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Fife Constabulary
Fife Constabulary area
Coverage
Area	Fife
Size	1,325 km²
Population	356,740
Operations
Formed	1949 (merger)
HQ	Glenrothes
Officers	1027 regular, 119 special
Divisions	3
Stations	20
Chief Constable	Peter Wilson
Website	Force web site

Fife Constabulary is the police force for the Scottish council area of Fife.

The area policed by Fife Constabulary has a resident population of just over 350,000, almost a third of whom live in one of the three principal towns of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. The force was established in 1949 following the amalgamation of the originally independent Fife County, Dunfermline City and Kirkcaldy Burgh police forces [1]. Then the number of Police Officers totalled 345, supported by 26 civilian staff. During 1949 officers dealt with 7,492 crimes and offences. The current establishment of the Force is 1027 Officers, who are assisted by 119 Special Constables and approximately 538 support staff. Fife Constabulary currently deals with around 65,000 crimes and offences annually.

The Chief Constable is responsible for ensuring that the deployment and organisation of personnel is consistent with the demands on the Force. Operational resources are allocated according to the needs of local communities and are complemented by professional administrative and support staff.

Contents 1 Divisions 1.1 Force Headquarters 1.2 Regional police-stations 2 Trivia 3 External link

Fife Constabulary is divided into three Territorial Divisions; Western Division, Central Division, and Eastern Division.

Western Division has a population of approximately 133,000 and its Divisional HQ is in Dunfermline. It is home to the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan Castle, Kincardine-on-Forth.

Central Division has its HQ in Kirkcaldy. It is the smallest of the three Divisions but the most densely populated with 148,000 residents.

Eastern Division is the largest of the three but has the smallest population of some 69,000. Major concentrations of population are Cupar, home to the Divisional HQ, and St Andrews.

The majority of Fife Constabulary's departments and specialist units are based at modern, purpose-built Headquarters, situated at Detroit Road in Viewfield, Glenrothes. The current Headquarters includes modern office accommodation, training facilities, lecture theatre, library, garage & communications workshops, television studio, gymnasium, and an indoor firearms range. In 2004, a new Contact Centre was opened on the Headquarters campus, enabling the Force to bring together under one roof the call handling and despatching services which had previously been dispersed across Police stations in Fife.

Fife Constabulary also has police stations in Aberdour, Anstruther, Auchtermuchty, Burntisland, Cardenden, Cowdenbeath, Dalgety Bay, Glenrothes, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Kennoway, Kincardine-on-Forth, Leven, Levenmouth, Lochgelly, Oakley, Rosyth, Tayport and Wormit.

• Traffic Officers from the Force made an appearance on the UK motoring show Top Gear, during the Caterham Challenge, pulling over the show's test driver, The Stig, and arresting him for speeding. Because of this, the presenters won the challenge.

• Fife Police