This file contains the digital vector boundaries for Police Force Areas in England and Wales, as at 31 December 2016. The boundaries available are: Full resolution - extent of the realm (usually this is the Mean Low Water mark but in some cases boundaries extend beyond this to include off shore islands); Full resolution - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark); Generalised (20m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark); Super generalised (200m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark) and Ultra generalised (500m) - clipped to the coastline (Mean High Water mark). Contains both Ordnance Survey and ONS Intellectual Property Rights.Download File Sizes
Full resolution - extent of the
realm (12 MB)
Full resolution - clipped to
the coastline (18 MB)
Generalised (20m) - clipped to
the coastline (2 MB)
Super generalised (200m) -
clipped to the coastline (337 KB)
Ultra generalised (500m) -
clipped to the coastline (105 KB).
REST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE View Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Other_Boundaries/Police_Force_Areas_December_2016_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireViewREST URL of ArcGIS for INSPIRE Feature Download Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Other_Boundaries/Police_Force_Areas_December_2016_Boundaries/MapServer/exts/InspireFeatureDownloadREST URL of ArcGIS Feature Service - https://ons-inspire.esriuk.com/arcgis/rest/services/Other_Boundaries/Police_Force_Areas_December_2016_Boundaries/FeatureServer