Police Complaints Statistics for England and Wales with Demographic Data

Statistics on complaints recorded by police forces in England and Wales. The data includes the number and type of complaints made by the public, how complaints were handled, and demographic information on complainants and subjects. The dataset is provided by the Independent Police Complaints Commission under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in public complaints against police based on reported statistics.
• Studying the demographic profiles of individuals involved in complaints based on included demographic data.
• Evaluating the outcomes and handling of complaints based on how they were dealt with.
• Comparing complaint types and volumes across different regions or time periods.

Strengths

• Includes demographic data on both complainants and subjects of complaints.
• Covers complaints recorded by police forces across England and Wales.
• Data is provided by the official Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as 2026-07-08.

Provenance

Source

Independent Police Complaints Commission

Collection Method

Records of complaints made to police forces.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:52.344430

Geography

England and Wales