Keeping crime low

Surrey Police are recruiting 104 new police officers this year as part of the government's programme to recruit 20,000 more officers. I am working with the Police and Crime Commissioner and local police teams to tackle pockets of crime across Esher and Walton.

News

Opening Britain’s first ‘smart’ prison to drive down crime

Friday, 11 March, 2022

Last week, I was in Northamptonshire to open HMP Five Wells – a new, Category C ‘smart’ prison.

Surrey Police reach recruitment target early

Friday, 29 January, 2021

It was great to hear yesterday that Surrey Police has already reached its target of recruiting an additional 78 police officers in 2020/21. This brings the total number of officers in Surrey Police to 2,072.

Catching up with Inspector Bert Dean

Monday, 11 January, 2021

On Friday I had my latest catch-up (via Zoom) with Inspector Bert Dean, the Elmbridge Borough Commander at Surrey Police.

Funding boost for Surrey Police

Friday, 18 December, 2020

I was very encouraged by yesterday’s announcement that Surrey Police will receive an extra £5.4m from the government next year (2021/22). This is a 4.8% increase compared to this year, taking government funding for the police from £112.2m to £117.6m.

47 more police officers in Surrey

Friday, 30 October, 2020

Yesterday, new Home Office statistics showed Surrey Police has recruited 47 additional police officers since the government began its major drive one year ago.