Cambridge East

I am the South Area Commander, with responsibility for policing across Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and East Cambridgeshire, working closely with communities and partners to keep people safe.

I have been a police officer for 24 years and have worked in Cambridgeshire my whole career. I have been fortunate to hold a wide range of operational and leadership roles, including frontline neighbourhood policing, response policing, custody management, and partnership-based prevention work.

Over the last two years I have served as Superintendent / Head of Prevention and Custody, where I’ve helped shape neighbourhood policing, police custody, and multi-agency work with councils, health services, and voluntary organisations. My recent work has included oversight of anti-social behaviour action plan, neighbourhood guarantee, hotspot action fund, serious violence reduction duty, mental health demand, youth justice, and safeguarding vulnerable people.

As South Area Commander, I want to make a positive and lasting difference by ensuring policing remains focused on the needs of local communities. I am committed to responding quickly when you need us, being visible and accessible. I am committed to listening to residents and to addressing the issues that matter most to people where they live. I believe that prevention, early intervention, and strong local relationships are key to keeping communities safe, building trust, and improving confidence in policing.

I currently lead the Neighbourhood Policing teams across the Southern Policing Area of Cambridgeshire Constabulary. My portfolio includes oversight of dedicated teams in East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridge City, where I lead a committed group of inspectors, sergeants, police constables and PCSOs focused on tackling crime and building stronger, safer communities.

I began my policing career in Peterborough and then spent 15 years in specialist operations, including Armed Policing, Roads Policing, Dog Unit and Operational Support, interspersed with operational leadership roles across all ranks within the Southern Area of the county. This breadth of experience has given me a strong operational foundation and a clear understanding of how specialist capabilities and neighbourhood policing work best when they are fully aligned.

Community policing remains at the heart of what I want to achieve. I passionately believe that the most effective way to prevent crime, protect the vulnerable and reduce harm is through close collaboration with communities, local authorities and partner agencies. My teams are focused on delivering visible, proactive and intelligence led policing, with a relentless focus on prevention, problem solving and meeting victims’ needs.

While the challenges facing our communities continue to evolve, one thing remains constant: the public expects a police service that is responsive, fair and compassionate. I am proud to lead officers and staff who demonstrate those values every day.

I remain fully committed to creating a safer Cambridgeshire and to ensuring neighbourhood policing continues to sit at the heart of everything we do — creating safer spaces for people to live, work and enjoy their communities, supported by engaged and visible policing teams who prevent harm and pursue those who cause it.

I lead four dedicated teams of police officers covering the city centre and west, north, east, and south wards of Cambridge. Together, we focus on making our communities safer, more resilient, and better connected through effective, visible, and compassionate policing.

I’ve served in Cambridgeshire Constabulary since 2009, and in that time, I’ve gained a deep understanding of the issues that matter most to the people who live and work here. Before taking on my current role, I spent more than four years as a neighbourhood Sergeant in the north of the city, an experience that cemented my belief in the power of being approachable, visible, engaging and listening, and that neighbourhood policing can be a proactive force for positive change.

Community policing is a commitment. By working in partnership with local residents, businesses, schools, and partner agencies to tackle the root causes of crime and anti-social behaviour, I have experienced first-hand how strong relationships between local officers and the communities they work in, can lead to real improvements in people’s day-to-day lives. Whether it’s supporting vulnerable individuals, addressing concerns raised by local people, or making sure our streets remain safe and welcoming, I’m passionate about delivering policing that is responsive, respectful, and inclusive.

Cambridge is a unique and diverse city, and I remain committed to encouraging my team to remain approachable, accountable, and to constantly improve how we work together for a safer city.

I am part of the neighbourhood policing team for the Petersfield and Romsey.

I have been a police officer since 2022. Initially joining the response team in Cambridge City where my role entailed responding to 999 calls. During this period, I felt that I was able to build my foundation as a police officer and learned crucial skills to progress in my career.

Just like all police officers, I am passionate and driven to keep our community safe, tackle high harm offenders and resolve long term issues. I believe that being in the neighbourhood policing team allows me to achieve what all officers in the constabulary aim to do so which is create a safer Cambridgeshire.

I first joined the police in 2009, but my career as a Police Officer began in 2014 where I spent eight years on response. As cliché as it is to say, no two days were ever the same and those years flew by. Wanting to try something new, and a chance to work on a passion of mine, I changed roles to become the Casualty Reduction Officer for the Constabulary between 2022 and 2025, specialising in Road Safety as part of the Vision Zero Partnership.

One of the best parts of that role was speaking to young drivers as they begin their journey into their driving. Wanting to expand on the work I did in schools beyond road safety, I then started my new role in August 2025 as the Safer Schools Officer covering Cambridge City. It’s an exciting role working within schools. I work closely with safeguarding staff to make sure every young person gets the support they need. The total number of students that I offer support to is around 14,000, so it’s a busy role!

The Safer Schools Partnership is about helping to keep young people safe by helping them understand the risks of certain choices and how to keep their community a safe place for everyone. This is done by being visible and accessible to all students, offering education, interventions and support, in turn helping to safeguard and prevent offending in the future. Some of the important topics include online safety, the dangers of drugs, county lines, exploitation and knife crime, and of course, road safety!

I am the neighbourhood officer for Coleridge and Romsey wards.

I joined the police in 2018 and began my career in response policing, where I gained invaluable experience dealing with a wide range of incidents and supporting victims at critical moments. It was here that I developed my core policing skills and learned how to deal with fast moving and pressurised situations.

After two years in response and having developed a strong foundation, I moved into a proactive drugs team, focusing specifically on tackling county lines drug supply. This role allowed me to take a more targeted approach in disrupting organised crime, taking aim at those involved in serious street-based violence, and safeguarding the vulnerable individuals exploited by these criminal networks.

In 2022, I joined neighbourhoods, where I now cover the east of the city. This role allows me to work more closely with the community, building relationships and addressing the issues that matters most to local residents. I am passionate about protecting the community and take great pride in targeting those who cause the most harm. Whether through enforcement, prevention, or partnership working, my goal is always to make our neighbourhoods a safer place for everyone who lives, works, and visits here.