Cleveland 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
Matt Storey · Labour and Co-operative
since May 2024
Cleveland 0% · England and Wales ▼ −5%
128.5 per 1,000 (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024) → 128.4 per 1,000 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Steve Turner · Conservative
May 2021 – May 2024, until the election
Cleveland ▲ +17% · England and Wales ▲ +13%
109.7 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021) → 128.5 per 1,000 (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Lisa Oldroyd (acting)
September 2020 – May 2021, until the election
Member of the commissioner's staff, appointed acting commissioner by the police and crime panel; no by-election could be held under the Covid-19 rules.
In office under a year
Barry Coppinger · Labour
November 2012 – September 2020, resigned
Cleveland ▲ +63% · England and Wales ▲ +31%
72.2 per 1,000 (Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) → 118.0 per 1,000 (Jul 2019 – Jun 2020)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Council areas in Cleveland
Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
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