Kenneth Oxford

Sir Kenneth Gordon Oxford CBE, QPM (25 June 1924 – 23 November 1998) was a senior British police officer and chief constable of Merseyside Police from 1976 to 1989.

Kenneth Oxford was born in Camberwell, London, and educated at Caldicott School, Lambeth. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 and served with RAF Bomber Command in south east Asia until 1947.

Oxford joined the Metropolitan Police after leaving the RAF, and within six months was promoted to detective with the CID. In 1961 Oxford, by then a sergeant, was bagman to Superintendent Basil Montague (Bob) Acott (1913 - 2001) in the A6 Murder investigation that led to the conviction of James Hanratty. In 1963 he took part in the Profumo affair investigation, arresting Christine Keeler on suspicion of perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

In 1966, as a Detective Chief Inspector Oxford assisted Detective Superintendent Charles Hewett in the investigation into the theft of pictures worth £2.75 million from the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

In 1969 Oxford joined Northumbria Police as assistant chief constable. He was appointed deputy chief constable of Merseyside Police in 1974, and became chief constable in 1976.

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