City of London Police Museum
37 Wood Street
London
EC2P 2NQ
T: 020 7601 2328
W: www.citypolicemuseum.org.uk
Visitor Information
Tue-Wed 11am-4pm
Fri 2-6pm
To arrange a visit at the museum, please contact the museum manager, Catherine Coulthard, on 020 7601 2328 or email catherine.coulthard@cityoflondon.pnn.police.uk
Free entry (donations welcome)
The City of London, the financial centre of the UK, may only be 'one square mile' but it has its own police force, separate from the Metropolitan Police. The City Police, as well as safeguarding the Square Mile and its 9,000 residents, 320,000 workers and the many visitors that come each year to see landmarks such as St Paul's and Tower Bridge, specialises in economic crime.
Its headquarters on Wood Street, around the corner from the historic Guildhall, houses a small but unique museum dedicated to the history of crime and policing in the City of London. The museum offers a fascinating insight into the deeds of criminals and villains, from Jack the Ripper to the enigmatic Latvian revolutionary criminal Peter the Painter, and takes a look at the lives of the men and women who have guarded the City of London since 1839.
From the first police call box in London, via the history of the police uniform and Olympic glory, to the grisly stories of the City’s criminal past (murders, robberies, assassinations and gun battles), you'll discover the story of crime and policing in the City of London.