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Police officer CV example

Police forces recruit through their own process, so a police officer CV is where you gather the evidence before you fill it in: calls you attended, statements and intelligence, a local problem you helped solve with its result, and what you did at events.

This example is a police community support officer, a special constable before that, applying to train as a constable.

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Kirsty Mullan
Police Community Support Officer
Bradford · 07700 900235 · [email protected] · Full UK driving licence

Profile

Police community support officer with three years on a neighbourhood team, and two years as a special constable before that. Patrols a ward of about 18,000 residents, deals with antisocial behaviour, takes witness statements and passes on intelligence, and works with schools, housing and youth services on local problems. Applying for the Police Constable Entry Programme.

Experience

Police Community Support Officer | Pennine Police, Bradford East neighbourhood team | 2023–present

Patrol a ward of about 18,000 residents on foot and by bike, on early, late and weekend shifts.

Take witness statements and submit 40 to 60 pieces of intelligence a year for officers to act on.

Ran a three-month plan with the housing association and youth service on antisocial behaviour at a shopping parade; reports fell from 31 to 12 against the same months a year before.

Give talks on online safety in four primary schools, and crime prevention advice to residents after burglaries.

Help with traffic and crowd control at football matches and the city's summer events.

Special Constable (volunteer) | Pennine Police, Bradford | 2021–2023

Attended calls with regular officers on weekend shifts, made nine arrests and completed the case files.

Customer Service Adviser | Northlight Energy, Bradford | 2018–2023

Qualifications and training

PCSO initial training, Pennine Police | 2023

Emergency First Aid at Work | 2025

A levels: Sociology (B), English Language (C), Psychology (C) | 2018

GCSEs: 8 at grades 9 to 4, including English 6 and maths 5

Skills

Calm, clear communication with people who are upset or angry

Accurate statements and pocket notebook entries

Working with schools, housing and youth services

Basic Urdu, spoken

Fictional example for a police officer. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What police forces look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Respond to calls for help from the publicCalls attended with regular officers as a special constable
Collect witness statements, intelligence and evidenceWitness statements and 40 to 60 intelligence submissions a year
Interview suspects and make arrestsNine arrests and their case files as a special constable
Control traffic and crowds at large public events and gatheringsFootball matches and the city's summer events
Advise the public on personal safety and crime preventionOnline safety talks in four schools; advice to residents after burglaries

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a police officer.

Average pay: £30,000 a year for a starter and £48,000 for an experienced police officer, working 37 to 40 hours a week (National Careers Service, checked 14 October 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Police officer on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for a police officer, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Public safety and security
  • Negotiating to keep people safe
  • Patient and calm in stressful situations
  • Sensitivity in traumatic situations
  • Legal knowledge, including court procedures and regulations
  • Understanding people’s reactions
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Leadership
  • Competent with computers and everyday software
Choose them in the editor

From the National Careers Service profile, checked 17 October 2026.

A profile with more experience

This CV's profile is written for someone starting out. Here is the same job at the other level: copy it, or open it in the editor with this CV and write over it.

Police constable with six years in response and neighbourhood policing, the last two as a tutor constable for new officers. Handles high-risk calls, files and court cases to a high standard. Looking to transfer to a force nearer home.
Use in the editor
Inside this example
  • Profile: 56 words here
  • Experience: 139 words here
  • Qualifications and training: 35 words here
  • Skills: 26 words here

How to write yours

01

Tell one problem with its result

A local problem, what you did with which partners, and the numbers before and after show the judgement a force assesses. One of these is worth more than a list of qualities.

02

Be exact about your powers

Write what your role allowed you to do. Arrests belong under special constable or other warranted work, not under a PCSO or civilian job.

03

Count what you can count

Statements, intelligence submissions, arrests, schools visited: numbers you can stand behind at interview.

04

Keep people unnamed

Never name a victim, witness, suspect or address, even in a CV only you will read.

Rules and checks for a police application

How do I apply to become a police officer?

Each force has its own recruitment rules (National Careers Service). If your application succeeds, an assessment centre follows with written tests and an interview, so collect your examples here before you fill in the force's form.

What are the requirements to join the police?

You need to be over 18, pass enhanced background checks and pass a fitness test (National Careers Service).

Which entry routes are there?

The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, the 2-year Police Constable Entry Programme, the Degree Holder Entry Programme after any degree, or a Professional Policing degree (National Careers Service). Name the one you are applying for. Relevant experience, such as work as a PCSO, can be taken into account, and volunteering as a special constable gives you a taste of the work (National Careers Service).

Classic and one page: the plain layout reads well when an assessor prints it, and the experience sits first because it holds the examples a force asks for.

Guides for this CV

Turning duties into results Volunteering as experience Skills to put on your CV How to write a cover letter

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