Tom Perry
Chief Inspector, West Yorkshire Police
Chief Inspector Tom Perry has 18 years policing experience, across two of the largest forces in the country. In Thames Valley Police, Tom worked across predominantly Uniformed Patrol and Crime roles, where Tom qualified as a Detective Constable, with experience across volume crime, drugs and organised crime. Tom later became a uniformed Patrol Sergeant and was promoted to the Force Control Room where he qualified as a Pursuit Commander. Tom transferred to West Yorkshire in 2017. In West Yorkshire, Tom has spent much of his service working in Leeds District, where he worked for a period before joining Operational Support for the creation of a centralised Contact Management function. From here, Tom worked as a Temporary Inspector, and was promoted back to Leeds, working as a Patrol Inspector in the North-East region of the District. Tom moved onto Neighbourhood Policing, with responsibility for the South of the City. As part of this role, Tom became the Policing lead for the Leeds On-Str
Events Tom Perry has spoken at
- The Blue Light Show 2026 1 July 2026 – 2 July 2026