Deputy Chief Constable

Simon Edens

Simon took up his post as Deputy Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police in May 2012.

Having started his policing career with the Royal Ulster Constabulary, where he served for 10 years as a constable and sergeant in several urban and rural settings, Simon transferred to Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 1991.

There he worked as a patrol officer in Peterborough, while studying sociology and criminology at the Open University.  He was awarded a BA Honours Degree in 1997.

By 2004, Simon had reached the rank of Chief Superintendent and was appointed as Divisional Commander for the Force's Central Division.  In 2006, he took up a new post as Cambridgeshire's lead on police force restructuring and was responsible for change management and collaboration.

In 2008 he took up his appointment as Assistant Chief Constable with West Mercia Police, with responsibility for Territorial Operations.  In December 2011, Simon was appointed as Assistant Chief Constable for both West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police, as part of the strategic alliance between the two Forces.

He currently holds the national lead on anti-social behaviour for the Association of Chief Police Officers.