Anti-Social Driving & Vehicle Offences
There will be an increased focus on Road Safety within our rural communities to reduce collisions, improve driver behaviours and increase community confidence through visible, intelligence led road policing activity. This will include conducting speed checks in identified hotspot areas, supporting and expanding Community Speed Watch Activity, address vehicle related ASB through engagement and enforcement, and promoting road safety awareness.

Issued 21 January 2026

No action

Rural Crime & Engagement

Rural crime is an issue for large areas of the country, but it tends to go unreported. It can impact on insurance premiums, food prices, the environment, and can damage local communities.

The Honiton Neighbourhood Team are conducting a visible presence in the rural community to offer reassurance and crime prevention. The aim is to improve connectivity with the rural communities and provide education to users of our beautiful countryside. This includes attending rural events to gain knowledge about the issues effecting the rural communities and to offer the crime prevention advice.

Issued 23 December 2025

following recent reports of shed breaks in our rural areas.
we have had further reports of shed breaks in rural east devon.
submitted message on community message to honiton town and rural areas. crime prevention advice
continued patrols in our rural areas.

following recent farm and shed breaks we have completed visits to to victims of crime and offered crime prevention advice
we have attended rural parish council meetings in January 2026 and more planned for February and March 2026
we will continue to conduct rural high visibility patrols
Rural crime prevention events/meetings to be set up in our rural communities

following some recent business breaks we have conducted high visibility patrols in the evening. we have also patrolled in the daytime many of our rural villages to offer reassurance

Actioned 23 December 2025