| Post: | Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Insignia: | Avon and Somerset PCC logo.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 200 |
| Incumbent: | Clare Moody |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 May 2024 |
| Formation: | 22 November 2012 |
| Constituting Instrument: | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor: | Avon and Somerset Police Authority |
| Department: | Police and crime commissioner of Avon and Somerset Police |
| Reports To: | Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Panel |
| Appointer: | Electorate of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Inaugural: | Sue Mountstevens |
| Deputy: | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Salary: | £88,600[1] |
The Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is the police and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with setting out the way crime is tackled by Avon and Somerset Police in the English unitary authorities of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Avon and Somerset Police Authority. Clare Moody was elected to the role in the May 2024 election.[2]
The most recent Avon and Somerset PCC election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024. This election used the first-past-the-post voting system, changed from the supplementary vote system used in 2021.[3] [4]
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has about 31 staff.[5] [6]
| Name | Political party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Mountstevens | 22 November 2012 | 12 May 2021 | ||
| Mark Shelford | 13 May 2021[7] | 8 May 2024 | ||
| Clare Moody | 9 May 2024 | Incumbent | ||