Newquay Town

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.

Newquay Neighbourhood Team

Simon Andrews (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Newquay)

Simon Andrews

Police Sergeant

Michael Ireland (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Newquay)

Michael Ireland

Police Constable

Eagles Jim (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Newquay)

Eagles Jim

Police Constable

Steve Johnson (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Newquay & St Columb)

Steve Johnson

Police Inspector

Natalie Merrikin (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Newquay)

Natalie Merrikin

Police Community Support Officer

Paul Price (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Newquay)

Paul Price

Police Community Support Officer

Verity Veal (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Newquay)

Verity Veal

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

The Neighbourhood team are dealing with a number of Anti Social Behaviour matters involving a number of People in East Street Newquay. This is near to the Post Office and includes both their behaviour around businesses and residential properties. We are using both criminal and civil powers to combat the problem and have already made significant in roads to dealing.

Issued 01 October 2025

Partial closure order obtained a property. Further enforcement action ongoing.

Actioned 11 November 2025

Newquay Police are committed to supporting the Violence against Women and Girls agenda. This means we have provided information in conjunction with the license Premises around spiking, provided high visibility patrols around the night time economy and supported the introduction of the Night bus, which services the local community by providing a safe route home.

Issued 01 October 2025

Drink awareness meeting/talk held at local licensed premises.

Actioned 15 October 2025

Newquay Police are committed to combating drugs and organised Crime. This means reviewing community intelligence, carrying out regular patrols, applying for warrants when appropriate and carrying out disruption activity.

Issued 01 October 2025

Numerous disruptive activity has taken place. More recently a dealer was sentenced at Truro Crown Court for their part in organised crime and deported to their nation of origin.

Actioned 11 November 2025

What members in Newquay Town are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

Message type icon

Knife Crime

Devon and Cornwall Police
18/11/2025 14:43:31

View Alert
Message type icon

Retail crime reporting to police improves through use of retail crime technology

Devon and Cornwall Police have reported a 9.4% higher criminal charge rate for retail crime reported...

Devon and Cornwall Police
18/11/2025 13:02:22

View Alert
Message type icon

Scam

ONLINE SHOPPING FRAUD Online shoppers looking for savings over the festive period are being urged ...

Devon and Cornwall Police
18/11/2025 11:33:20

View Alert
Message type icon

Sceptre - national knife crime initiative - knife surrender bins

This week we are supporting that national Sceptre knife crime week of intensification. As part of th...

Devon and Cornwall Police
18/11/2025 10:37:01

View Alert
Message type icon

APPEAL | Robbery in Indian Queens

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following a knife-point robbery of a delivery driver in India...

Devon and Cornwall Police
14/11/2025 09:39:04

View Alert
Message type icon

Tipping the scales against fly-tipping in Cornwall: police join in stand against illegal littering

We are working together with Cornwall Council to crack down on fly-tipping across the county in a b...

Devon and Cornwall Police
12/11/2025 12:57:25

View Alert
Message type icon

Appeal following collision in Dunkeswell

Officers investigating a collision near Honiton, which occurred in May 2024, are appealing for infor...

Devon and Cornwall Police
12/11/2025 11:07:18

View Alert
Message type icon

Police support week of action to take a stand against retail crime

Devon & Cornwall Police are taking part in a national week of action in a bid to tackle business...

Devon and Cornwall Police
11/11/2025 14:09:40

View Alert

Click here to see more Alerts

Upcoming Events

There are currently no upcoming events, please check back again soon.

Look up another Neighbourhood Team

Find your local Neighbourhood Team and be able to contact them directly by entering a street address or postcode below: