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Our role
Our role
Alison Hernandez is the directly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and employs a team of specialists to deliver the requirements of the role and office.
Plan and performance
Plan and performance
In this section you can find copies of the Police and Crime Plan, get information about how we are progressing with the Plan and find out how Devon and Cornwall Police are performing against the priorities set.
Our information
Our information
Here you can find all of the statutory information we publish as a public sector organisation as well as instructions on how to submit a Freedom of Information request and disclosure log of previous requests.
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News
Keep up to date with what Alison Hernandez is doing to make Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly safer. Here you can find news articles, blogs, videos, images and audio in our multimedia section along with our regular newsletters.
Meetings and events
Meetings and events
We're committed to involving as many people as possible in our work. Here you can find more information about volunteering, our approach to community engagement as well as how you can report your concerns and take part in consultations.
Victims information
Victims information
In April 2015 the police and crime commissioner took responsibility for the provision of victims services. Since 2021 the Victim Support is commissioned to deliver services to victims of crime.
Join us
Join us
There are lots of people of all different ages, offering their services to the Devon and Cornwall's policing family as volunteers. Special Constables, cadets, independent custody volunteers, all play their part in keeping our communities safe and protecting victims.
Election information
Election information
- Information for PCC candidates

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Home Plan and performance Police and Crime Plan priorities Road Safety FAQsHow many roads policing officers (traffic police) are there?

How many roads policing officers (traffic police) are there?

Devon and Cornwall Police’s roads policing officers are part of a collaboration with Dorset Police – the Alliance Roads Policing Unit. Within Devon and Cornwall, our primary resource consists of dedicated roads police officers, armed response officers and an addition civilian speeding detection camera operator. This response includes a dedicated ‘No Excuse Team’ that target the 'fatal five’ offences (those that are shown to be most commonly associated with a fatal collision – drink/drug driving, speeding, careless driving, using a mobile phone and not wearing a seatbelt).

Roads policing in Devon and Cornwall (figures as of March 2022):

70 Dedicated Roads Police Officers; 58 PCs, 12 Sergeants
12 No Excuse Officers; 10 PCs; two Sergeants
138 ARVs; 120 PCs ; 18 Sergeants (this number fluctuates)
12 Speed Detection Officers, two of whom are dedicated to working with Community Speed Watch schemes to provide enforceable speed detection in speed watch locations.