List of Ministry of Defence Police locations explained

See main article: Ministry of Defence Police. Ministry of Defence Police locations and units include:

Force Headquarters

• Wyton

Criminal Investigation Department

CID officers are controlled centrally from Wyton and are located in regional offices based at Catterick, Faslane and Wyton.

National mobile units

• Nuclear Guard Force - assembled from officers nationwide once activated by NARO and deployed to a specific incident.^[1]
• Operational Support Unit North
• Operational Support Unit South
• Special Escort Group - based at Aldermaston.

Regional mobile units^[2]

• Central Support Group Aldershot
• Central Support Group Bicester
• Central Support Group Menwith Hill

Central Support Group (CSG) provides specialist capability, deploying regionally, often at short notice.

Stations

Region 1 – Scotland (Central)^[3]

• Beith
• Clyde
• Coulport
• Crombie
• Glen Douglas

Region 2 – England (North West)

• Barrow-in-Furness
• Longtown

Region 3 – England (North East)

• Fylingdales
• Menwith Hill

Region 4 – England (Central West)

• Bicester
• Derby
• Donnington
• Hereford
• Kineton

Region 5 – England (Central East)

• Alconbury
• Croughton
• Lakenheath/Mildenhall

Region 6 – London

• Regents Park Barracks
• Whitehall

Region 7 – England (Central South)

• Aldermaston
• Burghfield

Region 8 – England (South East)

• Gosport
• Oakhanger
• Porton Down
• Portsmouth

Region 9 – England (South West)

• Abbeywood
• Corsham
• Devonport
• Fairford
• Welford

Others

• Bacton Gas Terminal^[4]
• Easington Gas Terminal
• Garlogie Gas Compressor Station^[5]
• GCHQ, Cheltenham^[6]
• St Fergus Gas Terminal^[7]
• Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment^[8]

Defence Community Police Officer posts

• Albemarle
• Blandford
• Bovington
• Catterick
• Pirbright
• Harrogate
• Innsworth
• Fort George
• Leconfield
• Marchwood
• Northern Ireland
• Poole
• Shorncliffe
• St Athan
• Winchester

References

• MDP Station Locations, August 2019 v3

Notes and References

1. Web site: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE POLICE RECRUITMENT, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. www.mod.police.uk. Ministry of Defence Police. 2 March 2015.
2. Web site: Our operational groups and units . 2024-07-09 . Ministry of Defence Police . en-GB.
3. Web site: Our locations . 2024-07-10 . Ministry of Defence Police . en-GB.
4. News: 2007-01-16 . MoD officers guard gas terminals . 2024-07-10 . en-GB.
5. Web site: 30 January 2020 . Constable vacancies are now available at Garlogie and Fylingdales, as part of our ongoing campaign for serving constables and sergeants to join our #ForceWithADifference at a range of locations across the UK. . 2024-07-10 . www.facebook.com.
6. Web site: 50 years: delivering unique specialist policing . 2024-07-10 . GOV.UK . en.
7. News: 2007-01-16 . Armed police begin energy patrols . 2024-07-10 . en-GB.
8. Web site: June 2021 . MOD Police TalkThrough Magazine June 2021 - 6.7397_MOD_Police_Quarterly_Magazine-Spring_A4_Op1_v7.5_spreads_web.pdf . 41.