Norfolk PCC Candidate
Our next Police and Crime Commissioner must work with communities across Norfolk to understand and tackle the challenges they face, from anti-social behaviour and rural isolation to serious crime and violence against women and girls. - Beth Jones
As Labour’s candidate for Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner, I want everyone to feel safe in their neighbourhood and community. I love Norfolk and I’m proud to call it my home.
As a Norwich City Councillor leading on community safety and anti-social behaviour, I have worked alongside the police, local charities, businesses and residents to tackle local concerns. My work as a mental health nurse has also given me frontline experience of supporting vulnerable patients and understanding the impact of crime on individuals and communities.
I have also led Norwich City Council’s social housing programme, managing complex budgets and helping deliver one of the highest-rated social housing services in the country.
Crime affects everyone. Too often, I hear that our town centres don’t feel as safe as they used to, and that the police don’t seem as visible as they were.
Our rural communities also face particular challenges, including theft and slower response times. That’s why tackling crime and making our rural communities safer remains a priority.
Since 2024, Labour has begun the hard work of rebuilding neighbourhood policing after years of decline, putting more officers back on our streets and ensuring every community has a named neighbourhood officer. When people see officers in their communities, they feel safer and problems are addressed sooner. But there is still more to do.
That’s why I’m pledging to:
• Strengthen support for victims of Violence Against Women and Girls by working with the NHS, councils, police and specialist charities to help people get support sooner, stay safe and bring perpetrators to justice.
• Launch a Norfolk Youth Safety Review to tackle anti-social behaviour, identify children at risk of exploitation, and stop organised criminals recruiting young people into crime before it is too late.
• Ensure Norfolk has dedicated rural crime teams reducing wait times and tackling machinery theft, livestock crime and organised criminal gangs.
Together, we can hold offenders to account, restore confidence in policing and build safer communities for everyone.