List of British police officers killed in the line of duty

This article includes only those serving police officers who were killed as a direct result of a crime or while attempting to respond, prevent, stop or solve a specific criminal act. The list omits war-time deaths by enemy fire, such as the many police officers killed by air raids during the Second World War. The list also omits the more than 300 officers of the former Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) killed in paramilitary assassinations or attacks during The Troubles.

List
Key to rank abbreviations:


 * A/x = Acting
 * ACC = Assistant Chief Constable
 * CEO = Civilian Explosives Officer
 * Cmdr = Commander
 * DC = Detective Constable
 * DI = Detective Inspector
 * DS = Detective Sergeant
 * Insp = Inspector
 * PC = Police Constable
 * Sgt = Sergeant
 * SPC = Special Police Constable
 * Stn Sgt = Station Sergeant
 * Supt = Superintendent
 * WPC = Woman Police Constable
 * WRC = War Reserve Constable.