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Police nad Metují is situated at an altitude of 441 m at the river Metuje, about 17 km northeast of the district town, Náchod near the Broumovské stěny (Broumov Walls). The municipality of Police nad Metují has a population of about 4,400 and also includes the villages of Hlavňov, Hony, Pěkov, Radešov and Velká Ledhuje.

The area originally belonged to the domains of the Slavník's dynasty, a powerful dynasty in Bohemia during the 10th century. the colonization of Police, however, began after King Otakar I Přemysl donated the region to the Benedictine monastery of Břevnov. The earliest written mention of Policz dates from 1213. The Benedictines founded a monastery here in 1253. At about the same time the village obtained the status of a small town and around 1295 Police became the administrative centre of a domain the was administered by the Police provosts. Monks from Police founded the monastery of Broumov in 1322. Police, which was finally chartered as a town in 1601, suffered heavy damages during the Hussite wars (1419/1420–1434/1439) and during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). The monastery of Police was dissolved by Emperor Joseph II in 1785.

The town hall of Police [centre] was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century.