Criminal Justice Institutions

National Crime Agency

Also Known As NCA

Citation Formats

General Reference

Crime and Justice Atlas. "National Crime Agency." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-crime.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/national-crime-agency-uk.

APA Style

Crime and Justice Atlas. (n.d.). National Crime Agency. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-crime.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/national-crime-agency-uk

BibTeX

@misc{crimeandjusticeatlas-national-crime-agency,
  author = {Crime and Justice Atlas},
  title = {National Crime Agency},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-crime.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/national-crime-agency-uk},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The United Kingdom's lead agency against organised crime, human and drug trafficking, weapons and cybercrime, formed in 2013 to replace the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

Facts

Institution Type

National law enforcement agency 1

the subject's own accountReplaced the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).

Founded Yearthe subject's own account

2013 1

Headquartersthe subject's own account

Vauxhall, London, England 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Cooperates With

Europol

September 2021 NCA-Europol Working and Administrative Arrangement, implementing the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement's law enforcement provisions; as a non-EU third country the NCA is not itself a Europol member.

Source NCA and EUROPOL Sign Up to a New Working Arrangement

Interpol

The NCA hosts INTERPOL NCB Manchester, the United Kingdom's INTERPOL National Central Bureau.

Source INTERPOL: United Kingdom

Sources

1. Wikipedia: National Crime Agency

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