Why join West Midlands Police?

The West Midlands is one of Europe’s most diverse and challenging policing environments, serving 2.8 million people in an area rich in diversity, with around 30 per cent of its population from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Our headquarters are in Birmingham, which is the youngest city in Europe - with under-25s accounting for nearly 40 per cent of the population. But it’s not all about the second city…we cover as far afield as Coventry and over to where the Black Country meets Staffordshire. We police six Premier League and Football League clubs and have a big part to play in major events. There’s a vibrant student scene with numerous universities and colleges across the region.

Currently celebrating our 50th year, West Midlands Police is a leading force who have led the way in many areas of policing including:

• new recruits join us on a starting salary of £29,907 per annum, regardless of which route you join, and this will increase with yearly increments meaning you can earn over £46,000 within seven years - or more if you are successfully promoted
• our benefits scheme which gives you access to offers and discounts on a whole range of things – from holidays to shopping.
• continual opportunities for advancement throughout your career including opportunities for promotion and specialisation including: Detectives, Major Crime, Counter Terrorism, Operations, Public protection, Firearms and Roads Policing.
• a focus on your continuous professional development which includes a structured Performance Development Review (PDR);
• a well-established wellbeing programme ensuring that you are supported in everything you do – this includes our welfare services, occupational health team and staff support networks for underrepresented groups including our race, faith, disability, gender, LBGTQ+ and neurodiversity networks.