Derbyshire Constabulary
Derbyshire Constabulary area
Coverage
Area	Derbyshire inc. Derby
Size	2,625 km²
Population	1 million
Operations
Formed	April 1st 1967
HQ	Ripley
Officers	2,065
Divisions	'A', 'B', 'C' 'D' and 'O'
Stations	Alfreton Belper Heanor Ilkeston Long Eaton Ripley Ashbourne Bakewell Buxton Chapel-en-le-Frith Glossop Matlock Bolsover Chesterfield Clay Cross Dronfield Killamarsh Shirebrook Staveley Derby North Derby East Pear Tree Swadlincote
Chief Constable	David Coleman
Website	http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/

Derbyshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. The force covers an area of over 1,000 square miles with a population of just under one million. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2165x2670, 87 KB) Map showing police area. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

Organisation and Structure

To police the county the force is divided into four territorial divisions, based respectively in the towns of Ripley ('A' Division - policing the local authority districts of Amber Valley and Erewash and the villages of South Normanton and Pinxton which lie within the boundaries of Bolsover District Council), Buxton ('B' Division - covering High Peak and Derbyshire Dales District Council areas), Chesterfield ('C' Division - Chesterfield, NE Derbyshire and Bolsover), and the city of Derby ('D' Division - policing the city of Derby and the district of South Derbyshire). The Force Headquarters, near Ripley and close to the A38, is Butterley Hall, former residence of Benjamin Outram and once owned by theButterley Company. The Old Hall and later additional buildings in the large grounds house much of the force's central administrative services and the Divisonal Headquarters of Operations Division. Operations Division encompass the Road Policing Unit (with bases at Cotton Lane in Derby, Chesterfield and Chapel-en-le-Frith), Air Support (a partnership with Nottinghamshire Police), Dog Section, Uniform Task Force and ARV (Armed Response Vehicle) Unit. The Constabulary is led by the Chief Constable assisted by a Deputy and two Assistant Chief Constables. Each division is headed by a Chief Superintendent - the Divisional Commander - and each division is divided in to Sections, which are led by an Inspector. The force has an authorised establishment of 2,065 police officers, 475 special constables and 104 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)[1]. The Chief Officers of the force work in partnership with the 17 publicly-elected representatives on the Derbyshire Police Authority, which shares responsibility for budgets and policy, and is intended to ensure that the public of Derbyshire have a voice in the policing of their county. Ripley may have several meanings. ... Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. ... Erewash is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England, to the east of Derby. ... Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town... No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and is described as the gateway to the Peak District National Park (true from the west). ... Chesterfield is a historic market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... The A38 is a major trunk road in England. ... Benjamin Outram (1 April 1764 - 22 May 1805) was an English civil engineer. ... The Butterley Engineering sign in 2006 The Butterley Company was an engineering works in the Ripley area of Derbyshire. ... Map sources for Chapel-en-le-Frith at grid reference SK055806 Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small Derbyshire town on the edge of the Peak District, part of the Pennine Range, in northern England. ... Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the shire county of Nottinghamshire and the unitary authority of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. ... For the band, see The Police. ... The Special Constabulary is the auxiliary wing of the British police. ... PCSOs working in Bexley A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) is a uniformed civilian working with the police in the United Kingdom. ...

Geography and Demographics

Derbyshire Constabulary polices an area which ranges from remote rural locations to busy city-centre and suburban environments. The more urbanised east and south of the county, including the market town of Chesterfield and the city of Derby, generally require more officers to respond to the needs of the large resident population, while the more rural north and west require the smaller number of officers to be more mobile. Calls for service in the rural areas usually increase during summer as the population is boosted by approximately twenty million visitors each year to the Peak District and its surrounds. Winter weather on the unforgiving high ground around Glossop and Kinder Scout can also cause problems for traffic and residents. The Peak District within England The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. ... Welcome sign seen upon entering Glossop. ... Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau (and mountain) in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in the United Kingdom. ...

Crime and Other Demands

Derbyshire's different environments also lead to different pressures on the police and different concerns for the public. Anti-social behaviour and drug abuse are more prevalent in town and city areas, whereas the rural districts are often prone more to traveling crime. In general, Derbyshire has a lower crime rate in comparison to its neighbouring force areas of Greater Manchester Police, South Yorkshire Police, Nottinghamshire Police. These neighbouring areas all contain larger urban centres than Derbyshire and as a result criminals from these areas travel to Derbyshire to commit crime. A recent Home Office report indicated that Derbyshire had the lowest crime levels in the East Midlands region, and the force states that crime rates have fallen in Derbyshire by 15% in the last year. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... South Yorkshire Police is the police force covering South Yorkshire in England. ... Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the shire county of Nottinghamshire and the unitary authority of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. ...

Regionalisation

Proposals were made by the Home Secretary on March 20, 2006 to integrate groups of police forces in England and Wales into 'strategic' forces, which he saw as being more 'fit for purpose' in terms of combating terrorism and organised crime. Under these proposals Derbyshire would have merged with nearby forces to create an 'East Midlands Police'.[2] However, these proposals were unpopular with much of the community and the police, and for the moment have been deferred, leaving the East Midlands forces to continue independently. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of police forces in the United Kingdom
• Policing in the United Kingdom

There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... A Police Constable of West Yorkshire Police on patrol The United Kingdom is a unitary (as opposed to federal) state, and police forces, generally speaking, are organised at the level of administrative districts. ...

External links

• Official website

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