Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner: crime since 2012
The government plans to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners in May 2028. Where an area has an elected mayor, the mayor will run policing; elsewhere, new police and crime boards made up of council leaders will. The law to do this has not been passed yet. Source
Holders since 2012
Darryl Preston · Conservative
since May 2021
Cambridgeshire ▲ +8% · England and Wales ▲ +8%
67.9 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021) → 73.4 per 1,000 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Ray Bisby · Conservative (acting)
November 2019 – May 2021, until the election
Deputy commissioner, appointed acting commissioner by the police and crime panel after Jason Ablewhite resigned; no by-election was held and the 2020 election was postponed to May 2021.
Cambridgeshire ▼ −10% · England and Wales ▼ −13%
75.8 per 1,000 (Oct 2018 – Sep 2019) → 67.9 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jason Ablewhite · Conservative
May 2016 – November 2019, resigned
Cambridgeshire ▲ +33% · England and Wales ▲ +33%
57.1 per 1,000 (Apr 2015 – Mar 2016) → 75.8 per 1,000 (Oct 2018 – Sep 2019)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Graham Bright · Conservative
November 2012 – May 2016, until the election
Cambridgeshire ▼ −4% · England and Wales ▲ +4%
59.1 per 1,000 (Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) → 57.1 per 1,000 (Apr 2015 – Mar 2016)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Council areas in Cambridgeshire
Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
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