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police patch

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Soft demand (-20.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 19Growth 15Conversion 25Competition 39Returns 75Price range 64Avg price 78Brand share 43Review moat 88Quality gap 21

Review moat

Great236.26

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great$16.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Good$9.72–$24.19

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Okay79%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay62%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Okay2.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$78K

$78K/yr · 238K searches

Growth

Bad-20.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, police patch is a $78K/yr Amazon United States market (238K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

police patch market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$81K–$98K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.0%
Avg BSR
#9,861
Page quality
0%
Prime
89%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
6.5%
Avg brand age
49 months
Avg seller age
181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • EMORBALS31%
  • AXEN18%
  • EMBAPP14%
  • BuyaCraft9%
  • NATURACAVE7%
  • FABLENOVA6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -20.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '24Spike '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top police patch search terms

  • police patch78K/yr
  • police patches30K/yr
  • police velcro patch for vest29K/yr
  • police patches with velcro17K/yr
  • police patch for vest28K/yr
  • police velcro patch17K/yr
  • reflective police patch6K/yr
  • police vest patch11K/yr
  • velcro police patch5K/yr
  • police ice patch11K/yr
All search terms

Top police patch products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$8K20%$16K30%$23K40%$31K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about police patch

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Decent variety”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“As advertised”

Material Quality7%

“The material it's made of was great not cheap in any way”

Value For Money7%

“It is a fair value for the price”

Size-Overall6%

“The sizing was accurate to the listing”

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%

“The stitching is clean”

Velcro Quality4%

“Really good Velcro patches”

Color4%

“Great color”

Strength4%

“Solid patches,”

Fun/Entertainment Experience3%

“Fun”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“Deceiving”

Size-Overall15%

“Nice patches, one is BIG”

Quality-Overall13%

“get the better quality patch”

Print Quality5%

“My letters were not solid letters they were broken up lettering”

Natural Resource Wastage5%

“Waste”

Value For Money5%

“Waste of money”

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

“The patches does not stick when you try to iron them on”

Velcro Quality1%

“My only minor issue is that the large patch was a little wider than the velcro panel on my specific bag”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall53%
Advertised Vs Actual Product28%
Value For Money4%
Quality-Overall3%
Adhesion/Stickiness3%
Functionality-Overall2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Velcro Quality1%
Design-Overall1%
Color1%

Common questions

Is police patch profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $78K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the police patch niche?
13 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in police patch?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.0%.
When does demand for police patch peak?
Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the police patch niche?
Listings span $9.72–$24.19; the average listing price is $16.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 236 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.