City

Police Boat Chase

A quick, splashy little chase set that knows exactly what it is.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 60456 · 2025

Pieces264

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number60456

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The verdict

This is a set that does one job and does it cheerfully: a police boat, a getaway boat, and a spit of dock to fight over.

I like that the hull actually sits right in the water line instead of looking like a toy stuck on top of it, and the getaway boat has just enough personality to feel like a real opponent instead of a prop. It will not blow anyone away with part count or engineering, but for the price point it delivers a genuinely playable scene in one sitting. Get it for a City-loving kid who wants something finished before dinner, or as a cheap way to add a water element to an existing City layout.

Best for: City fans who want a fast weeknight build with real play value on the water

The full review

What it is

I sat down expecting a filler set and came away liking it more than I expected to. Police Boat Chase is built around a single idea, a patrol boat running down a crook's speedboat, and it commits to that idea instead of padding itself out with a building or a vehicle that does not belong. The police hull has a proper prow and a little cabin, and the getaway boat is low and sleek in a way that actually reads as faster, which is a nice bit of visual storytelling for a set this size.

The catch

I will be honest about where the corners got cut. At 264 pieces there is not room for a lot of surprising techniques, so most of the build is straightforward stacking with a handful of angled plates to shape the hulls. The dock is small, more of a place to stand a minifig than a scene in its own right, and if you are hoping for cabin detail or storage compartments you will not find much here. This is a set that spends its budget on the chase, not on extras.

Who it's for

I would put this in the cart for a kid who wants a full scenario finished in one sitting, or for a City collector who wants a cheap way to add a water element without committing to one of the bigger harbor sets. If you want intricate build technique or a boat that can stand on its own as a display piece, this is not that set, and you would be better served looking at LEGO's larger Police Boat or Coast Guard offerings instead.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself moves fast. You put the police boat's hull together first, layer in the cabin and light bar, then move to the getaway boat, which goes together even quicker since it is lower and simpler by design. There is no real lull in the build, just two short, satisfying stretches that each end with a boat you can immediately float and race across a table.

Nothing here is going to end up on a rare-parts wishlist, but the hull wedge plates and curved slopes that shape both boats are doing real work for a set this size, giving the hulls a genuine boat silhouette instead of a boxy one. The value is in what those pieces let the model look like on the water, not in printed rarities or exclusive molds.

Fun facts

01The set pairs a police patrol boat against a civilian speedboat, keeping the chase-and-catch play pattern that LEGO City has leaned on for its water sets for years.
02It sits at the smaller end of LEGO City's 2025 water-themed lineup, positioned as an easy entry point rather than a display centerpiece.
03Like most small City sets, its long-term value case rests on play durability rather than collector demand, since LEGO City rarely commands aftermarket premiums the way licensed themes do.