The Coventry Police Museum first opened in 1957, at Little Park Street, now Coventry Central Police Station. It closed in 2020, but when Coventry was named a City of Culture in 2021, the museum was moved to a premises on Hertford Street on a temporary basis - West Midlands Police Museum supported this ‘pop up’ museum.

Now, the museum has found a new, permanent home, at the Coventry Council House.

It’s staffed by a team of volunteers, many of whom are retired Coventry police officers, who are happy to answer any questions and tell you stories from their service.

The new museum is open Thursday and Friday between 10am and 2pm, and admission is free.

This is subject to volunteer availability - many hard-working volunteers have offered to dedicate their free time, including some ex-police officers, to help bring the history of policing in the city to life.

A number of guests including the city's Chief Constable Craig Guildford, the Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster, Coventry councillors, Coventry Mayor and Coventry police commander attended the opening ceremony this September. The museum also welcomed Olive Parsons, who is the sister of a West Midlands Police officer who documented policing during the Blitz - her dad was also a police officer in Coventry. 

For more information, visit the website.