
65% of policing workforce regularly feel exhausted, survey finds
The National Police Workforce and Wellbeing Survey 2026, run by Leapwise, found 45% regularly felt burnt out.

The National Police Workforce and Wellbeing Survey 2026, run by Leapwise, found 45% regularly felt burnt out.

The study of 2,000 adults found that 10% took annual leave for money worries or admin, rather than rest or holiday.

The average working day has increased by almost 10% since 2022.

Workers reported lower technostress, exhaustion and better mental well-being.

Among trainers, 90% said they enjoy their role and 71% rated support from their employer or education team as good or very good.

Adobe Acrobat research found only 40% of UK businesses with 2 to 10 employees are actively building support networks, compared with 62% of medium-sized businesses and 71% of large firms.

Research by Commercial Services Group found two thirds of workers said they felt overwhelmed in their job.

Half of workers now check work messages while on holiday, and 55% do so within minutes of waking up.

Croft & Co found 95% said they had at least some symptoms and 29% rated their burnout as high or extremely high.

64% of mothers said they felt overwhelmed, while 66% experienced burnout from a lack of personal time.

Three quarters of HR professionals said they had symptoms of low mood or depression, with 44% showing clinically significant symptoms.

Related terms climbed too, with “exhaustion symptoms” up 150%, “stress symptoms” up 140%, “burnout symptoms NHS” up 130%, and “stress” up 100%.
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