthrie, QPM | PC | 21 | Warwickshire & Coventry Constabulary | 01972-07-2222 July 1972 | Shot |
Gutteridge !George William Gutteridge | PC | 38 | Essex County Constabulary | 01927-09-2727 September 1927 | Shot |
Haigh !David Ian Haigh | PC | 25 | North Yorkshire Police | 01982-06-1717 June 1982 | Shot |
Hall !Colin John Hall | PC | 40 | West Midlands Police | 01987-11-2929 November 1987 | Collapsed attending a disturbance |
Hammond !George Pickburn Hammond | PC | 58 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01995-12-1313 December 1995 | Stabbed |
Harte !James Harte | PC | 38 | Leith Burgh Police | 01900-04-044 April 1900 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Hawcroft !Michael Hawcroft | Sgt | 31 | West Yorkshire Police | 01981-03-1212 March 1981 | Stabbed |
Head !Christopher Head | DS | 30 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01966-08-1212 August 1966 | Shot |
Healey !Arthur John Wilkins Healey | PC | 30 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01902-09-1313 September 1902 | Fell through roof while searching a premises |
Henry !Jonathan Charles Henry | PC | 36 | Bedfordshire Police | 02007-06-1111 June 2007 | Stabbed |
Hibbs !Thomas Hibbs | DC | 23 | London & North Western Railway Police | 01901-08-1010 August 1901 | Bludgeoned and drowned attempting to arrest thieves |
Hills !Conal Daood Hills | PC | 36 | West Yorkshire Police | 02006-11-1919 November 2006 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Howorth !Kenneth Robert Howorth | CEO | 49 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01981-10-2626 October 1981 | Killed defusing an IRA bomb |
Hudson !Alfred Haddon Hudson | PC | 28 | Leeds City Police | 01910-01-044 January 1910 | Assaulted attending a disturbance |
Hughes !Nicola Hughes | PC | 23 | Greater Manchester Police | 02012-09-1818 September 2012 | Shot |
Hulme !Frank Edwin Hulme | PC | 31 | Hertfordshire Constabulary | 01958-12-1212 December 1958 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Hunt !William Ross Hunt | DS | 56 | Strathclyde Police | 01983-06-055 June 1983 | Stabbed |
Hutchins !Frederick George Hutchins, QPM | Sgt | 48 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01961-06-033 June 1961 | Shot |
Jackson !Thomas Andrew Jackson | PC | 46 | South Yorkshire Police | 02003-12-1313 December 2003 | Collapsed while dispersing rioters |
Jagger !Arthur Gordon Jagger | PC | 42 | West Yorkshire Police | 01951-07-1616 July 1951 | Shot |
James !Andrew James | PC | 38 | South Wales Police | 02003-08-022 August 2003 | Accidentally run over while pursuing burglar on foot |
Johnston !Robert Johnston | Insp | 41 | City of Glasgow Police | 01921-05-044 May 1921 | Shot |
Jones, Stephen John !Stephen John Jones | PC | 19 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01984-02-066 February 1984 | Run over |
Jones, Stephen !Stephen Jones | PC | 34 | Avon and Somerset Constabulary | 01999-05-1717 May 1999 | Run over |
Kellam !Desmond Derrick Kellam | PC | 31 | Wiltshire Constabulary | 01979-10-033 October 1979 | Fatally injured during an arrest |
Kelliher !Kevin Kelliher | PC | 23 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01979-05-2727 May 1979 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Kelly !James Kelly | PC | 34 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01920-02-2222 February 1920 | Shot |
Kew !John William Kew | PC | 29 | West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary | 01900-07-1111 July 1900 | Shot |
King !Alan Derek King | Sgt | 41 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01991-11-2929 November 1991 | Stabbed |
Lacey !Walter Lacey | A/Sgt | 42 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01978-09-1212 September 1978 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Lancaster !Clifford Lancaster | PC | 46 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01975-10-2222 October 1975 | Collapsed and died while searching for suspects |
Lane !Noel Joseph Lane | Sgt | 28 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01983-12-1717 December 1983 | Killed in the Harrods bombing |
Lawes !Arthur Lawes | PC | 27 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01930-08-1616 August 1930 | Run over |
Leat !Deborah Leat | WPC | 20 | Avon and Somerset Constabulary | 01986-11-2727 November 1986 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Le Comte !Andrew Stephen Le Comte | PC | 21 | West Midlands Police | 01984-02-044 February 1984 | Fell from roof while searching for suspects |
Leeuw !Ronald Ian Leeuw | PC | 53 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01984-04-1111 April 1984 | Collapsed while struggling with a violent prisoner |
Lewis !David Lewis | Sgt | 41 | Denbighshire Constabulary | 01916-10-055 October 1916 | Died from injuries sustained in earlier arrest |
Little !Richard Haig Little | PC | 36 | Liverpool City Police | 01933-09-2323 September 1933 | Committed suicide after sustaining head injuries in an assault |
Lumsden !Robert Russell Lumsden | PC | 53 | Lothian and Borders Police | 01986-08-088 August 1986 | Collapsed and died during violent arrest |
MacDonald, Christopher !Christopher John MacDonald | PC | 19 | Nottinghamshire Police | 01978-05-1717 May 1978 | Beaten and drowned by burglar |
MacDonald, Stewart !Stewart Cameron MacDonald | PC | 21 | City of Glasgow Police | 01948-11-2222 November 1948 | Struck by a train while pursuing suspects |
Macey !James Frederick Macey | PC | 24 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01904-12-1313 December 1904 | Collapsed and died after an arrest |
MacKay !Nina Alexandra MacKay | WPC | 25 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01997-10-2424 October 1997 | Stabbed |
MacKenzie !Angus MacLeod MacKenzie, QPM | A/DC | 31 | City of Glasgow Police | 01969-12-3030 December 1969 | Shot |
MacLean !Samuel MacLean | Sgt | 45 | Dumbartonshire Constabulary | 01926-08-2727 August 1926 | Killed in a traffic collision while searching for a suspect |
Macleod !John Macleod | PC | 31 | City of Glasgow Police | 01952-09-044 September 1952 | Shot |
Maddison !Keith Maddison | PC | 46 | Durham Constabulary | 01997-05-2121 May 1997 | Collapsed and died while pursuing suspects from a stolen vehicle |
Marsh !John Lewis Marsh | PC | 40 | Wiltshire Constabulary | 01989-06-055 June 1989 | Collapsed after a violent arrest |
Mason !Francis John Mason, QGM | PC | 27 | Hertfordshire Constabulary | 01988-04-1414 April 1988 | Shot |
Mather !Adam Mather | PC | 50 | St. Helens Borough Police | 01915-06-1919 June 1915 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
McClafferty !James Daniel McClafferty | Chief Insp | 57 | British Transport Commission Police | 01954-10-011 October 1954 | Collapsed and died pursuing suspected thief |
McLaren !Robert Craig Orr McLaren | PC | 42 | Norfolk Constabulary | 01981-08-3131 August 1981 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
McCloskey !Ronan Konrad McCloskey | PC | 25 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01987-05-099 May 1987 | Run over |
McKelvie !William George McKelvie | PC | 34 | Hawick Burgh Police | 01906-07-2020 July 1906 | Assaulted during an arrest |
McMillan !Walter Marshall McMillan | PC | 30 | British Transport Commission Police | 01960-01-2525 January 1960 | Fatally injured in fall off a wall while pursuing suspect |
Mellen !William Thomas Mellen | SPC | 45 | Herefordshire Constabulary | 01940-10-2020 October 1940 | Assaulted by disorderly suspect |
Mercer !Robert Benjamin Mercer | PC | 20 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01982-05-2626 May 1982 | Vehicle crashed during pursuit |
Miles !Sidney George Miles | PC | 42 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01952-11-022 November 1952 | Shot |
Moore, Bryan !Bryan Reginald Moore | PC | 39 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 02002-08-1515 August 2002 | Rammed by vehicle being pursued |
Moore, Hugh !Hugh John Moore, QPM | Cmdr | 64 | City of London Police | 01993-12-044 December 1993 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Morrison !James Morrison, QGM | DC | 26 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01991-12-1313 December 1991 | Stabbed |
Moss !Brian Moss | DC | 26 | Buckinghamshire Constabulary | 01953-03-2525 March 1953 | Fell through roof while searching for intruders |
Munn !Andrew Carl Munn | PC | 37 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 02002-08-1515 August 2002 | Rammed by vehicle being pursued |
Munro !Peter Munro | PC | 21 | Lanarkshire Constabulary | 01921-08-077 August 1921 | Fatally injured during an arrest |
Mussell !George Bertram Mussell, KPM | PC | 40 | Northumberland County Constabulary | 01913-04-1515 April 1913 | Shot |
Nathans !Robert Nathans | PC | 49 | Greater Manchester Police | 01999-02-2727 February 1999 | Collapsed and died after pursuing suspect on foot |
Oake !Stephen Robin Oake, QGM | DC | 40 | Greater Manchester Police | 02003-01-1414 January 2003 | Stabbed |
Odell !Jonathan Bruce Odell | PC | 30 | Kent County Constabulary | 02000-12-1919 December 2000 | Run over |
Olds !Philip Michael Olds, QGM | PC | 34 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01986-10-011 October 1986 | Shot |
O'Donnell !James O'Donnell, QPM | DI | 47 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01958-12-1313 December 1958 | Shot |
O'Neill !Francis Joseph O'Neill, QGM | PC | 31 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01980-10-2525 October 1980 | Stabbed |
Pawsey !Philip Pawsey, QPM | Insp | 40 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01961-06-033 June 1961 | Shot |
Payne !William John Payne | PC | 37 | Berkshire Constabulary | 01949-07-077 July 1949 | Collapsed and died after pursuing burglar |
Perry !Thomas William Perry | Sgt | 46 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01905-05-2020 May 1905 | Collapsed and died after an arrest |
Pickering !Joseph Pickering | WRC | 54 | Liverpool City Police | 01942-01-3131 January 1942 | Assaulted during violent arrest |
Pope !Hosea Pope | PC | 33 | Monmouthshire Constabulary | 01911-07-1414 July 1911 | Assaulted during violent arrest |
Porter !James Brian Porter | DC | 31 | Durham Constabulary | 01982-03-044 March 1982 | Shot |
Potter !John Tremlett Potter | PC | 46 | Devon and Cornwall Constabulary | 01938-02-022 February 1938 | Bludgeoned during an arrest |
Price !William Ezra Price | PC | 35 | Staffordshire Constabulary | 01903-01-2626 January 1903 | Bludgeoned during an arrest |
Pritchard !Robert Pritchard | PC | 49 | Anglesey Constabulary | 01924-11-2222 November 1924 | Shot |
Purdy !Raymond William Purdy | DS | 43 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01959-07-1313 July 1959 | Shot by Guenther Podola (last man in Britain executed for murdering a police officer) |
Rayner !Mandy Dawn Rayner | WPC | 18 | Hertfordshire Constabulary | 01982-10-1313 October 1982 | Vehicle struck during police pursuit |
Richardson !Gerry Irving Richardson, GC | Supt | 38 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01971-08-2323 August 1971 | Shot |
Rippingale !Brian Arthur Rippingale | PC | 27 | Essex Constabulary | 01968-09-022 September 1968 | Run over accidentally while pursuing a suspect on foot |
Roberts !Christopher Roberts | PC | 47 | Metropolitan Police Service | 02007-12-2626 December 2007 | Collapsed and died after a violent arrest |
Robertson !Derek John Carnie Robertson | Sgt | 39 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01994-02-099 February 1994 | Stabbed |
Robinson !Raymond George Robinson | Sgt | 55 | British Transport Police | 01975-08-2929 August 1975 | Collapsed while struggling with a violent prisoner |
Rowland !Thomas Eldred B. Rowland | PC | 23 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01919-12-2525 December 1919 | Assaulted during an arrest |
Russell, George !George William Russell, QPM | PC | 36 | Cumberland, Westmorland & Carlisle Constabulary | 01965-02-1010 February 1965 | Shot |
Russell, Leonard !Leonard Russell | PC | 34 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01904-11-1313 November 1904 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Salmon !Paul Salmon | PC | 28 | Hampshire Constabulary | 01982-09-1717 September 1982 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Salt !Anthony John Salt | PC | 30 | West Midlands Police | 01989-04-1616 April 1989 | Assaulted while on surveillance duty |
Sandford !John Sandford | DC | 45 | Greater Manchester Police | 01982-05-022 May 1982 | Attacked by youths suspected of indecent assault |
Saunders !Barry Saunders | PC | 31 | South Yorkshire Police | 01989-11-2424 November 1989 | Fell through roof while searching burgled premises |
Sawyer !Henry William Sawyer | A/Sgt | 36 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01918-02-1616 February 1918 | Fatally injured during an arrest |
Schofield !John Schofield | PC | 27 | Surrey Constabulary | 01974-07-066 July 1974 | Shot |
Shiell !William Ralph Shiell | PC | 28 | Durham County Constabulary | 01940-03-011 March 1940 | Shot |
Shillum !Walter Shillum | PC | 37 | Glamorgan Constabulary | 01910-05-044 May 1910 | Stabbed |
Shepherd !George Thomas Shepherd | PC | 39 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01938-11-099 November 1938 | Dragged by stolen vehicle while attempting an arrest |
Sheppard !Charles William Sheppard | PC | 31 | Birmingham City Police | 01928-05-2323 May 1928 | Beaten while attending a disturbance |
Sidhu !Kulwant Singh Sidhu | PC | 24 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01999-10-2525 October 1999 | Fell through roof while pursuing suspects |
Silcock !Anthony Richard Silcock | PC | 25 | Hertfordshire Constabulary | 01960-04-077 April 1960 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Skevington !Charles John Skevington | PC | 41 | West Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary | 01955-07-1919 July 1955 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Smith, Adam !Adam Smith | PC | 25 | Perth City Police | 01909-04-2323 April 1909 | Collapsed and died pursuing nuisance youths |
Smith, Albert !Albert Smith | PC | 35 | Bradford City Police | 01907-01-2525 January 1907 | Assaulted during an arrest |
Smith, Dennis !Dennis Arthur Smith, QPM | PC | 44 | Devon and Cornwall Constabulary | 01973-12-2121 December 1973 | Shot |
Smith, Samuel !Samuel Smith | PC | 36 | Stockport Borough Police | 01963-10-1818 October 1963 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Southern !Ernest Southern | PC | 35 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01962-01-2727 January 1962 | Collapsed attending a violent street affray |
Speake !Henry G. A. Speake | PC | 21 | Shrewsbury Borough Police | 01937-08-033 August 1937 | Drowned after pursuing suspect into a river |
Speed !John Richard Speed | Sgt | 39 | West Yorkshire Police | 01984-10-3131 October 1984 | Shot |
Stanford !James Stanford QGM | DS | 40 | Wolverhampton Borough Police | 01965-08-2020 August 1965 | Stabbed |
Stapley !Jonathan Michael Stapley | PC | 27 | Avon and Somerset Constabulary | 01984-12-2929 December 1984 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Straughan !Matthew Walls Straughan | PC | 36 | Durham County Constabulary | 01927-06-2828 June 1927 | Shot |
Summers !Raymond Henry Summers | PC | 23 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01958-12-1414 December 1958 | Stabbed |
Sunnucks !Grant Clifford Sunnucks | PC | 30 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01984-07-2626 July 1984 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Swindells !Michael Swindells, QGM | DC | 44 | West Midlands Police | 02004-05-2121 May 2004 | Stabbed |
Taylor, Barry !Barry John Taylor | Insp | 30 | West Yorkshire Police | 01970-02-1515 February 1970 | Shot |
Taylor, Frank !Frank Taylor | PC | 34 | Hull City Police | 01948-05-2828 May 1948 | Assaulted during violent arrest |
Taylor, George !George William Chree Taylor | PC | 27 | Strathclyde Police | 01976-11-3030 November 1976 | Attacked and fatally injured by escaped prisoners |
Taylor, John !John David Taylor | PC | 26 | Staffordshire Police | 01986-11-2323 November 1986 | Pushed out of building by suspect |
Thompson !Ernest Thompson | PC | 32 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01900-12-011 December 1900 | Stabbed |
Thomson !Robert C. Thomson, MBE | ACC | 38 | Edinburgh City Police | 01940-07-1818 July 1940 | Shot |
Tibble !Stephen Andrew Tibble, QPM | PC | 21 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01975-02-2626 February 1975 | Shot |
Toms !Gary Toms | PC | 26 | Metropolitan Police Service | 02009-04-1111 April 2009 | Run over |
Tooley !Jeffrey Barry James Tooley | PC | 26 | Sussex Police | 01999-04-2525 April 1999 | Run over |
Towers !John Towers | WRC | 39 | Blackburn Borough Police | 01943-12-2727 December 1943 | Assaulted |
Tucker !Charles Tucker | Sgt | 46 | City of London Police | 01910-12-1616 December 1910 | Shot |
Taylor !Isaac Taylor | PC | 30 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01956-05-2424 May 1956 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Tyler !William Frederick Tyler | PC | 31 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01909-01-2929 January 1909 | Shot |
Tysoe !Sydney Arthur Tysoe | PC | 38 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01949-11-2929 November 1949 | Assaulted |
Urquhart !William Balfour Urquhart | PC | 49 | Aberdeen City Police | 01904-03-2222 March 1904 | Collapsed and died attempting an arrest |
Walker, Gerald !Gerald Walker | PC | 42 | Nottinghamshire Police | 02003-01-099 January 2003 | Run over |
Walker, Malcolm !Malcolm Edward Walker | PC | 46 | West Midlands Police | 02001-10-044 October 2001 | Vehicle struck during a pursuit |
Walls !Arthur Walls | Insp | 44 | Eastbourne Borough Police | 01912-10-099 October 1912 | Shot |
Walker !Stephen Paul Walker | PC | 23 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01983-04-3030 April 1983 | Accidentally run over while pursuing suspects |
Walters !Phillip John Walters | PC | 28 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01995-04-1818 April 1995 | Shot |
Wheatley !George William Wheatley | PC | 31 | South Shields Borough Police | 01957-12-2626 December 1957 | Fell through roof while searching for a suspect |
Whiting !Michael Anthony Whiting, QPM | PC | 21 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01973-05-055 May 1973 | Dragged by a vehicle while attempting to arrest the driver |
Williams !Kevin Mood Williams | PC | 31 | South Wales Constabulary | 01986-10-2323 October 1986 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Willis !Francis James Willis | DS | 35 | Cambridge Borough Police | 01930-06-044 June 1930 | Shot |
Willits !Albert Willits | PC | 24 | Wolverhampton Borough Police | 01925-01-1818 January 1925 | Shot |
Winter !David Thomas Winter | Sgt | 31 | North Yorkshire Police | 01982-06-2828 June 1982 | Shot |
Wilkinson !William Adiel Wilkinson | PC | 32 | Leicestershire Constabulary | 01903-05-2525 May 1903 | Shot |
Wilson !Christopher Francis Wilson | PC | 28 | Devon and Cornwall Constabulary | 01977-08-2020 August 1977 | Contracted fatal illness when spat on during football disturbance |
Wombwell !David Wombwell | DC | 25 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01966-08-1212 August 1966 | Shot |
Woodward !Ian Weir Woodward | PC | 33 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01987-02-2525 February 1987 | Shot |
Woolley !William Reynolds Woolley | PC | 37 | Lincolnshire Constabulary | 01906-08-2626 August 1906 | Collapsed and died during an arrest |
Wozencroft !Garry Wozencroft | PC | 35 | South Wales Police | 02000-06-3030 June 2000 | Vehicle crashed during police pursuit |
Whillis !Stewart Mungo Whillis | PC | 37 | Lancashire Constabulary | 01907-05-1515 May 1907 | Assaulted |
Wright !James Wright | PC | 38 | Manchester City Police | 01934-06-2020 June 1934 | Run over |
Wringe !Peter James Wringe | PC | 23 | Essex Police | 01982-07-044 July 1982 | Fell through roof while searching a premises |
Young !Alfred Young, KPM | DC | 36 | Metropolitan Police Service | 01915-07-1414 July 1915 | Shot |
Key to rank abbreviations: A/x = Acting • ACC = Assistant Chief Constable • CEO = Civilian Explosives Officer • Cmdr = Commander • DC = Detective Constable • DI = Detective Inspector • DS = Detective Sergeant • Insp = Inspector • PC = Police Constable • Sgt = Sergeant • SPC = Special Police Constable • Stn Sgt = Station Sergeant • Supt = Superintendent • WPC = Woman Police Constable • WRC = War Reserve Constable.
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“Religious literature has eminent examples, and if we run over our private list of poets, critics, philanthropists and philosophers, we shall find them infected with this dropsy and elephantiasis, which we ought to have tapped.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“Do your children view themselves as successes or failures? Are they being encouraged to be inquisitive or passive? Are they afraid to challenge authority and to question assumptions? Do they feel comfortable adapting to change? Are they easily discouraged if they cannot arrive at a solution to a problem? The answers to those questions will give you a better appraisal of their education than any list of courses, grades, or test scores.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)
“Absolute monarchy,... is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the BRITISH constitution.
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—David Hume (17111776)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“No officer should be required or permitted to take part in the management of political organizations, caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns. Their right to vote and to express their views on public questions, either orally or through the press, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the discharge of their official duties. No assessment for political purposes on officers or subordinates should be allowed.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (18221893)
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—Brenda Ueland (18911985)
“The parent must not give in to his desire to try to create the child he would like to have, but rather help the child to developin his own good timeto the fullest, into what he wishes to be and can be, in line with his natural endowment and as the consequence of his unique life in history.”
—Bruno Bettelheim (20th century)
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—Ian McEwan (b. 1938)