As the fourth largest of the 43 Home Office forces, the West Yorkshire Police force area is varied, combining busy cities and towns with quiet villages and picturesque rural locations. Not only the locations, but the communities are equally as varied, representing a diverse range of ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds.

The Force collaborates across the Yorkshire and Humber Region and wider North Eastern Region, leading on a number of national and regional policing responsibilities.

Serving the 2.2 million people living in West Yorkshire, policing is delivered from the five policing districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield where day-to-day policing services are carried out across the county.

We look for all kinds of skills, recognising it takes all kinds of people to protect the public. Problem solving, compassion, resilience, respect, courage, and teamwork. These are the qualities we are looking for. To truly reflect the communities we serve, we’re particularly keen to recruit people from under- represented groups, such as those from black, Asian, and other ethnic backgrounds.