It is the largest police force in the North East by geographical area and number of officers.

Moat targeted Northumbria Police officers after his release from HM Prison Durham.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland dispatched 20 specialist off-road armoured vehicles to help in the search on rough terrain in Northumberland.

[6] Since this operation, Northumbria Police has significantly increased its armed response capacity.

[7] In January 2014, Northumbria Police launched Operation Sanctuary to investigate sexual abuse gangs targeting vulnerable young white girls.

Peacock's husband – also then a serving police officer – found out about the affair at a barbecue, and attacked Craik.

Since 1900, the following officers of Northumbria Police and its predecessors are listed by the Trust as having been killed while attempting to prevent, stop or solve a criminal act:[14] On 6 November 2017, Constable John Davidson of the Abbotsford Police Department in British Columbia, Canada, was shot and killed while trying to arrest a suspect who had allegedly opened fire in the car park of a shopping centre.