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Divisions

Policing activities are co-ordinated from one of five territorial divisions plus Stansted Airport or from two centrally co-ordinated divisions.

Five territorial divisions

• Eastern - formerly Colchester and Tendring divisions
  
  
• South Eastern - formerly Southend and Rayleigh divisions
  
  
• Central - formerly Chelmsford and Braintree divisions
  
  
• Western - formerly Harlow division
  
  
• South Western - formerly Thurrock and Basildon divisions
  
  
• Stansted Airport

Respectively, the divisional headquarters will be in:

• Colchester
  
  
• Southend
  
  
• Braintree
  
  
• Harlow
  
  
• Thurrock
  
  
• Stansted Airport

Centrally co-ordinated divisions

• Crime Division
  
  
• Mobile Support Division
  
  
• Communications Division