The operational areas of the 16 cave rescue teams are marked on the map of the British Isles below, with various colours. The numbers on the map refer to the Police Forces that cover those areas (see the key at the bottom of the page). A PDF version of the Team Area Map can be downloaded.

Police Force Areas

1    Northumbria
2    Durham
3    Cumbria
4    Cleveland
5    North Yorkshire
6    Lancashire
7    West Yorkshire
8    Humberside
9    Greater Manchester
10    Merseyside
11    Cheshire
12    South Yorkshire
13    Derbyshire
14    Nottinghamshire
15    Lincolnshire
16    North Wales
17    Staffordshire
18    Leicestershire
19    Norfolk
20    Dyfed Powys
21    West Mercia
22    West Midlands
23    Warwickshire
24    Northamptonshire
25    Cambridgeshire
26    Suffolk
27    South Wales
28    Gwent
29    Gloucestershire
30    Thames Valley
31    Bedfordshire
32    Hertfordshire
33    Essex
34    Metropolitan
35    Surrey
36    Avon and Somerset
37    Wiltshire
38    Devon and Cornwall
39    Dorset
40    Hampshire
41    Sussex
42    Kent