The Shahjahanpur police is part of the Uttar Pradesh police & responsible for maintaining Law and Order enforcement in Shahjahanpur District & Shahjahanpur City. Shahjahanpur district comes under the Bareilly police zone and Bareilly police range of Uttar Pradesh Police. Bareilly zone is headed by the Additional Director General of Police (ADG), whereas the Bareilly range is headed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (IG). 

District Police of Shahjahanpur is headed by the Superintendent of Police (SP).  He is assisted by two Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. SP) (City &  Rural Area). Addl. SP City looks after the law and order Police Stations in the Urban Areas. Addl. SP Rural looks after the law and order Police Stations in the Rural Areas. 

The district is further divided into numerous police circles, each headed by a Circle Officer in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police. Police Stations in Shahjahnpur comes under the circle officers (CO). There are five Circles i.e City, Sadar, Jalalabad, Tilhar, & Pawayan. It also has a traffic Circle. Shahjahnpur District has 23 + Law & Order Police Stations.