Ottery St Mary 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. 

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Ottery St Mary & Cranbrook Neighbourhood Team

James Dalley (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Exmouth)

James Dalley

Police Sergeant

Mark Edwards (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Exmouth)

Mark Edwards

Police Constable

Mat Helm (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Exmouth & Ottery)

Mat Helm

Police Inspector

Craig Murray (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Exmouth and Ottery St Mary)

Craig Murray

Police Constable

Jonathan Sims (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, East Devon)

Jonathan Sims

Police Community Support Officer

Elizabeth Thomson (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Exmouth)

Elizabeth Thomson

Police Community Support Officer

Daniel Toomey (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Mid Devon)

Daniel Toomey

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

ASB driving. The boundary of this is sector wide so encompasses Exmouth seafront as much as issues on the Ottery patch including Clyst Honiton and the B3174 (Old A30). This whole patch approach reflects that the A3052 and Rolle St, Exmouth are our designated ‘high harm routes, but recognising the issues/perceived issues for Exmouth town and the seafront.
Our aim is not to stop people driving modified cars or indeed any car, quite the opposite, we must encourage people to come to our towns and spaces, however they must do it in a safe and considerate way.

Issued 27 March 2026

No action

Drug related ASB. This is a whole sector priority reflecting the fact that this effects not just Exmouth town but also Budleigh, Cranbrook, OSM, West Clyst, Etc. We will work to tackle either proactively or reactively, reports of drug use be it street or residential, that are blighting a community. This will include working with partners to not only seek prosecutions and target harden an area, but also to displace problem perpetrators out of that community. This work will include the targeting of drug fuelled/drug orientated ASB and crime suspects.

Issued 27 March 2026

No action

Engagement. Visibility is one of the main pillars of neighbourhood policing. Our team will be actively be seen out and about in our communities. This can be on foot, on bike, by vehicle, on social media, at meetings, in schools, at local events or indeed any other opportunity to see and engage with our communities. This directly feeds into the other 5 priorities directly.

Issued 27 March 2026

No action

What members in Ottery St Mary Town are saying are the issues in the area:

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