Cambridge North

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 have been a police officer for 17 years, during which time I’ve served in a variety of roles including response, instruction, and investigations. Each of these departments has shaped my experience and deepened my understanding of policing, but neighbourhood policing is where I’ve found my greatest sense of purpose and satisfaction.

I chose to join the neighbourhood policing team because I’ve seen first-hand the positive impact that long-term problem solving can have on communities. Helping to raise the quality of life for good, honest, and hard-working people is something I care deeply about, not just professionally but personally. Coming from a similar background, I understand the challenges many face and the importance of feeling safe, supported, and heard in the places we live and work.
In neighbourhood policing, I’ve been able to build lasting relationships with residents, identify and address the root causes of local issues, and work collaboratively with partners to create sustainable solutions. It’s a proactive and people-focused role that allows me to make a tangible difference — not just react to problems, but help prevent them.

After nearly two decades in the job, this remains the most rewarding area of policing I’ve experienced. It’s about trust, consistency, and being part of a positive cycle of change. I’m proud to serve in this capacity and continue contributing to safer, stronger communities.

I have worked across three rural neighbourhood policing teams, as well as Cambridge city centre team and I am currently the sergeant on the city east team.

I am the neighbourhood officer for King’s Hedges and West Chesterton wards.

I joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 2019 and started my career in Huntingdon on response. This gave me experience of the fast-paced variety of front-line policing, attending 999 calls and investigating crime.

After two years an opportunity came up to join neighbourhoods in Cambridge City. I was interested in learning about the longer-term community work police do alongside partner agencies. I became University Liaison Officer, working alongside ARU and Cambridge University. I also became a Police Liaison Officer for protests. Cambridge City is a diverse and exciting place, with a transient and ever- changing population ranging from students to tourists to professionals. I was involved in a wide array of work – with partners making the night-time economy a safe and inclusive place, pursuing repeat offenders of retail crime and bike thefts, doing Fresher’s talks, engaging with protesters, and engaging with students who had been victims of crime.

After two years I decided to experience a new area and develop my proactive skills, and I moved to the City North team in 2024. As the team covers predominantly residential area our work involves lots of long-term engagement with community groups and schools and really getting to know the individuals who live in our area. I am passionate about building bridges with different communities and building the public’s trust with the police.

I am the neighbourhood’s officer for Arbury and East Chesterton.

I joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 2019. I worked on response for four years; I loved the fast-paced nature of this role and the wide variety of jobs we dealt with day to day. In 2023 I decided to join Cambridge City Neighbourhoods – specifically the North Team. I love engaging with the public, tackling crime and being able to proactively patrol our area. We deal with a range of issues including drug dealing, cuckooing, antisocial behaviour, vehicle crime, neighbourhood concerns, the list is endless. I love my role and remain committed to creating a safer neighbourhood and maintaining public confidence and trust

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 King’s Hedges and Arbury wards.

I started working on response as a Police Constable in 2020 based at Parkside Police Station, however prior to this I worked as a civilian member of staff for a number of years in our central intelligence bureau, where I gained a vast number of skills and knowledge about policing. As a response officer I gained a number of skills and experience through various teams that I worked on, specifically a pro-active team targeting car thefts across the county. I then decided to join the neighbourhood support team based out of Cambourne, which predominantly targeted county line drug dealing across Cambridge and Huntingdon. I enjoy the proactive side of patrolling and engaging with the community, which is why I then decided to join the North Neighbourhood team, I wanted to be more involved with the community, get to know the individuals who live here, to gain a better understanding of what is going on in a specific area and to listen to people's concerns and worries helping to make their community a happier place to live.

I am very approachable and always happy to stop and talk, please remember that there is no silly question, if you want to ask something please do and I will try my best to help. If you see me in the area please stop and say hello.

I am the neighbourhood officer for King’s Hedges and Arbury wards.

I started working on response in 2018 based in Cambridge city centre. After five years of gaining experience and skills, I then decided to join neighbourhoods in the north of the city. I enjoy the proactive side of patrolling the area, completing warrants and nuisance vehicles as well as educating the youth of today in schools and at public events. Alongside neighbourhood policing I am also an operational football officer at Cambridge United based at the Abbey Stadium and on the road on away days.

I truly believe that community engagement is key to policing, so if you see me out and about make sure to say hello.

I am a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) within the neighbourhood policing team based out of Parkside Police Station. I initially joined in 2009 working in the north of the city. I left in 2022 to pursue something different but rejoined and picked up where I left off!

I enjoy all aspects of community policing. I have a freedom to engage with anyone and everyone about anything. I engage with residents, partner agencies, community centres, nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, local councillors, vulnerable people, places of worship just to give a few examples with the whole aim of listening to people’s individual or community concerns and resolving or assisting with issues and problems that they might be experiencing or have been witnessing.

I like, as part of my role, that sometimes I can just simply be a friendly face to see and chat to that has nothing to do with policing but can make a difference to a person.

I am passionate about being a proactive high visibility presence in problem areas that are intelligence led by the local community. I believe that simply being there in that problem area and being seen is still a very effective way of preventing crime, reducing anti-social behaviour, and protecting vulnerable individuals and communities.

I remain committed and enthusiastic to working as part of a neighbourhood team that aims to keep Cambridgeshire safe.