1857 - 2007

A HISTORY OF WARWICKSHIRE POLICE

Headquarters (now referred to as Leek Wootton)

Constabulary Headquarters Kenilworth 1858 - 1884
Constabulary Headquarters Kenilworth 1858 - 1884

Constabulary Headquarters Warwick 1884 - 1949
Constabulary Headquarters Warwick 1884 - 1949

When the force was first established its headquarters was at Kenilworth. In 1884, headquarters was transferred to the County Buildings, Warwick, which continued to be used for this purpose until 1949, when the present headquarters, “ Woodcote”, Leek Wootton, was taken into use.

Constabulary Headquarters Leek Wootton 1949 - present
Constabulary Headquarters Leek Wootton 1949 - present

Constabulary Headquarters Leek Wootton 1949 - February 2011

At the end of February 2011, the force ceased to operate with a Headquarters building. This change was marked by chief officers moving to the Warwickshire Criminal Justice Centre in Leamington.