Cheshire Constabulary

Cheshire Constabulary
Cheshire Constabulary
Motto	Be safe, feel safe
Agency overview
Formed	20 April 1857
Employees	2,088 Police Officers; 168 PCSOs;
Annual budget	£169.8 million (2018–19)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Cheshire, England
	Map of police area
Size	905 square miles (2,340 km2)
Population	1.1 million
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales
Governing body	Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services; Independent Office for Police Conduct;
Headquarters	Clemonds Hey, Winsford
Constables	2,369 (of which 281 are Special Constables)
Police Community Support Officers	168
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Dan Price;
Agency executive	Mark Roberts, Chief constable;
Local Policing Units	8
Facilities
Stations	22
Website
	www.cheshire.police.uk

Cheshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England, comprising the unitary authorities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Borough of Halton and Borough of Warrington. The force is responsible for policing an area of 946 square miles (2,450 km²) with a population of approximately 1 million people.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts was appointed in 2021. The Deputy Chief Constable is Chris Armitt, appointed in September 2021.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Police Service Strength". parliament.uk/. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Chief Officer and Support Staff". Cheshire Constabulary. Retrieved 12 May 2021.