Norfolk 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

Colin Sutton · Reform UK
since July 2026
Elected at the by-election of 16 July 2026; took office on 17 July 2026 when the result was declared.
Too early to compare: under a year of published figures
Sarah Taylor · Labour and Co-operative
May 2024 – June 2026, resigned
Left the Labour Party in November 2025 and sat as an independent until she resigned with immediate effect on 4 June 2026.
Norfolk ▼ −4% · England and Wales ▼ −5%
63.8 per 1,000 (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024) → 61.2 per 1,000 (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Giles Orpen-Smellie · Conservative
May 2021 – May 2024, until the election
Norfolk ▼ −7% · England and Wales ▲ +13%
68.9 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021) → 63.8 per 1,000 (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Lorne Green · Conservative
May 2016 – May 2021, until the election
Norfolk ▲ +27% · England and Wales ▲ +16%
54.3 per 1,000 (Apr 2015 – Mar 2016) → 68.9 per 1,000 (Apr 2020 – Mar 2021)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Recorded crime rose nationally in these years partly because police recorded crime more completely after 2014.
Stephen Bett · Independent
November 2012 – May 2016, until the election
Norfolk ▲ +21% · England and Wales ▲ +4%
44.9 per 1,000 (Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) → 54.3 per 1,000 (Apr 2015 – Mar 2016)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Recorded crime rose nationally in these years partly because police recorded crime more completely after 2014.

Council areas in Norfolk

Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales

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