Lucknow zone is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Additional director general of police (ADG), whereas Lucknow range is headed by an IPS officer in the rank of Inspector General of Police (IG).

SP) (East, North, West, Rural area, Trans-Gomti, Protocol, Traffic and Crime).

On 13 January 2020, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet passed the decision of making 2 police commissionerates in the state.

[2] Home Department of Uttar Pradesh appointed IPS Sujit Pandey as the first Police Commissioner of Lucknow.

On 5 January 2022, chief minister Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation of a new Hi-tech police commissionerate office that will complete in the time duration of 2 years and will be located next to the DGP residence at Rana Pratap Marg in Dalibagh area of the city.

Hierarchy is as follows (from high to low level): Lucknow is the capital of the state and is the center of wide range of political, cultural, social and economic activities.

The Lucknow Police has to play a number of roles so far maintenance of law and order is concerned.