Walsall Borough Police was a police force in the
Borough of Walsall, then in
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, in England, from 1832–1966.
History
The force was created on 6 July 1832 with one
superintendent and three
constables.
Following the Municipal Corporation Act of 1835, the force came under the control of Walsall Corporation, via a
watch committee.
From 1857, the force had a superintendent, four sergeants and 19 Constables.
Two
plainclothes detectives were appointed in 1858.
At the start of the 20th century the force had 78 men.
The first two women constables were appointed in 1918.
Following the recommendations of the 1960 Royal Commission on the Police, the force was merged, with
Wolverhampton Borough Police
Wolverhampton Borough Police was a police service in the Borough of Wolverhampton from 1837–1966, when it was merged into the West Midlands Constabulary.
The town's commissioners approved the formation of the police force on 3 August 1837. ...
and
Dudley Borough Police
Dudley Borough Police was a police force in the Borough of Dudley, then an exclave of Worcestershire, in England, from 1920–1966.
History
From 1839 until 1920, Dudley was policed by the Dudley Division of the Worcestershire Constabulary. ...
, and parts of the
Staffordshire Constabulary and
Worcestershire Constabulary
Worcestershire Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for policing rural Worcestershire in central England from 1839 until 1967, when it became part of West Mercia Constabulary.
History
The Worcestershire Constabulary was forme ...
, into the
West Midlands Constabulary
The West Midlands Constabulary was a police force in the West Midlands of England.
It was created on 1 April 1966 under the Police Act 1964, with the re-organisation of the Black Country area as the five contiguous county boroughs of Dudley, W ...
from 1 April 1966.
/ref> Since a further merger in 1974, Walsall has been served by the West Midlands Police.
Chief officers
Until 1885, the officer leading the force was accorded the rank of Superintendent. After that date, they were Chief Constables. They were:
Superintendents
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Chief Constables
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References
{{Commons cat, Walsall Borough Police
Defunct police forces of England
1832 establishments in England
1966 disestablishments in England
Walsall
History of Staffordshire
Antecedents of the West Midlands Police