Edward Crew (police officer)

Sir Edward Crew QPM OStJ DL (born 13 January 1946)^[1] was the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police from 1993 to 1996, and of West Midlands Police from August 1996 to 2002.^[2]

Sir Edward Crew QPM OStJ DL
Born	13 January 1946
Occupation	Chief Constable
Employer(s)	Northamptonshire Police West Midlands Police

Crew joined the Metropolitan Police as a Cadet in 1965. He rose through the ranks to chief superintendent and was appointed to Kent County Constabulary where he served as an assistant and the deputy chief constable.

In 1988, he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies. In 1993, he was appointed chief constable of Northamptonshire Police and, in 1996, he was appointed chief constable for the West Midlands. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1990 and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant on 8 October 1999.^[3] He was knighted in 2001 and in the same year awarded an honorary doctorate of laws at Birmingham University. He was knighted in the 2001 New Years Honours List.^[1]

In 2011–2012, Crewe provided advice and research support to Tom Winsor during his Independent Review of Police Office and Staff Remuneration and Conditions.^[4]

His daughter is Dame Lynne Owens.

Honours

Commonwealth honours

Commonwealth honours

Location	Date	Appointment	Notes
United Kingdom	2001–present	Knight Bachelor (Kt)	2001 New Year Honours List
United Kingdom	1990–present	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	"For distinguished service"
United Kingdom		Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)
United Kingdom	6 February 2002 – present	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
United Kingdom	1987–present	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal	22 years' full time police service
United Kingdom	8 October 1999 – present	Deputy Lieutenant of County of the West Midlands (DL)[5]

Scholastic

Honorary Degrees

Location	Date	School	Degree	Gave Commencement Address
England	2001	University of Birmingham	Doctor of Laws (LLD) [6]	Yes

References

1. "Knighted police chief shares award pride". The Birmingham Post. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2013.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "A policeman's lot is NOT a happy one". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 February 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2013.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of West Midlands". The London Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
4. "Payments to White and Case and Sir Edward Crewe". Home Office. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
5. "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions Lieutenancy of West Midlands". The London Gazette. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
6. "Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham Since 2000" (PDF). The University of Birmingham. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

Police appointments
Preceded by Ron Hadfield	Chief Constable of the West Midlands 1996–2002	Succeeded by Paul Scott-Lee