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Wiltshire Police
Wiltshire Police area
Coverage
Area	Wiltshire
Size	3,485
Population	Approx 625,000
Operations
Formed	1839
HQ	Devizes
Budget	{{{budget}}}
Officers	1,227
Divisions	2
Stations	24
Chief Constable	Brian Moore (from 1st Jan 2008)
Website	Wiltshire Police

Wiltshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England.

Wiltshire Police Authority has 9 councillors (from both Wiltshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council), 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members.

The force was established in 1839 under the County Police Act 1839, and was the first county police force to be formed. Its motto is Primus Et Optimus which means First and Best.

Wiltshire Police is currently recruiting a new chief constable following the departure of Martin Richards who started as chief constable as Sussex on October 1st. Mr Richards leaves Wiltshire police after three years in the role of chief constable - he arrived in September 2004. Previously the role was held by Dame Elizabeth Neville DBE QPM.

Deputy chief constable Stephen Long will take the role of Acting Chief Constable until the new chief, Brian Moore, takes over on 1st January 2008 (Mr Moore, 48, is currently Deputy Chief Constable with Surrey Police).

The current Assistant Chief Constable is Andy Marsh.

The headquarters of the force is currently Devizes in Wiltshire, chosen as being the point most geographically close to the centre of the force Area.

It is currently divided up into the following districts, stations and Neighbourhood Policing Teams:

• North Wilts District
  • Malmesbury
    • Malmesbury Town
    • Ashton Keynes & Minety
    • Malmesbury Rural
  • Cricklade
    • Cricklade & Purton
  • Wootton Bassett
    • Wootton Bassett Town
    • Wotton Bassett Rural
  • Chippenham
    • Chippenham Rural North
    • Chippenham Rural West
    • Chippenham Town South
    • Chippenham Town Outer West
    • Chippenham Town North East
    • Chippenham Town Inner West
    • Chippenham Town Centre
  • Corsham
    • Corsham North
    • Corsham Town
    • Corsham South
  • Calne
    • Calne West
    • Calne Town
    • Calne East
• West Wilts District
  • Bradford on Avon
    • Bradford On Avon Rural
    • Bradford On Avon Town
  • Melksham
    • Melksham West
    • Melksham Town
    • Melksham East
    • Hilperton & Staverton
  • Trowbridge
    • Trowbridge Rural
    • Adcroft
    • Trowbridge Town Centre
    • John Of Gaunt
    • College & New Town
    • Longfield
  • Westbury
    • Westbury Town
    • Westbury Rural
  • Warminster
    • Warminster Town
    • Warminster Rural West
    • Warminster Rural South
    • Warminster Rural East
• Kennet District
• Salisbury District
• Swindon District

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• Wiltshire Constabulary
• Wiltshire Police Authority

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