Custom Police Patches

About Custom Police Patches

Law enforcement patches are produced to a written specification more often than any other category we make. Departments set the shape, the dimensions, the exact colours, and the wording, and the job is to reproduce that specification precisely across every unit in the order — including reorders placed years apart. Consistency matters more here than creative interpretation.

Key Features

• Department standards
• Durable materials
• Accurate reproduction
• Secure ordering
• Multiple backing options

Working from a department specification

If you have a written spec, send it with your artwork — dimensions, thread colour references, border type, and backing. We build the digital proof against that document and mark on it where anything cannot be matched exactly, so the decision sits with you rather than with us. If there is no written spec but there is an existing patch, send a physical sample; matching from a real patch is far more reliable than matching from a photograph, because photographs shift colour under different light.

Consistency across reorders

A department patch is rarely a one-time order. Officers join, uniforms wear out, and the patch has to look identical to the ones issued three years ago. We keep the digitised file and the thread specification for every order we produce, so a repeat run starts from the same file rather than being re-digitised from scratch. Reordering from the same file also removes the setup cost. When you reorder, quote your original order reference and we will match to it.

Construction for uniform wear

Uniform patches are worn daily and washed frequently, often at higher temperatures than casual clothing. We build them at 100% coverage so no base fabric is exposed to fade or absorb, with polyester thread that holds colour under UV and repeated laundering. A merrowed border is standard on shield and oval shapes and gives the most durable edge; laser-cut is used where the outline is too complex for merrowing. Sew-on backing is the norm for permanent placement on a uniform shirt or jacket; hook-and-loop is available where the department issues garments with loop panels.