Liskeard South

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.

Liskeard Neighbourhood Team

Steve Edser

Police Community Support Officer

Alice Fox

PCSO

Katie Hall

Police Constable

Peter Holland

Police Constable

Jamie Musgrove

Police Inspector

Gary Smith

Police Sergeant

Bex Steed

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Issued 10 May 2026	ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR - Visible Patrols - We continue to conduct as many visible patrols as possible throughout South East Cornwall. These are often supported by our local surgeries held with our PCSO's. - Beat Patrol Plans – Reports by the public will dictate where we are patrolling. We continue to respond to reports of ASB and increase our visibility in these areas, with many positive outcomes. - Partnership Working – We continue to work closely with our partners to deal robustly with reports of persistent ASB. We have been consistently using Local Disruption and Support Meetings to target specific locations. This has seen many successes and even a complete end to ASB in certain areas. - Problem Solving - We have had a positive impact in reducing ASB around Dean Street, which resulted in a immediate reduction in this area. We will continue to monitor the situation and proactively respond to any reports of ASB across the area. Actioned 10 August 2026
RETAIL CRIME Issued 10 May 2026	RETAIL CRIME - Hotspot visits – Hotspot policing is a crime prevention strategy that concentrates police resources and activities on small, high-crime areas (hotspots) like specific streets, parks, or intersections, based on data showing crime clusters. By increasing visible patrols, problem-solving, and community engagement in these concentrated spots, police aim to deter potential offenders, reduce crime, and create a greater sense of public safety. South East Cornwall has designated Hotspots within our Towns of Saltash, Liskeard, Torpoint and Looe, which are concentred around retail areas. - Engagement – We have engaged directly with business owners, promoting how to contact your local Police Neighbourhood Team and promote engagement through community messaging. This has seen some really positive results in respect of apprehending and charging prolific shoplifters. - UKPAC - UKPAC is a not-for-profit co-operative made up of like-minded businesses, police, crime prevention agencies and legal professionals — all working together to improve trading conditions and community safety. Working with our Crime Prevention Team, we have sourced funding for a free trial of UKPAC to allow businesses to trial this platform and have been offering this to businesses throughout the sector. - Officers from South East Cornwall Neighbourhood team continue to pursue those involved in retail crime. This has produced some really positive results, with one being remanded and the other issued with a Community Order and a Community Behaviour Order. We hope this will provide reassurance that we remain proactive in our approach and endeavouring to protect the local community and retail premises from further offending from these individuals. Rest assured proactive work continues to bring to justice those individuals who are suspected of committing retail crime. Actioned 10 August 2026
DRUG DEALING AND ASSOCIATED EXPLOITATION Issued 10 May 2026	DRUG DEALING AND ASSOCIATED EXPLOITATION - Licensing Checks – Joint operations with licensing team will continue, where we will be conducting visits at pubs completing licensing checks with opportunity for drug wipes within locations if concerned with drug use. - Thankfully, we have low reported incidents of drug possession/dealing across the area. However, we are aware of a small percentage of individuals who continue to involve themselves in drug dealing. Working with our partners, we continue to develop our intelligence and robust action will be taken against those involved. Actioned 10 August 2026

Priority

Action taken

ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Issued 10 May 2026

ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

- Visible Patrols - We continue to conduct as many visible patrols as possible throughout South East Cornwall. These are often supported by our local surgeries held with our PCSO's.

- Beat Patrol Plans – Reports by the public will dictate where we are patrolling. We continue to respond to reports of ASB and increase our visibility in these areas, with many positive outcomes.

- Partnership Working – We continue to work closely with our partners to deal robustly with reports of persistent ASB. We have been consistently using Local Disruption and Support Meetings to target specific locations. This has seen many successes and even a complete end to ASB in certain areas.

- Problem Solving - We have had a positive impact in reducing ASB around Dean Street, which resulted in a immediate reduction in this area. We will continue to monitor the situation and proactively respond to any reports of ASB across the area.

Actioned 10 August 2026

RETAIL CRIME

Issued 10 May 2026

RETAIL CRIME

- Hotspot visits – Hotspot policing is a crime prevention strategy that concentrates police resources and activities on small, high-crime areas (hotspots) like specific streets, parks, or intersections, based on data showing crime clusters. By increasing visible patrols, problem-solving, and community engagement in these concentrated spots, police aim to deter potential offenders, reduce crime, and create a greater sense of public safety. South East Cornwall has designated Hotspots within our Towns of Saltash, Liskeard, Torpoint and Looe, which are concentred around retail areas.

- Engagement – We have engaged directly with business owners, promoting how to contact your local Police Neighbourhood Team and promote engagement through community messaging. This has seen some really positive results in respect of apprehending and charging prolific shoplifters.

- UKPAC - UKPAC is a not-for-profit co-operative made up of like-minded businesses, police, crime prevention agencies and legal professionals — all working together to improve trading conditions and community safety. Working with our Crime Prevention Team, we have sourced funding for a free trial of UKPAC to allow businesses to trial this platform and have been offering this to businesses throughout the sector.

- Officers from South East Cornwall Neighbourhood team continue to pursue those involved in retail crime. This has produced some really positive results, with one being remanded and the other issued with a Community Order and a Community Behaviour Order. We hope this will provide reassurance that we remain proactive in our approach and endeavouring to protect the local community and retail premises from further offending from these individuals. Rest assured proactive work continues to bring to justice those individuals who are suspected of committing retail crime.

Actioned 10 August 2026

DRUG DEALING AND ASSOCIATED EXPLOITATION

Issued 10 May 2026

DRUG DEALING AND ASSOCIATED EXPLOITATION

- Licensing Checks – Joint operations with licensing team will continue, where we will be conducting visits at pubs completing licensing checks with opportunity for drug wipes within locations if concerned with drug use.

- Thankfully, we have low reported incidents of drug possession/dealing across the area. However, we are aware of a small percentage of individuals who continue to involve themselves in drug dealing. Working with our partners, we continue to develop our intelligence and robust action will be taken against those involved.

Actioned 10 August 2026