The Police Service
Most of the ranks in the UK are standardised across the service, with slight variations in the most senior ranks of the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police (at the rank of Commander and above).
There is no longer any differentiation between male and female officers.
Ranks within the Metropolitan Police
- Commissioner
- Deputy Commissioner
- Assistant Commissioner
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner
- Commander
- Chief Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Chief Inspector
- Inspector
- Sergeant
- Constable
Ranks within the City of London Police
- Commissioner
- Assistant Commissioner
- Deputy Assistant Commissioner
- Commander
- Chief Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Chief Inspector
- Inspector
- Sergeant
- Constable
Police Service Ranks
- Chief Constable
- Deputy Chief Constable
- Assistant Chief Constable
- Chief Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Chief Inspector
- Inspector
- Sergeant
- Constable
CID
For Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers, male and female, add the prefix 'Detective' in the ranks from Constable to Chief Superintendent.
