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News from your
Commissioner,
Darryl Preston
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 Memorial outside of Cambridgeshire Constabulary HQ
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I’m delighted to welcome you to my first newsletter where I can keep you updated on the work I’ve been doing alongside partners to keep Cambridgeshire and Peterborough safe.
It is an honour to serve as your Commissioner and I’m looking forward to sharing our progress on a monthly basis.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy festive season and a healthy 2023.
Thank you to all those officers and staff working hard to keep us all safe.
Darryl
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Commissioner launches public survey on police funding
As your elected Police and Crime Commissioner, an important part of my job is to set the budget for policing for the coming year. That means making sure the Chief Constable has the resources he needs to effectively police Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
I want to hear your views on my proposal to increase the policing part of the council tax by 5.8%. For a property in Band A this would be 19p per week, or 29p per week for a Band D.
Please take a few minutes to complete my survey – your views will help inform my final decision.
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Commissioner reflects on 10 years of PCCs
It is ten years since the first Police and Crime Commissioners were elected and we have busy been making a difference to our communities ever since.
From securing substantial investment through to championing the issues that matter to residents, PCCs continue to deliver real change to give local people the policing services they deserve.
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New Casualty Reduction Officer joins the team
Our work to educate drivers of their responsibilities behind the wheel has received a huge boost with the addition of a new Casualty Reduction Officer.
Nick Southern, who has served as both a police officer and PCSO, joins the Constabulary’s Partnership and Prevention team where he will support the county’s road safety partnership, Vision Zero, which is committed to preventing all road deaths across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and to reduce the severity of injuries from road traffic collisions.
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Increased investment puts force out in front for Counter Corruption
Increased investment from the money you pay towards policing is helping to prevent misconduct issues and maintain the highest standards of officer professionalism.
The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Constabularies’ Professional Standards Department (PSD) has recently received national recognition for delivering one of the best Counter Corruption Units (CCUs) in the country.
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Tackling county lines exploitation and drug supply
Cambridgeshire Police's recent Operation Hypernova resulted in a number of high-profile arrests including the dismantling of 33 drug lines (also known as county lines).
The operation is part of an ongoing effort to disrupt county lines drug dealers, prevent further exploitation of young and vulnerable people and reduce serious street-based violence.
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Support service for child victims of crime praised by parents for transforming lives
Over one thousand young people and their families have received help to recover from the trauma of crime thanks to a service funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Police and Crime Commissioner, Darryl Preston.
Between April and September 2022, Embrace Child Victims of Crime (CVOC) delivered 1,482 hours of trauma-informed emotional support across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Among those offered counselling were children affected by sexual abuse and young people living in homes torn apart by domestic abuse.
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