Newcastle City Police Formed in 1836 with four divisions at Manors, Westgate, Percy Street and East Ballast Hills, and twenty officers who had to be aged 25-45, able to read and write and able to pay £4 towards a uniform. The force gradually expanded to a total of 710 in 1968. In 1969 Newcastle City Police amalgamated with Northumberland and Tynemouth to form the Northumberland Constabulary, which itself became part of Northumbria Police in 1974