Cheshire Constabulary

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Cheshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Cheshire in North West England. The force is responsible for policing an area of 946 square miles (2,450 km) with a population of approximately 1 million people. Chief Constable Mark Roberts was appointed in 2021. The deputy chief constable is Mike Evans, appointed in June 2025. A constabulary was first formed in the county under the Cheshire Constables Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. xcvii) which was amended by the Cheshire Constabulary Act 1852 (15 & 16 Vict. c. xxxi). The passage of the County and Borough Police Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 69) led to the dissolution of this force and the creation of a second constabulary. Many of the officers continued to serve in the new force and there were clauses in the act which allowed their pension rights to continue. The first chief constable was Captain Thomas Johnnes Smith, late of the Bedfordshire Militia. The first full Cheshire Police Committee met at the Crewe Arms Hotel, Crewe, on 3 February 1857 and the new Cheshire Constabulary was officially formed on 20 April 1857.