Louisa Rolfe

Louisa Rolfe OBE (born November 1969) is a senior British police officer. She served as Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations in the Metropolitan Police from 2020 to 2022, and at the same rank for Frontline Policing from 2022 to 2024. She was Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police from 2016 to 2020.

Louisa Rolfe OBE
Assistant Commissioner Met Operations Metropolitan Police Service
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2020
Preceded by	Mark Simmons
Personal details
Born	Louisa Helen Rolfe November 1969 (age 55)
Profession	Police officer

Life

She began her police career with Avon and Somerset Police, with which she spent 25 years, becoming its Head of CID developing specialist units in Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Intelligence for south-west England along with multi-service teams for Crime Investigation, roads policing, dogs and firearms. She moved to West Midlands Police in December 2016 on her appointment as its Deputy Chief Constable.^[1] There she has led on diversity and domestic abuse, becoming lead on the latter for the National Police Chiefs' Council. On 8 April 2020 it was announced that she would move to the Metropolitan Police Service, becoming Assistant Commissioner for Met Operations,^[2][3] assuming the post by August that year.^[4] In late September 2022 it was announced that she would move to Frontline Policing and be succeeded in Met Operations by Matt Twist.^[5]

Honours

Rolfe was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to policing. She is currently a trustee of charity Police Now.

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)	2019
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012
	Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal	2022
	King Charles III Coronation Medal	2023
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal