| Year |
Rank |
Name |
Force |
Method |
Incident |
Charge or Inquest Verdict
|
Court
result / outcome |
| 1900 |
PC |
Alfred Kerns |
Cheshire |
Beaten
|
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
| 1900 |
PC |
John Kew |
West Riding |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1900 |
PC |
Ernest Thompson |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed / Cut |
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Manslaughter |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1901 |
DC |
Thomas Hibbs |
L.N.W. Railway |
Beaten &
Drowned |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
unsolved -
suspects acquitted |
| 1901 |
PC |
Charles Gunter |
Birmingham |
Bludgeoned /
Stoned |
street disturbance |
Murder
|
conviction
of manslaughter |
| 1903 |
PC |
William Price |
Staffordshire |
Bludgeoned |
attempting
arrest |
Murder
|
conviction
of manslaughter |
| 1903 |
PC |
William
Wilkinson |
Leicestershire |
Shot |
revenge attack
/ ambush |
Murder |
conviction
of murder |
| 1903 |
PC |
Edwin Wilce |
Plymouth |
Beaten
|
domestic disturbance |
Murder
|
conviction
of manslaughter |
| 1903 |
PC |
William Davies |
Montgomeryshire |
Beaten
|
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Murder / Manslaughter
|
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
| 1905 |
PC |
William Woolley |
Lincolnshire |
Beaten
|
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Manslaughter
|
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
| 1906 |
PC |
William McKelvie |
Hawick |
Beaten / Kicked
|
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Murder
|
conviction
of culpable
homicide |
| 1907 |
PC |
George Leefe |
North Eastern
Rly |
Stabbed / Cut |
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Manslaughter
|
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
| 1907 |
PC |
Walter Ford |
Norfolk |
Stabbed / Cut |
deranged suspect |
Murder |
suspect
found insane |
| 1909 |
PC |
William Tyler |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
chasing suspects |
Murder |
suicide
of suspects |
| 1909 |
PC |
Charles Alger |
Great Yarmouth |
Shot |
domestic disturbance |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1910 |
Sgt |
Robert Bentley
KPM |
City of London |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
suspects
killed or acquitted |
| PC |
Walter Choat
KPM |
| Sgt |
Charles Tucker
KPM |
| 1911 |
PC |
Hosea Pope |
Monmouthshire |
Bludgeoned /
Stoned |
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Manslaughter |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1912 |
Insp |
Arthur Walls |
Eastbourne |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1913 |
Sgt |
William Crouch |
Wiltshire |
Shot |
revenge attack
/ ambush |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| 1913 |
PC |
Andrew Barton
KPM |
Northumberland |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| DC |
George Mussell
KPM |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
| 1915 |
DC |
Alfred Young
KPM |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1919 |
PC |
James Campbell |
Glasgow |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
unsolved -
no suspects charged |
| 1919 |
St/Sgt |
Thomas Green |
Metropolitan |
Bludgeoned /
Stoned |
mob violence
/ rioting |
Manslaughter |
unsolved -
suspects acquitted |
| 1919 |
PC |
Thomas Rowland |
Metropolitan |
Beaten
|
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
| 1920 |
PC |
James Kelly |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
chasing suspects |
Murder |
unsolved -
no suspects charged |
| 1920 |
Insp |
John Burney |
Middlesbrough |
Beaten / Kicked |
street disturbance |
Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
|
1921
|
Sgt
|
Ernest Crowston
|
Nottingham
|
Struck by vehicle
|
stopping vehicle
|
Manslaughter
|
conviction of
manslaughter
|
| 1921 |
Insp |
Robert Johnston |
Glasgow |
Shot |
prisoner escort / escape (IRA) |
Murder |
unsolved -
suspects acquitted (Sinn Fein) |
| 1921 |
PC |
Peter Munro |
Lanarkshire |
Beaten / Kicked |
mob violence
/ rioting |
Murder
|
conviction
of culpable
homicide |
| 1924 |
PC |
Robert Pritchard |
Anglesey |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1925 |
PC |
Albert Willits |
Wolverhampton |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1927 |
PC |
Mathew Straughan |
Durham |
Shot |
deranged suspect |
Murder |
suspect found
insane (on appeal) |
| 1927 |
PC |
George
Gutteridge |
Essex |
Shot |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1928 |
PC |
Henry
Leggett |
Newcastle-on-Tyne |
Beaten |
disorderly
/ drunk person (off
duty) |
Murder / Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide
|
| 1929 |
PC |
John Self |
Metropolitan |
Beaten |
checking suspect |
Manslaughter |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1930 |
D/Sgt |
Francis Willis |
Cambridge |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder
|
suicide
of suspect |
|
1930 |
PC |
Arthur Lawes |
Metropolitan |
Struck by Vehicle |
stolen vehicle |
Manslaughter
|
unsolved - no suspects charged |
|
1933
|
PC
|
Frederick Percy
|
Metropolitan |
Struck by Vehicle |
directing traffic
|
Manslaughter
|
acquittal - conviction
of dangerous driving
|
|
1934
|
PC
|
James Wright
|
Manchester
|
Struck by Vehicle |
directing traffic
|
Manslaughter
|
conviction
of manslaughter
|
|
1935
|
PC
|
Harry Forrest
|
Lancashire |
Struck by Vehicle |
crowd control
|
Manslaughter
|
conviction
of manslaughter
|
|
1935
|
PC
|
James Thomson
KPM
|
Metropolitan |
Struck by Vehicle |
crowd control
|
Manslaughter
|
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1938 |
PC |
John Potter |
Devon |
Bludgeoned |
attempting
arrest |
Murder
|
conviction of murder |
| 1938 |
PC |
George Shepherd |
Metropolitan |
Dragged by Vehicle |
stolen vehicle |
Murder
|
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1940 |
PC |
William Shiell |
Durham |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder
|
conviction of murder |
| 1940 |
PWR |
Jack Avery |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed / Cut |
checking suspect |
Murder
|
conviction,
on appeal
of manslaughter
|
| 1940 |
ACC |
Robert Thomson |
Edinburgh |
Shot |
disorderly
/ drunk person |
Murder |
conviction
of culpable homicde
|
| 1940 |
SC |
William Mellen |
Herefordshire |
Beaten |
disorderly
/ drunk
person |
Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide |
| 1941 |
D/Sgt |
Thomas Dale |
Rochdale |
Bomb
Explosion |
checking
premises |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| D/I |
Harry Stables |
| 1941 |
PC |
Evan Davies |
Cardiff |
Shot |
checking suspects |
Murder |
unsolved -
no suspects charged |
|
1942
|
PWR
|
Joseph Pickering
|
Liverpool
|
Beaten |
disorderly
/ drunk
person |
Manslaughter |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1942 |
Sgt |
William Avis
DCM |
West Sussex |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder
|
suspect
found insane |
| 1943 |
PWR |
Stephen Cox
|
Birmingham
|
Struck by Vehicle
|
stolen vehicle
|
Manslaughter
|
result unknown |
| 1943 |
PWR |
John Towers |
Blackburn |
Beaten / Kicked |
disorderly
/ drunk
person |
Manslaughter
|
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1944 |
Insp |
Francis East |
Berkshire |
Dragged by Vehicle |
attempting
arrest |
Manslaughter
|
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1946 |
PC |
Brinley Booth |
Staffordshire |
Bludgeoned |
attempting
arrest |
Murder
|
unsolved -
suspect acquitted (in 1956) |
| 1948 |
PC |
Nathanael Edgar |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder
|
conviction of murder |
| 1951 |
Sgt |
William Gibson
KC |
Dumfries/Galloway |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder
|
conviction of murder |
| 1951 |
PC |
Alan Baxter |
Kent |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
suspect shot
and killed by police
|
| 1951 |
DI |
Duncan Fraser |
West Riding |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| PC |
Arthur Jagger |
| 1952 |
DC |
John Macleod
QC |
Glasgow |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| 1952 |
PC |
Sidney Miles
KPM |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1956 |
T/Sgt |
Gerald Rooney |
Kent |
Shot |
terrorist attack
/ ambush (EOKA) |
Murder |
serving with
UK Police Unit in
Cyprus |
| 1956 |
T/Sgt |
Reginald Tipple |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
terrorist attack
/ ambush (EOKA) |
Murder |
serving with
UK Police Unit in
Cyprus |
| 1956 |
T/Sgt |
Leonard Demmon
QPM |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
terrorist attack
/ ambush (EOKA) |
Murder |
serving with
UK Police Unit in
Cyprus |
| 1956 |
T/Sgt |
Hugh Carter |
Herefordshire |
Shot |
terrorist attack
/ ambush (EOKA) |
Murder |
serving with
UK Police Unit in
Cyprus |
| 1956 |
T/Sgt |
Cyril
Thoroughgood |
Leicestershire |
Shot |
terrorist attack
/ ambush (EOKA) |
Murder |
serving with
UK Police Unit in
Cyprus |
| 1958 |
T/Sgt |
Stanley Woodward |
Durham |
Bomb Explosion |
terrorist attack
/ ambush (EOKA) |
Murder |
serving with
UK Police Unit in
Cyprus |
| 1958 |
PC |
Frank Hulme |
Hertfordshire |
Beaten / Kicked |
street disturbance |
Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide |
| 1958 |
DI |
James O'Donnell
QPM |
Blackburn |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1958 |
PC |
Raymond Summers |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed |
street disturbance |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1959 |
D/Sgt |
Raymond Purdy |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
prisoner escort / escape |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1960 |
PC |
Leslie Meehan |
Metropolitan |
Dragged by Vehicle |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1961 |
Sgt |
Frederick
Hutchins QPM |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
chasing suspect |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| Insp |
Philip Pawsey
QPM |
Shot |
chasing suspect |
| 1965 |
PC |
George Russell
QPM |
Cumberland,
West- morland & Carlisle |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
suspect found
insane |
| 1965 |
D/Sgt |
James Stanford
QPM |
Wolverhampton |
Stabbed / Cut |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1966 |
PC |
Geoffrey Fox |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| D/Sgt |
Christopher Head |
| DC |
David Wombwell |
| 1966 |
PC |
Brian Armstrong |
Gateshead |
Stabbed |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1967 |
Insp |
James Bradley |
Oxfordshire |
Struck by Vehicle |
vehicle pursuit |
Murder |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1967 |
PC |
Joseph Drake |
Stirling |
Struck by Vehicle |
stolen vehicle |
Murder |
conviciton
of culpable
homicide |
| 1969 |
PC |
Michael Davies |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed |
deranged suspect
(off duty) |
Murder |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1969 |
SC |
George Gates |
Glasgow |
Bludgeoned |
checking suspects
(off duty) |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1969 |
ADC |
Angus MacKenzie
QPM |
Glasgow |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1970 |
PC |
Edward Barnett
QPM |
| 1970 |
Insp |
Barry Taylor
QC |
West Yorkshire |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1971 |
DC |
Ian Coward
QPM |
Thames Valley |
Shot |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1971 |
Supt |
Gerald
Richardson GC |
Lancashire |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1972 |
PC |
Peter Guthrie
QPM |
Warwickshire |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1973 |
PC |
Michael Whiting
QPM |
Metropolitan |
Dragged by Vehicle |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter |
| 1973 |
PC |
Dennis Smith
QPM |
Devon &
Cornwall |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1974 |
PC |
John Schofield |
Surrey |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1975 |
PC |
Stephen Tibble
QPM |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
chasing suspect
(off duty) |
Murder |
conviction of murder (IRA terrorist) |
| 1975 |
PC |
David Green |
West Midlands |
Stabbed |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1975 |
ExpO |
Roger Goad
GC BEM |
Metropolitan |
Bomb Explosion |
terrorist attack
(IRA) |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1975 |
Sgt |
Brian Dawson |
Leicestershire |
Shot |
domestic disturbance |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter |
| 1976 |
PC |
George Taylor |
Strathclyde |
Struck with
Axe |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1977 |
DC |
Norman Garnham |
North Yorkshire |
Stabbed |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1977 |
Sgt |
Alan Gordon |
Grampian |
Dragged by Vehicle |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction
of culpable
homicide |
| 1978 |
PC |
Christopher
MacDonald |
Nottinghamshire |
Bludgeoned &
Drowned |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1979 |
PC |
Desmond Kellam |
Wiltshire |
Struck with
Billhook |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1980 |
PC |
Francis O'Neill
QGM |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1981 |
Sgt |
Michael Hawcroft
QC |
West Yorkshire |
Stabbed
/ Cut |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1981 |
PC |
Raymond
Davenport QC |
Merseyside |
Dragged by Vehicle |
stolen vehicle |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1981 |
ExpO |
Kenneth Howorth
GM |
Metropolitan |
Bomb Explosion |
terrorist attack
(IRA) |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1982 |
DC |
James Porter
QC |
Durham |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1982 |
PC |
John Egerton
QC |
Greater
Manchester |
Stabbed / Cut |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1982 |
DC |
John Sandford |
Greater
Manchester |
Bludgeoned |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1982 |
PC |
David Haigh |
North Yorkshire |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| 1982 |
Sgt |
David Winter |
North Yorkshire |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
| 1982 |
WPC |
Mandy Rayner |
Hertfordshire |
Struck by Vehicle |
vehicle pursuit |
Manslaughter |
conviction of manslaughter |
| 1983 |
D/Sgt |
Ross Hunt |
Strathclyde |
Stabbed / Cut |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1983 |
WPC |
Jane Arbuthnot |
Metropolitan |
Bomb
Explosion |
terrorist attack
(IRA) |
Murder |
unsolved
- no suspects charged |
| Sgt |
Noel Lane |
| Insp |
Stephen Dodd |
|
1984
|
PC
|
Stephen Jones
|
Metropolitan |
Struck by Vehicle |
stopping vehicle
|
Death by D/Ddriving
|
conviction of
death by reckless driving
|
| 1984 |
WPC |
Yvonne Fletcher |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
terrorist attack
(Libyan) |
Murder |
unsolved -
no suspects charged |
| 1984 |
A/Sgt |
Brian Bishop |
Essex |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1984 |
Sgt |
John Speed
QC |
West Yorkshire |
Shot |
checking suspects |
Murder |
suspect
shot and killed himself |
| 1985 |
DC |
John Fordham |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed / Cut |
surveillance
duty |
Murder |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide |
| 1985 |
PC |
Keith Blakelock
QGM |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed / Cut |
mob violence
/ rioting |
Murder |
unsolved -
suspects acquitted (on appeal) |
| 1986 |
PC |
Martin Bell
|
Metropolitan |
Struck by Vehicle
|
vehicle pursuit
|
Death by D/Ddriving
|
conviction
of death by dangerous driving
|
| 1986 |
PC |
John Taylor |
Staffordshire |
Beaten / Fall |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1987 |
PC |
Ian Woodward |
Lancashire |
Shot |
checking suspect
(off duty) |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1987 |
PC |
Ronan McCloskey |
Metropolitan |
Dragged by Vehicle |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1987 |
PC |
Roger Brereton
QC |
Thames Valley |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| 1988 |
PC |
Frank Mason
QGM |
Hertfordshire |
Shot |
attempting
arrest (off duty) |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1988 |
PC |
Gavin Carlton
QC |
West Midlands |
Shot |
chasing suspects |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| 1989 |
PC |
Anthony Salt |
West Midlands |
Beaten / Kicked |
surveillance
duty |
Murder / Manslaughter |
acquittal - insufficient
evidence of homicide |
| 1989 |
Insp
|
Raymond Codling
|
Greater Manchester
|
Shot
|
checking suspect |
Murder |
suicide
of suspect |
| 1990 |
PC |
Laurence Brown |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
checking suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1991 |
PC |
Robert Gladwell |
Metropolitan |
Beaten |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1991 |
PC |
Duncan Clift |
Kent |
Struck by Vehicle |
stolen vehicle |
Murder |
unsolved -
suspect acquitted |
|
1991
|
A/Sgt
|
Simon Lilley
|
Northamptonshire
|
Struck by Vehicle |
stopping vehicle
|
Manslaughter |
conviction of
death by dangerous driving
|
| 1991 |
Sgt |
Alan King QC |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed / Cut |
checking
suspect |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1991 |
DC |
James Morrison
QGM |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed |
attempting
arrest (off duty) |
Murder |
unsolved -
no suspects charged |
| 1992 |
SC |
Glen Goodman
QC |
North Yorkshire |
Shot |
checking suspects |
Murder |
conviction of murder (IRA terrorist) |
| 1993 |
Sgt |
William Forth
QC |
Northumbria |
Stabbed / Cut |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1993 |
PC |
Patrick Dunne |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
suspicious
incident |
Murder |
conviction
of murder (in 2006) |
| 1994 |
Sgt |
Derek Robertson
QGM |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed / Cut |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
| 1994 |
PC |
Lewis Fulton
QC |
Strathclyde |
Stabbed |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
suspect found
insane |
| 1995 |
PC |
Phillip Walters |
Metropolitan |
Shot |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
| 1997 |
WPC |
Nina MacKay |
Metropolitan |
Stabbed |
attempting
arrest |
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter
|
|
1999
|
PC
|
Jeffrey Tooley
|
Sussex
|
Struck by Vehicle
|
stopping vehicle
|
Death by D/Driving |
conviction of
death by dangerous driving
|
| 1999 |
PC |
Stephen Jones |
Avon &
Somerset |
Struck
by Vehicle
|
stolen vehicle |
Manslaughter |
conviction
of death by dangerous driving
|
| 1999 |
PC |
Raja
Ahmed |
Greater
Manchester |
Struck
by Vehicle
|
stolen vehicle |
Murder |
conviction of murder |
|
2000
|
PC |
Jonathan Odell
|
Kent
|
Struck
by Vehicle
|
stopping vehicle
|
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter |
|
2001
|
PC |
Alison Armitage
|
Greater
Manchester |
Struck
by Vehicle
|
stolen vehicle
|
Murder |
conviction
of manslaughter |
|
2001
|
PC |
Malcolm Walker
|
West Midlands
|
Struck
by Vehicle
|
stolen vehicle
|
Murder |
conviction of murder |
|
2002
|
PC |
Bryan Moore
|
Leicestershire
|
Struck
by Vehicle
|
vehicle pursuit
|
Murder |
conviction of
manslaughter
(Moore - on appeal) |
| PC |
Andrew Munn
|
Murder |
|
2003
|
PC
|
Gerald Walker
|
Nottinghamshire
|
Dragged by Vehicle |
attempting arrest
|
Murder |
conviction of
manslaughter
|
|
2003
|
DC
|
Stephen Oake
|
Greater
Manchester |
Stabbed / Cut
|
prisoner escort
/ escape
|
Murder
|
conviction of
murder (suspected terrorist)
|
|
2003
|
PC
|
Ian Broadhurst
|
West Yorkshire
|
Shot
|
attempting arrest
|
Murder
|
conviction of
murder
|
|
2004
|
DC
|
Michael Swindells
QGM
|
West Midlands
|
Stabbed
|
attempting arrest
|
Murder
|
conviction of
manslaughter
|
|
2005
|
PC
|
Sharon Beshenivsky
|
West Yorkshire
|
