Comparison Overview

Greater Manchester Police

VS

Metropolitan Police

Greater Manchester Police

Manchester, M40 5BP, GB
Last Update: 2026-02-28
Between 750 and 799

Greater Manchester Police was established in 1974 and is now one of the largest police forces in the UK and is responsible for keeping its diverse population of almost 3 million safe, spread over more than 1,200 sq. km. Manchester in particular has been billed as the most diverse city in Europe with its population speaking at least 200 different languages, leading to the city being named as Britain’s “City of languages”. GMP is split into 10 districts - Bolton, Bury, City of Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. There is also a specialist division based at Manchester International Airport. This LinkedIn page should not be used for crime reporting. In an emergency you should call 999. For all other reports, you should go to our website and report online or via livechat, alternatively non-emergencies can be reported by calling 101.

NAICS: 92212
NAICS Definition: Police Protection
Employees: 3,567
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
0
Known data breaches
0
Attack type number
0

Metropolitan Police

Victoria Embankment, Westminster, London, GB, SW1A 2JL
Last Update: 2026-04-02
Between 600 and 649

The Metropolitan Police Service is famed around the world and has a unique place in the history of policing. Our headquarters at New Scotland Yard - and its iconic revolving sign - has provided the backdrop to some of the most high profile and complex law enforcement investigations the world has ever seen. Founded by Sir Robert Peel in 1829, the original establishment of 1,000 officers policed a seven-mile radius from Charing Cross and a population of less than 2 million. Today, The Met employs 32,000 officers together with specialist support staff and more than 2,500 volunteer police officers in the Metropolitan Special Constabulary. As well as policing London’s 620 square miles and 8.9million population, The Met has national responsibility for a variety of specialist policing units and hosts the UK’s Counter Terrorism Policing HQ. The Met is one of the largest employers in London and with a broad range of roles, from neighbourhoods to firearms. We’re recruiting people who want to make a difference, to help people and begin a career in a brilliant organisation, performing an exciting and extremely rewarding role. Today, now more than ever, is the time to join the Met. www.met.police.uk/careers

NAICS: 92212
NAICS Definition: Police Protection
Employees: 19,573
Subsidiaries: 0
12-month incidents
1
Known data breaches
2
Attack type number
3

Compliance Badges Comparison

Security & Compliance Standards Overview

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Greater Manchester Police
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
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Metropolitan Police
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 1
SOC2 Type 1 certification not verified
Not verified
SOC2 Type 2
SOC2 Type 2 certification not verified
Not verified
GDPR
GDPR certification not verified
Not verified
PCI DSS
PCI DSS certification not verified
Not verified
HIPAA
HIPAA certification not verified
Not verified
Compliance Summary
Greater Manchester Police
100%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified
Metropolitan Police
0%
Compliance Rate
0/4 Standards Verified

Benchmark & Cyber Underwriting Signals

Incidents vs Law Enforcement Industry Average (This Year)

No incidents recorded for Greater Manchester Police in 2026.

Incidents vs Law Enforcement Industry Average (This Year)

Metropolitan Police has 52.83% fewer incidents than the average of same-industry companies with at least one recorded incident.

Incident History — Greater Manchester Police (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Greater Manchester Police cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Incident History — Metropolitan Police (X = Date, Y = Severity)

Metropolitan Police cyber incidents detection timeline including parent company and subsidiaries

Notable Incidents

Last 3 Security & Risk Events by Company

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Greater Manchester Police
Incidents

No Incident

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Metropolitan Police
Incidents

Date Detected: 3/2026
Type:Breach
Attack Vector: Phishing
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 09/2023
Type:Ransomware
Attack Vector: Illegal entry to IT systems
Motivation: Data Theft
Blog: Blog

Date Detected: 08/2023
Type:Data Leak
Attack Vector: Unauthorized Access
Blog: Blog

FAQ

Greater Manchester Police company demonstrates a stronger AI Cybersecurity Score compared to Metropolitan Police company, reflecting its advanced cybersecurity posture governance and monitoring frameworks.

Metropolitan Police company has historically faced a number of disclosed cyber incidents, whereas Greater Manchester Police company has not reported any.

In the current year, Metropolitan Police company has reported more cyber incidents than Greater Manchester Police company.

Metropolitan Police company has confirmed experiencing a ransomware attack, while Greater Manchester Police company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Metropolitan Police company has disclosed at least one data breach, while Greater Manchester Police company has not reported such incidents publicly.

Neither Metropolitan Police company nor Greater Manchester Police company has reported experiencing targeted cyberattacks publicly.

Neither Greater Manchester Police company nor Metropolitan Police company has reported experiencing or disclosing vulnerabilities publicly.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds any compliance certifications.

Neither company holds any compliance certifications.

Neither Greater Manchester Police company nor Metropolitan Police company has publicly disclosed detailed information about the number of their subsidiaries.

Metropolitan Police company employs more people globally than Greater Manchester Police company, reflecting its scale as a Law Enforcement.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds SOC 2 Type 1 certification.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds ISO 27001 certification.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds PCI DSS certification.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds HIPAA certification.

Neither Greater Manchester Police nor Metropolitan Police holds GDPR certification.

Latest Global CVEs (Not Company-Specific)

Description

Hirschmann EagleSDV version 05.4.01 prior to 05.4.02 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that causes the device to crash during session establishment when using TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1. Attackers can trigger a crash by initiating TLS connections with these protocol versions to disrupt service availability.

Risk Information
cvss3
Base: 7.5
Severity: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cvss4
Base: 8.7
Severity: LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Description

The stored API keys in temporary browser client is not marked as protected allowing for JavScript console or other errors to allow for extraction of the encryption credentials.

Description

XSS vulnerability in cveInterface.js allows for inject HTML to be passed to display, as cveInterface trusts input from CVE API services

Description

Multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the login.php endpoint of Interzen Consulting S.r.l ZenShare Suite v17.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in the context of the user's browser via a crafted URL injected into the codice_azienda and red_url parameters.

Description

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login_newpwd.php endpoint of Interzen Consulting S.r.l ZenShare Suite v17.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in the context of the user's browser via a crafted URL injected into the codice_azienda parameter.