Porthleven & Helston North

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.

Helston Neighbourhood Team

Julia Berry (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Helston)

Julia Berry

Police Community Support Officer

Nathan Cole (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Helston)

Nathan Cole

Police Community Support Officer

Danielle Collins (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Helston)

Danielle Collins

Police Constable

David Gray (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Falmouth & Helston)

David Gray

Police Constable

Rick Milburn (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Falmouth & Helston)

Rick Milburn

Police Inspector

Chris Vincent (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Falmouth & Helston)

Chris Vincent

Police Sergeant

Paul Whitford (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Falmouth & Helston)

Paul Whitford

Police Community Support Officer

Philip Whittingham (Devon & Cornwall Police, Tri Service Safety Officer, West Cornwall)

Philip Whittingham

Tri Service Safety Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Violence Against Women and Girls – Average population growth with disproportionate large number of students and young people, thriving evening and night time economy, small areas of deprivation.

Issued 01 January 2026

~ University Lead (PC Newton) continues to provide inputs to students covering drugs awareness, bystander awareness, consent issues and violence against women and girls.
~ Violence against women and girls / associated offences reviewed on a monthly basis.
~ Appropriate intelligence led deployments where required.
~ Increased focus on localised issues and offence series'.

Actioned 01 January 2026

Anti-Social-Behaviour – More recently focusing on the themes of street drinking, youth related anti-social behaviour and road related anti-social behaviour.

Issued 01 January 2026

~ Targeted patrols focusing on 'hotspot' areas highlighted by community reporting and data.
~ Continued communication / engagement with local schools to ensure key messaging to students and their families.
~ All anti-social behaviour logs / reports reviewed on a daily basis by the Sector Inspector to ensure appropriate crime recording and mitigation in place.
~ Significant series offenders reviewed by the Neighbourhood Team with a view to identifying longer term solutions.

Actioned 01 January 2026

What members in Porthleven & Helston North are saying are the issues in the area:

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