Birmingham, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick originally had their own police forces.

However, with the inclusion of Coventry in the new county of the West Midlands in 1974, Coventry passed to the new West Midlands Police, which also took over the areas of the Birmingham City Police and part of the northwestern area of Warwickshire (around Solihull and Sutton Coldfield).

In December 2010, the Warwickshire Justice Centre was completed in Newbold Terrace, Leamington Spa.

[1] The county is divided into five districts and boroughs (based on local government districts/boroughs).

The current chief constable is Debbie Tedds, who was appointed in July 2021 following the retirement of her predecessor Martin Jelley.

[citation needed] The alliance saw the sharing of back office facilities, force systems and support teams.