Rutland South

I have recently joined Leicester Police and am delighted to be working in Rutland. I aim to be visible within the community and will be working closely with partners to tackle issues that concern the public.

I have been a police officer since 2006. I started my service in Leicester City, working out of Spinney Hill Park police station.
Whilst there I worked on response, before moving to a proactive team, targeting primarily drugs and ASB. In 2014 I did my first stint as a neighbourhood officer for Evington and Goodwood.
In 2016 I moved to Melton Mowbray, and worked on the response team up until September 2023, where I started to work on the Melton Town North Beat with PC 4517 Adam ATKINSON

I joined Leicestershire Police in 2012 and since then have worked in a number of roles including Response, Neighbourhood Investigations, Proactive Policing and also Neighbourhood Management. I became the Neighbourhood Sergeant in Rutland in May 2023. I have responsibility for local priorities and partnership working to develop an effective policing response across Rutland

Hello, I’m Inspector Rowan Paterson Bell the Neighbourhood Policing Area Commander for Melton and Rutland.
I’ve been a police officer for 22 years, with a varied career largely spent in the north of the county, starting my career at Syston and then moving to Loughborough when the area became Charnwood. I’m a qualified detective and have worked at East Leicester in CID and the force Domestic abuse investigation team.
As a resident of the Borough, I have a real personal stake in rural policing and effective crime prevention. You can expect a strong focus on visibility, engagement, and tackling the issues that matter most to you.