Rhianydd Hitchcock
Police Constable

Rhianydd Hitchcock

Suicide Honored
End of Watch May 31, 2014
Age 29
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Incident

Died while on duty at Alloa Police Station.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-GB-PSO-D03277C3
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Police Constable Rhianydd Hitchcock served with the Police Service of Scotland.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location SCT
Platform Identity psspd.glg.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 2014
Age 29

Incident Details

Cause Suicide
Cause Detail Suicide

Police Constable Rhianydd Hitchcock is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SCT, 3 of 308 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Police Service of Scotland, 1 of 8 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Police Service of Scotland
1
of 8 officers
12.5% Suicide
SCT — Statewide
3
of 308 officers
1% Suicide
Nationwide
256
of 32,508 officers
0.8% Suicide

National Cause Distribution

How Suicide compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rhianydd Hitchcock's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Rhianydd Hitchcock Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Suicide: 41.7 years

When Suicide Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Suicide deaths across the full memorial record. Rhianydd Hitchcock is highlighted in May.

Jan
24
Feb
22
Mar
15
Apr
18
May
30
Jun
28
Jul
18
Aug
15
Sep
21
Oct
24
Nov
21
Dec
18