St Austell 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.

St Austell Urban Neighbourhood Team

Simon Andrews (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, St Austell)

Simon Andrews

Police Inspector

Wendy Christophers (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, St Austell)

Wendy Christophers

Police Community Support Officer

Matthew Dove (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, St Austell)

Matthew Dove

Police Sergeant

Martin Easter (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, St Austell)

Martin Easter

Police Sergeant

James Ferguson (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, St Austell)

James Ferguson

Police Community Support Officer

Ben Jones (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, St Austell)

Ben Jones

Police Constable

Jamie Martin (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, St Austell)

Jamie Martin

Police Constable

Danielle Moore-Dunstan (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, St Austell Rural)

Danielle Moore-Dunstan

Police Constable

Laura Putt (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, St Austell)

Laura Putt

Police Community Support Officer

Alison Relf (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, St Austell)

Alison Relf

Police Community Support Officer

Lewis Rosewell (Devon & Cornwall Police, Tri Service Safety Officer, St Austell)

Lewis Rosewell

Tri Service Safety Officer

Steve Tibbles (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, St Austell)

Steve Tibbles

Police Community Support Officer

Matt Trevivian (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, St Austell)

Matt Trevivian

Police Inspector

Yasmin Vokes (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, St Austell)

Yasmin Vokes

Police Constable

Christopher Wallbank (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, St Austell)

Christopher Wallbank

Police Sergeant

Lauren Ward (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, St Austell)

Lauren Ward

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

The St Austell Neighbourhood Policing Team are committed to working with partner agencies and the community to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB).

ASB is conduct that causes (or is likely to cause) harassment, alarm or distress to persons not of the same household of the offender.

Please if you do witness an ASB incident, report it to us at the time it's taking place, this will provide us with the best opportunity to identify the persons concerned and take appropriate action with our partner agencies.

Issued 01 July 2026

No action

With our key partners we are working to safeguard members of the community who are at risk of serious harm by exploitation. Exploitation can take many forms, it can relate to finances, relationships, housing or to being asked/forced to do things for a another that puts a person at great risk of harm.

If you suspect someone you know is being exploited please contact us, we can then work to safeguard them.

Issued 01 July 2026

No action

St Austell Neighbourhood Team are working proactively to tackle illicit drug use and drug dealing within our communities. Working in partnership we are going to be targeting addresses and locations that evidence suggest are linked to drug use/dealing. The harm that drugs cause to our communities is unacceptable, please help us to address this issue. If you have any information that may assist us please report it to us via our website or via Crime Stoppers.

This has been an ongoing priority for us and we have already executed a number of warrant and taken positive action that has included remanding persons into custody.

Issued 01 July 2026

No action

What members in St Austell Town are saying are the issues in the area:

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