Locations
The headquarters of Wiltshire Police is at London Road, Devizes, were it has always been based because of its geographical position in the centre of Wiltshire. The operational headquarters of Wiltshire Police is based at Melksham for county division and Gablecross for Swindon division. The emergency communications centres for Wiltshire Police are based at Devizes and Gablecross. The SNEN non-emergency call centre is based at Devizes. Devizes is also the airbase for the Wiltshire Police/Air Ambulance helicopter, the base of Wiltshire Police Dog Squad and the training facilities for all new recruits.
Wiltshire Police's headquarters used to be on Bath Road in Devizes, formerly the Wiltshire Militia Stores it was acquired in 1879 by Wiltshire Police as their headquarters. Nearby was row of houses where seniors officer lived. The building has since been demolished. Wiltshire Police remained at this site for 85 years until the early 1960s when the organization required a larger headquarters and the new building was commissioned on the London Road site, which was officially opened in 1964. And extension was added in 1970's.
The 'Old Town' police station at Eastcott Hill in Swindon was also too small for the expanding organization and was demolished in 1973. The 'D Division' of Swindon was moved to a purpose built building in the centre of Swindon.
Wiltshire Police has 24 stations across the county: 1 in Swindon division, Plus 3 police posts, North Swindon, West Swindon and Swindon Centre, and 21 in county division, Cricklade, Wootton Bassett, Calne, Malmesbury, Chippenham, Corsham, Melksham, Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster, Tisbury, Mere, Devizes, Wilton, Alderbury, Salisbury, Amesbury, Tidworth, Pewsey and Marlborough. There is also 1 police post at Le Delamere motorway services on the M4.
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