Women in Policing

  • Alice Slominska

    Alice Slominska

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Bedfordshire Police
    Died
    17 Jul 2026
    Aged
    (19)

  • Jess Turnbull

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Northumbria Police
    Died
    10 Jun 2026
    Aged
    (19)

  • Rosie Prior

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    North Yorkshire Police
    Died
    11 Jan 2025
    Aged
    (45)

  • Karen Smith

    Rank
    Detective Constable
    Force
    Humberside Police
    Died
    18 Dec 2024
    Aged
    (49)

  • Amoreena Adams

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    01 Aug 2024
    Aged
    (32)

  • Sharon Garrett

    Rank
    Detective Constable
    Force
    Cambridgeshire Constabulary
    Died
    06 Jun 2014
    Aged
    (48)

  • Rhianydd Hitchcock

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Police Scotland
    Died
    31 May 2014
    Aged
    (29)

  • Kirsty Nelis

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Police Scotland
    Died
    29 Nov 2013
    Aged
    (36)

  • Philippa Reynolds

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Police Service of Northern Ireland
    Died
    09 Feb 2013
    Aged
    (27)

  • Adele Cashman

    Rank
    Detective Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    05 Nov 2012
    Aged
    (30)

  • Fiona Bone

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Greater Manchester Police
    Died
    18 Sep 2012
    Aged
    (32)

  • Nicola Hughes

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Greater Manchester Police
    Died
    18 Sep 2012
    Aged
    (23)

  • Karen Paterson

    Rank
    Detective Constable
    Force
    Cambridgeshire Constabulary
    Died
    06 Jan 2012
    Aged
    (44)

  • Laura Ruth Williams

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    19 Feb 2009
    Aged
    (41)

  • Diane Christine Donald

    Rank
    Detective Constable
    Force
    Strathclyde Police
    Died
    21 Jan 2009
    Aged
    (40)

  • Dee Marie Weatherley

    Rank
    Detective Constable
    Force
    Thames Valley Police
    Died
    13 Dec 2008
    Aged
    (31)
  • Profile photo of Katie Louise Mitchell

    Katie Louise Mitchell

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Kent Police
    Died
    03 Oct 2007
    Aged
    (39)

  • Kirsty Allan

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Fife Constabulary
    Died
    02 Mar 2007
    Aged
    (24)

  • Stacey Victoria Pyke

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Lincolnshire Police
    Died
    15 Jan 2007
    Aged
    (20)

  • Deborah Adele Harman-Burton

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    West Midlands Police
    Died
    24 Mar 2006
    Aged
    (28)

  • Karen Balfour

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Lothian and Borders Police
    Died
    05 Jan 2006
    Aged
    (37)

  • Sharon Beshenivsky

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    West Yorkshire Police
    Died
    18 Nov 2005
    Aged
    (38)

  • Siobhan Mary Majella McCann

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Police Service of Northern Ireland
    Died
    10 Jul 2005
    Aged
    (41)

  • Cheryl Rosemarie Lloyd

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Suffolk Constabulary
    Died
    18 Jun 2005
    Aged
    (42)

  • Catherine Margaret Sutcliffe

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Lancashire Constabulary
    Died
    20 Aug 2004
    Aged
    (34)

  • Sarah Jane Minskip

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Avon and Somerset Police
    Died
    04 Feb 2004
    Aged
    (26)

  • Alison Armitage

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Greater Manchester Police
    Died
    05 Mar 2001
    Aged
    (29)

  • Jacqueline Ann Haswell

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Strathclyde Police
    Died
    07 Aug 2000
    Aged
    (30)

  • Nina Alexandra MacKay

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    24 Oct 1997
    Aged
    (25)

  • Vanessa Rosemary Carroll

    Rank
    Inspector
    Force
    West Midlands Police
    Died
    28 Apr 1996
    Aged
    (35)

  • Philippa Jane Parish

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Hampshire Constabulary
    Died
    13 Mar 1996
    Aged
    (29)

  • Melanie Igoe

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Strathclyde Police
    Died
    30 May 1995
    Aged
    (28)

  • Sandra Jane Edwards

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    South Yorkshire Police
    Died
    10 May 1995
    Aged
    (28)

  • Gail Doreen Pirnie

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    26 Oct 1994
    Aged
    (42)

  • Gina Corin Rutherford

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    South Yorkshire Police
    Died
    07 Feb 1994
    Aged
    (25)

  • Sharon Rena Kay Sawyer

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    01 Mar 1993
    Aged
    (33)

  • Colleen Linda McMurray

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    28 Mar 1992
    Aged
    (34)

  • Jo-Ann Jennings

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Essex Police
    Died
    12 Nov 1989
    Aged
    (23)

  • Jacqueline Ann Brown

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Hertfordshire Constabulary
    Died
    06 Jun 1989
    Aged
    (23)

  • Deborah Leat

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Avon and Somerset Police
    Died
    27 Nov 1986
    Aged
    (20)

  • Tracy Ellen Doak

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    20 May 1985
    Aged
    (21)

  • Ivy Winifred Kelly

    Rank
    Woman Detective Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    28 Feb 1985
    Aged
    (29)

  • Rosemary Elizabeth McGookin

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    28 Feb 1985
    Aged
    (27)

  • Yvonne Joyce Fletcher

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    17 Apr 1984
    Aged
    (25)

  • Joanne Mary Cochran

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Thames Valley Police
    Died
    29 Mar 1984
    Aged
    (20)

  • Jane Philippa Arbuthnot

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    17 Dec 1983
    Aged
    (22)

  • Angela Bradley

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Lancashire Constabulary
    Died
    05 Jan 1983
    Aged
    (23)

  • Mandy Dawn Rayner

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Hertfordshire Constabulary
    Died
    13 Oct 1982
    Aged
    (18)

  • Mabel Elizabeth Cheyne

    Rank
    Reserve Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    23 Apr 1982
    Aged
    (29)

  • Elaine Evans

    Rank
    Inspector
    Force
    Merseyside Police
    Died
    05 Oct 1981
    Aged
    (33)

  • Martha Doreen Harkness

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    25 Jul 1981
    Aged
    (22)

  • Deborah Nicholson

    Rank
    Police Constable
    Force
    Greater Manchester Police
    Died
    06 Nov 1980
    Aged
    (24)

  • Joanne Margaret Best

    Rank
    Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    28 Oct 1980
    Aged
    (21)

  • Sharon Bury

    Rank
    Police Cadet
    Force
    Avon and Somerset Police
    Died
    08 Feb 1980
    Aged
    (16)

  • Isabella Janet G Harris

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
    Died
    07 Nov 1978
    Aged
    (27)

  • Elizabeth Burton

    Rank
    Woman Police Sergeant
    Force
    West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police
    Died
    15 May 1978
    Aged
    (40)

  • Lillian Sullivan

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police
    Died
    15 May 1978
    Aged
    (41)
  • Profile photo of Norma Spence

    Norma Spence

    Rank
    Civilian Search Officer
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    03 Mar 1978
    Aged
    (25)

  • Shirley Moses

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Northumbria Police
    Died
    29 Aug 1976
    Aged
    (21)

  • Linda Emmeline Baggley

    Rank
    Reserve Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    02 Jun 1976
    Aged
    (19)

  • Margaret Cherry Campbell

    Rank
    Reserve Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    21 Nov 1975
    Aged
    (24)

  • Mildred Ann Harrison

    Rank
    Reserve Constable
    Force
    Royal Ulster Constabulary GC
    Died
    16 Mar 1975
    Aged
    (26)

  • Lesley Anne Beet

    Rank
    Police Cadet
    Force
    Essex Constabulary
    Died
    13 Mar 1974
    Aged
    (18)

  • Karpal Kaur Sandhu

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    04 Nov 1973
    Aged
    (30)

  • Barbara Lynne Wilkinson

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Lancashire Constabulary
    Died
    13 Nov 1971
    Aged
    (20)

  • Ann Lakey

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Teesside Constabulary
    Died
    19 Oct 1970
    Aged
    (24)

  • Carol Anne Waddington

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Rochdale Borough Police
    Died
    20 Dec 1968
    Aged
    (19)

  • June Randell

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Hull City Police
    Died
    10 Mar 1966
    Aged
    (21)

  • Myra Waller

    Rank
    Police Woman
    Force
    Lancashire Constabulary
    Died
    20 Jun 1965
    Aged
    (24)

  • Mary Jean Baldwin

    Rank
    Woman Police Sergeant
    Force
    Birmingham City Police
    Died
    26 Jun 1959
    Aged
    (34)

  • Catherine Phyllis Godfrey

    Rank
    Police Woman
    Force
    Leicestershire Constabulary
    Died
    03 May 1947
    Aged
    (40)

  • Bertha Massey Gleghorn

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Metropolitan Police
    Died
    19 Jun 1944
    Aged
    (33)

  • Lilian Daisy Gale

    Rank
    Woman Police Constable
    Force
    Great Western Railway Police
    Died
    06 Jan 1944
    Aged
    (26)

  • Evelyn Rolfe

    Rank
    Police Nurse
    Force
    City of London Police
    Died
    09 Sep 1940
    Aged
    (65)