Police Force Areas in England and Wales, Ultra Generalised Boundaries as of December 2016

Digital vector boundaries for Police Force Areas in England and Wales, as at 31 December 2016. The dataset contains five boundary resolutions, from full resolution to ultra generalised (500m), clipped to the coastline. Contains both Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics Intellectual Property Rights.

Use Cases

• Mapping police jurisdictions for regional analysis based on the provided vector boundaries.
• Integrating administrative boundaries into GIS systems for spatial analysis based on the multiple resolution options.
• Creating simplified base maps for public-facing dashboards using the ultra generalised (500m) boundaries.

Strengths

• Provides five specific boundary resolutions, including ultra generalised (500m) at 105 KB for lightweight applications.
• Contains boundaries as of a specific date: 31 December 2016.
• Includes direct REST service URLs for programmatic access and download.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level attributes are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from 2016; jurisdictional boundaries may have changed since the snapshot date.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and attribute details require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:55.639362; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales