Critical Incident

In Essex, police officers are doused in petrol and threatened with being set alight when a moped chase ends in chaos.

A shocking discovery by two unarmed police officers brings a bomb disposal unity to a leafy suburb of Merseyside.

In Humberside, firefighters are shocked when they are attacked by the residents of a burning house as they try to put out the flames.

Firefighters in Newcastle and Humberside are out on shift in the days leading up to Bonfire Night, the most dangerous time of the year.

In Ashford, a report of a burglary ends with a police officer fighting a man armed with a knife. A dog handler with West Midlands Police is impaled on a spiked fence as he and his four-legged colleague chase down a suspected thief, and Kent Police officers get to grips with taser training.

A rural village becomes the scene of a violent gun fight when a firearms team confronts an armed man.

Two life-changing assaults cost a police officer his career and have a huge impact on his health as he is diagnosed with complex PTSD. In Kent, the drugs and gangs team are out on a raid, tackling the growing drug problem in their county.

A police officer shot at close range is in danger of losing his sight, and a speeding motorcyclist is pursued through London.

A former policeman from Northern Ireland rebuilds his life after losing both arms in a rocket attack on his vehicle. In Leeds, a patient threatens a paramedic with a 12-inch knife, and a Humberside police officer is determined to get back on the beat after a stay at the Police Treatment Centre.

A PCSO and his colleague are attacked as they try to arrest a man suspected of a spate of burglaries at Christmas.

A Critical Incident special exploring what it takes to police Britain’s roads, including a Metropolitan Police operation to tackle moped-enabled crime.

A Critical Incident special looking at knife crime in the UK, including a dedicated police task force in Essex and a groundbreaking scheme in the West Midlands.

The Covid-19 pandemic brings fresh dangers for emergency service workers all over the UK, including a surge in coughing attacks on police officers. Also, how groundbreaking research into the psychology of crowds could help prevent attacks on police.

Kent Police officers risk their lives to rescue an individual trapped on a cliff face. West Midlands police track down a man in possession of a gun, and how man’s best friend came to play an essential role in British policing, tracking down criminals and protecting their handlers.

Firefighters in Newcastle and Humberside are out on shift in the days leading up to Bonfire Night, the most dangerous time of the year.