I am passionate about our county and it has been an honour to serve as your Police and Crime Commissioner.

Full statement

When first elected three years ago I promised to cut crime – and I have done just that with:

1. Record number of police officers.

2. Neighbourhood crime down 24%.

3. Household burglary down 37%.

4. Anti-social behaviour down 30%.

5. Rural crime down 21%, hare coursing down 73%.

6. Knife crime down 26%.

7. Bike theft down 52%.

8. Roads are safer with serious injuries and fatalities down

9. £21.5 million additional funding secured from government to prevent crime and support victims locally.

I am an ex senior police officer having served 10 years in the Met and 20 years in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. I have dedicated my life to keeping you and your family safe.

The most important job of a PCC is to listen to the concerns of local communities and act upon them. I continue to do just that and developed a straightforward plan to reduce crime in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough:

1. Tackle crime and ASB – further investment in local policing.

2. Communities first – ensuring the police are visible.

3. Safer roads – further investment to reduce speeding and prevent casualties.

4. Fighting drugs and violence – further investment in prevention to reduce demand, dismantle County line drug gangs and their associated violence.

5. Tackling rural crime – further investment in rural safety.

6. Preventing crime – further investment in early intervention schemes.

I am a crime fighter and not a politician, with the vital experience required to be your PCC. So please support me in keeping all our communities safe.

Prepared by Darryl Preston’s election agent Samantha Hoy, NECCA, MJS House, Wisbech Road, March, PE15 0BA