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The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner responsible for the oversight of Essex Police, with published priorities and contact details.

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Chief officer team

  • Rachel Nolan — Chief Constable
  • Fiona Henderson — Deputy Chief Constable
  • Richard Leicester — Assistant Chief Constable
  • Glen Pavelin — Assistant Chief Constable

As published by Essex Police. Source · 2026-08-07.

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Roger Hirst

Essex PFCC

Roger Hirst is the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, overseeing the strategic priorities for Essex Police and Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.

Office email

pfcc@essex.police.uk

Office phone

01245 291600

The Police and Crime Plan 2024 - 2028

Plan period: 2024-2028

The Police and Crime Plan outlines the policing priorities for Essex from 2024 to 2028. It emphasizes collaborative efforts between police and community partners to promote safety and public confidence.

Strategic priorities

  • 1More local, visible and accessible policing — This priority focuses on enhancing community policing to ensure a more visible and approachable police presence.
  • 2Drive down anti-social behaviour and crime — This initiative aims to reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour and overall crime rates in Essex.
  • 3Beat knife crime and drug gangs and protect young people — Aimed at combating knife crime and drug-related issues while ensuring the safety of young individuals.
  • 4Tackle violence against women and girls and domestic abuse — This priority seeks to address and reduce violence against women and girls, as well as domestic abuse.
  • 5Ensure vulnerable people are protected — It focuses on safeguarding vulnerable individuals within the community.
  • 6Improve road safety and reduce road death in Essex to Zero — This initiative aims to enhance road safety measures to achieve zero fatalities on Essex roads.

Source: The Police and Crime Plan 2024 - 2028 — Essex PFCC. Summarised from the published plan; see the source for the full document.

For the full police-and-crime plan, the commissioner's blog, complaints data, and how to participate in scrutiny meetings, visit the commissioner's website directly.

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Source: Essex PFCC · Fetched 2026-06-30.