About Us
Essex Police operates across 1,400 square miles, an area that
houses five large towns, an airport and one of the largest
coastlines in the UK.
Essex has a population of just over 1.6 million but Stansted
together with the ports of Tilbury and Harwich bring millions of
visitors to the UK via our county every year.
The county is home to large urban towns and small rural villages
linked by a number of key roads including the M25, M11, A12 and
A13. For policing purposes we split Essex into five territorial
divisions plus Stansted Airport. These are supported by three
centrally co-ordinated divisions: crime, mobile support and
communications.
This section is designed to help you learn more about Essex
Police, our chief officers and plans to make sure our county
remains one of the safest in the UK. You’ll also be able to get to
grips with our polices and procedures, read our annual report and
find out what we’re doing to promote equality within the
workplace.
All of our work is supported and overseen by Essex Police Authority
and we work with other criminal justice agencies and partners
in the county, including the Criminal Justice
Board, to cut crime and deliver the best possible service
to the people of Essex.