Chief Constable Chris Haward took up the post this week.

Chief Constable Sarah Crew welcomes appointment of Professor Katrin Hohl as Independent Advisor to the Rape Review. 

Dip sample of force data shows increase in attendance at shoplifting incidents

Specialist undercover units hunting child abusers online made 1,700 arrests in one year – safeguarding over 1,000 potential victims from exploitation.

For the first time, a new report from the Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) sets out publicly a clear, detailed picture of reported Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) crimes across England and Wales.  

Operation Calibre saw over 180 wanted robbery offenders arrested during the month.

New campaign launched to prevent deaths and serious injuries caused by a person being assaulted on a night out.

Meta has announced that end-to-end encryption will now be present by default in Messenger and Facebook.

His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has released the findings of its inspection into the effectiveness of the police and law enforcement bodies’ response to group-based child sexual exploitation today (8 December).

Tackling County Lines drug dealing remains a strategic priority for policing across England and Wales.

• 6,000 years in jail for criminal kingpins and their associates 
• Four tonnes of illegal drugs removed from the streets
• Hundreds of guns and over 1,000 lethal rounds of ammunition taken out of criminal hands
• Over 2,000 vulnerable adults and children safeguarded 

Operation Calibre, an initiative to tackle personal robbery, has launched today and will take place across the country during the month of November. The national operation, which will take place across England, Wales and Scotland, is part of intensified efforts to crack down on personal robbery.