Camelford & Tintagel

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.

Camelford Neighbourhood Team

Christopher Baldwin

Police Sergeant

Greg Hodgkiss

Police Inspector

Annie Houghton

Police Community Support Officer

Michael Lenehan

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
RETAIL CRIME / SHOPLIFTING Issued 16 January 2026	Working with retailers and the public, as well as using target hardening to prevent shoplifting, but where it does occur, using streamlined processes and new technology to detect and prosecute offenders. In particular, we will target prolific shoplifters, bringing them to justice and utilising the full range of sanctions at our disposal to prevent recidivism. Actioned 16 February 2026
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Issued 16 October 2025	Using regular patrols, beat surgeries and local meetings to identify areas where ASB occurs and taking a holistic approach, including preventative measures, as well as the full range of sanctions available under ASB legislation, to deal with it, where it does happen. Actioned 16 February 2026
ROAD SAFETY Issued 16 October 2025	To assist in the promotion of road safety and contributing to wider force efforts in reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads. Actioned 16 February 2026
DRUG SUPPLY Issued 16 October 2025	Illicit drug supply networks often involve the exploitation of the most vulnerable in society and increases wider crime and violence, which devastates our communities. We will continue to identify those at risk of exploitation and ensure they receive the best support possible, whilst relentlessly pursuing and arresting those criminals at all levels, from the local dealer, to those who control and hold drug lines, and organised crime groups. Actioned 16 February 2026

Priority

Action taken

RETAIL CRIME / SHOPLIFTING

Issued 16 January 2026

Working with retailers and the public, as well as using target hardening to prevent shoplifting, but where it does occur, using streamlined processes and new technology to detect and prosecute offenders. In particular, we will target prolific shoplifters, bringing them to justice and utilising the full range of sanctions at our disposal to prevent recidivism.

Actioned 16 February 2026

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Issued 16 October 2025

Using regular patrols, beat surgeries and local meetings to identify areas where ASB occurs and taking a holistic approach, including preventative measures, as well as the full range of sanctions available under ASB legislation, to deal with it, where it does happen.

Actioned 16 February 2026

ROAD SAFETY

Issued 16 October 2025

To assist in the promotion of road safety and contributing to wider force efforts in reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads.

Actioned 16 February 2026

DRUG SUPPLY

Issued 16 October 2025

Illicit drug supply networks often involve the exploitation of the most vulnerable in society and increases wider crime and violence, which devastates our communities. We will continue to identify those at risk of exploitation and ensure they receive the best support possible, whilst relentlessly pursuing and arresting those criminals at all levels, from the local dealer, to those who control and hold drug lines, and organised crime groups.

Actioned 16 February 2026

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