Padstow & St Merryn

Your Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) is a group of local police officers dedicated to serving your community. The team is made up of officers and PCSOs based in your area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

We work closely with local authorities, community leaders and residents to decide our policing priorities for the area. This helps us to find useful, long-term solutions to local problems, while maintaining our wider focus on reducing crime across Devon and Cornwall. 

Please find contact details for your Neighbourhood Policing Team provided below. 

Please note that to report a crime or incident to Devon and Cornwall Police,  please visit Devon & Cornwall Police or in an emergency, please dial 999.

Wadebridge Neighbourhood Team

Laura Barnden (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Wadebridge)

Laura Barnden

Police Constable

Phillip Bartlett (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable , Bodmin)

Phillip Bartlett

Police Constable

Lee Holley (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Bodmin)

Lee Holley

Police Sergeant

Anton Lake (Devon & Cornwall Police, PCSO, Bodmin)

Anton Lake

PCSO

Dudley Rowe (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Bodmin)

Dudley Rowe

Police Constable

Adam Stonehill (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Bodmin)

Adam Stonehill

Police Inspector

Scott Wheadon (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Wadebridge)

Scott Wheadon

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Anti-Social Behaviour

Issued 04 April 2026

We have conducted 36 dedicated foot patrols throughout Wadebridge and Padstow town centres in the last month, and have managed to see many of you at the recent Obby Oss celebrations. We will be at many events throughout the summer, so feel free to stop and come have a chat with us. We take reports of ASB incredibly seriously in our community, and work collaboratively to overcome it. Please see the dedicated pages on our website for support.

Actioned 07 May 2026

Drugs

Issued 04 April 2026

The Bodmin Sector Neighbourhood Team are proactively looking to tackle issues around illicit drug use and the negative impacts that this has upon our communities. We work closely with partners to tackle the wider issues associated with drug use, and the harm that it can have upon our communities. We rely on information from the community to build a picture of the issue, so if you have information that could help us take more illegal drugs off the street please report it to us or anonymously to CrimeStoppers.

Actioned 07 May 2026

Shoplifting and Retail Crime

Issued 04 April 2026

The Bodmin Sector Neighbourhood Team are proactively tackling prolific offenders within our town centres. We have been actively patrolling both Wadebridge and Padstow town centres over the past month, engaging with Retail Workers, improving our relationships to ensure better information sharing and a more informed response to reports of shoplifting. Shoplifting offences are down 22.5% compared to this time last year. This is credit to the hard work we have done with shop workers to investigate reports of shoplifting. We continue to work closely with our retail partners to identify individuals who are causing disruption to this sector of our economy, and more locally our highstreets and shops.

Actioned 07 May 2026

What members in Padstow & St Merryn are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Missing person, Plymouth

We are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 55-year-old George Allbright, who has been ...

Devon and Cornwall Police
29/05/2026 11:40:18

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Fatal and serious collision figures at record low in Devon & Cornwall

The number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on Devon and Cornwall’s roads has dropped to ...

Devon and Cornwall Police
28/05/2026 10:18:05

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📶 Keeping Your Home Wi‑Fi Safe and Reliable

Placing your Wi‑Fi router in a window or on a windowsill may seem convenient, but it can create secu...

Devon and Cornwall Police
27/05/2026 10:09:51

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Eight arrested and 39 knives seized by police during week of action

Devon and Cornwall Police has arrested eight people and seized a large number of weapons during a de...

Devon and Cornwall Police
26/05/2026 16:15:39

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Name That Tractor! Devon & Cornwall Police invite youngsters to take the reins

Thanks to the continued support of local agricultural machinery dealership, Masons Kings, the much-...

Devon and Cornwall Police
22/05/2026 11:37:34

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Further appeal after body of woman found in woods in Camborne

Detectives working to identify a woman whose body was found in woods in Camborne earlier this month ...

Devon and Cornwall Police
22/05/2026 10:10:41

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Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team-Farming Support Hub-Devon County Show 2026

Devon & Cornwall Police Rural Affairs Team will be at the Devon County Show, affording opportun...

Devon and Cornwall Police
22/05/2026 09:02:38

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Burglary, Launceston

We are investigating a report of a burglary and have released pictures of a two people we would like...

Devon and Cornwall Police
21/05/2026 11:13:22

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