City of London Police jobs
Are you motivated to improve the UK policing response to fraud, economic and cybercrime?
Police Now are partnering with the City of London Police on an exciting new stream within our National Detective Programme. We are offering the opportunity for you to become a Police Detective working in economic crime.
The stream will pilot in the City of London Police, who are the National Lead Force for Economic Crime roles for police officers.
Join Police Now’s two-year National Detective Programme starting in March 2025 and you’ll proactively pursue offenders and protect people and businesses from the threat of economic crime. During the programme, you will develop the skills needed to tackle complex investigations and criminal networks.
We need graduates from diverse backgrounds and a range of degree subjects, industries and sectors to bring new ways of thinking to block and disrupt economic crime.
Police detective jobs in London
Question everything, become a detective.
Society is changing. People demand better, for our communities, and from our police service.
You want change: a real way to tackle the problems destroying people’s lives.
You question everything, never accepting things the way they are. Despite barriers, you’re willing to do what it takes to change the world around you.
By becoming a police detective, you can make this happen.
What is economic crime?
Economic crime, also known as financial crime, refers to a broad category of illegal activity involving money, finance or assets, committed by an individual or a group of individuals to obtain a financial or professional advantage.
This poses a threat to the UK’s national security, economy and its institutions and causes serious harm to our society and individuals.
Some examples of economic crime include:
- Tax evasion, the illegal non or under payment of tax by an individual or a company.
- Money laundering, which allows criminals and organised crime groups to benefit from the proceeds of their crimes or fund further criminality.
- Online fraud, for example fraudulent sales of goods or romance scams.
- Identity fraud, for example using a victim’s identity details to obtain a loan.
- Bribery and corruption.
question everything,
become a detective
Applications are open for our 2025 National Detective Programme.
City of London Police careers
City of London Police protects the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London. The force serves the City of London with pride, passion and innovation to protect and serve its communities.
The force strives to support a thriving economy by leading the physical security of the Square Mile, balancing tradition with modern challenges, and maintaining well established relationships with commercial and law enforcement partners worldwide, which maintains integrity and ease of trading in the City of London.
The City of London Police contributes to a flourishing society by leading excellence in policing locally through to globally, delivering safer communities, and preventing and combating crime.
Through our partnership with City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police Service, we have recruited, trained and developed 696 graduates to become police officers and detectives on our national graduate programmes since 2015.
- Commissioner: Temporary Commissioner Peter O'Doherty
- Headquarters: Guildhall Yard East, London
- Areas include: Square Mile of the City of London
Why join City of London Police with Police Now?
By joining City of London Police through Police Now’s national graduate programmes, you’ll benefit from our unique range of support and development features specially designed to develop your career and your impact in policing.
You’ll get a whole host of Police Now benefits unique to our national graduate programmes.
- A Performance and Development Coach who’ll work with you over the two-year programme on your personal and professional development.
- A Police Now national peer network to learn from and share experiences with.
- Advice from experienced officers through the Police Now alumni network.
- Our specially designed Police Now Academy to give you a unique and intensive preparation for life in-force.
City of London Police graduate scheme
We are looking for graduates to join City of London Police through our national graduate programmes.
National Graduate Leadership Programme
National Detective Programme
City of London Police recruitment
Our focus on diversity and inclusion
Our Force vision is to ensure that all communities, individuals, charities and businesses receive an excellent and consistent experience. Our Force engages with local, national and international communities across the globe, who all have diverse needs. We know that we cannot achieve this vision without a high performing workforce that embraces diversity and inclusion at its core.
Core requirements
To be eligible to join City of London Police, you must:
- Have achieved, or be working towards, a 2.2 undergraduate degree by the programme start date.
- Be a British Citizen or have indefinite leave to remain and right to work in the UK.
- Have lived in the UK for the last three years.
Before you apply, make sure you read our full eligibility criteria.
How you apply
You want a career where you can make an impact. Are you prepared to start the application process?
Being prepared is the first step in being successful in your application. Before you apply, make sure to thoroughly read this information and have everything you need to start your journey.
Find out how you apply for City of London Police and all the steps you’ll go through in becoming a police officer with Police Now.
