Federation reveals results of 2024 pay and morale survey

1 May 2025

84% of City of London Police officers feel ‘worse off’ financially now than they were five years ago and 14% ‘never’ or ‘almost never’ have enough money to cover all their essentials.

According to the 2024 Police Federation of England and Wales Pay and Morale Report – published today - 88% of respondents have seen living cost increases in the previous month and 75% of officers are dissatisfied with their pay.

Worryingly, 33% of City of London Police officers who responded to the survey said they intend to resign from the police service either ‘within the next two years’ or ‘as soon as [they] can’.

Whilst Police Officers received a 4.75% pay rise in 2024, officer pay has reduced by a fifth since 2010.

Nationally 76% of officers responding to the PFEW Pay and Morale survey say their pay does not reflect the dangers they face and a third of officers struggle to afford essentials such as food, rent, or heating.

Officers are also struggling with low morale and lack of support, the survey found. 95% of City of London officers said they do not feel respected by the Government, and 53% said they were experiencing low morale.

74% of respondents from City of London Police said that they would not recommend joining the police to others. 66% said they do not feel valued within the service.

Officers are coming under attack from the public too, the report showed, with 10% having suffered one or more injuries that required medical attention as a result of work-related violence in the last year.

49% of respondents from City of London Police said that over the last 12 months, their workload has been ‘too high’ or ‘much too high’. 26% said they feel ‘always’ or ‘often’ feel pressured into working long hours.

Sadly, 78% of respondents from City of London Police indicated that they had experienced feelings of stress, low mood, anxiety, or other difficulties with their health and wellbeing over the last 12 months, and 32% said that they find their job ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ stressful.

The survey is based on 188 responses received from City of London Police officers.