Alphington

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.

Alphington Neighbourhood Team

Ana Powell (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Exeter)

Ana Powell

Police Community Support Officer

Emma Osborne (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Devon & Cornwall)

Emma Osborne

Police Constable

Nathan Johnson (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Exeter)

Nathan Johnson

Police Inspector

Sarah Bloor (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Exeter)

Sarah Bloor

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Engagement - Increase and maintain engagement across all communities
Shop Theft – Reduce shop theft across Exeter sector
Drugs – increase positive outcomes for drug offences and decrease in drugs deaths across Exeter
Serious and Organised Crime – disrupt SOC activity in Exeter namely: sexual services, forced labour and forced criminality.
Evening and Nighttime Economy – Reduce related crime on Friday and Saturday evenings
Violence Against Women and Girls – reduce VWAG in the nighttime economy and target other VAWG perpetrators effectively
Exploitation – reduce incidents of cuckooing and increase positive outcomes with victims of exploitation
Anti-Social Behaviour – Residential – decrease ASB incidents in the residential areas
Anti-Social Behaviour – City Centre – decrease incidents of ASB in the city centre

Issued 05 October 2026

Engagement – Build trust and strengthen relationships across all communities.
Shop Theft – Relentlessly target repeat offenders and cut retail crime.
Drugs – Disrupt drug markets, increase enforcement outcomes and reduce drug deaths.
Serious & Organised Crime – Expose, disrupt and dismantle exploitation-based criminality.
Evening & Night-Time Economy – Make Exeter's nights safer by reducing crime and disorder.
Violence Against Women & Girls – Pursue perpetrators and improve safety for women and girls.
Exploitation – Protect the vulnerable, tackle cuckooing and disrupt exploitation networks.
ASB Residential – Reduce anti-social behaviour and improve quality of life in neighbourhoods.
ASB City Centre – Reclaim public spaces and reduce anti-social behaviour in the city centre

Actioned 05 October 2026

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