About Us
Essex Police operates across an area of 1,405 square miles which
borders the counties of Suffolk, Cambridgeshire,
Hertfordshire and Kent and four London boroughs.
The county is home to five large urban towns and small rural
villages linked by a number of key roads, including the M25, M11,
A12, A127 and A13. Essex also has one of the largest coastlines in
the UK.
There are two airports – Southend and Stansted – as well as
numerous airfields, and the county is home to an extensive rail
network with 80 stations, including seven on the London Underground
network.
Essex also has two major ports – Harwich International Port and
the Port of Tilbury.
The Dartford River Crossing is used by more than 51 million
vehicles a year, with a daily average of 140,405.
The county of Essex has an estimated population of 1.72million,
making it the fifth most populous county in England.
Southend and Harlow districts have the highest population density
per square kilometre within Essex, whereas Uttlesford and Maldon
districts have the lowest.
In this section
This section of
our website 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.