Northumbria 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
Susan Dungworth · Labour and Co-operative
since May 2024
Northumbria ▼ −6% · England and Wales ▼ −5%
96.7 per 1,000 (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024) → 91.0 per 1,000 (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Kim McGuinness · Labour
July 2019 – May 2024, until the election
Elected at the by-election of 18 July 2019; re-elected in 2021 as Labour and Co-operative; did not stand in 2024 and became the first Mayor of the North East.
Northumbria ▼ −11% · England and Wales ▼ −2%
108.6 per 1,000 (Jul 2018 – Jun 2019) → 96.7 per 1,000 (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Ruth Durham (acting)
June 2019 – July 2019, until the by-election
Chief of staff of the commissioner's office, acting commissioner until the July 2019 by-election.
In office under a year
Vera Baird · Labour
November 2012 – June 2019, resigned
Stood down to become Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
Northumbria ▲ +126% · England and Wales ▲ +37%
48.7 per 1,000 (Oct 2011 – Sep 2012) → 110.2 per 1,000 (Apr 2018 – Mar 2019)
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Council areas in Northumbria
Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales
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