Barnstaple Forches

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.

Barnstaple Neighbourhood Team

Ben Beechey

Police Constable

Adam Berry

Police Constable

Dale Collister

Police Community Support Officer

Karen Grant

Police Community Support Officer

Stephen Huxtable

Police Community Support Officer

Chelsea Lloyd

Police Constable

Laura Lloyd

Police Sergeant

Chris Mannell

Police Sergeant

Daniel Rolfe

Police Constable

Andrew Wills

Police Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Focus on resolving escalating neighbourhood crime and disorder in partnership Issued 08 January 2026	Proactive high visibility and plain clothes patrols to deter, disrupt, prevent and detect offending. Fast track investigations into crimes linked to those who cause the greatest harm, to deliver effective justice outcomes and deterence. Work effectively with partners including the Local Authority, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Health, Social Care, Youth Justice Service, third sector, Registered Social Landlords, to focus upon and problem solve individual behaviours and drivers for offending. Communicate our results to share activity with the community. Actioned 08 January 2026
Repeat offender focus on those linked to Crime and Disorder in our Town Centre - Enabling our town to thrive. Issued 07 October 2025	Proactive high visibility and plain clothes patrols to deter, disrupt, prevent and detect offending. Fast track investigations into crimes linked to those who offend most prolifically, to deliver effective justice outcomes through prosecution. Work effectively with partners including the Local Authority, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Health, Social Care, Youth Justice Service, third sector, businesses, and the courts to make efforts to identify, focus upon and problem solve individual behaviours and drivers for offending. Communicate our results to share activity with the community. Actioned 07 October 2025

Priority

Action taken

Focus on resolving escalating neighbourhood crime and disorder in partnership

Issued 08 January 2026

Proactive high visibility and plain clothes patrols to deter, disrupt, prevent and detect offending.

Fast track investigations into crimes linked to those who cause the greatest harm, to deliver effective justice outcomes and deterence.

Work effectively with partners including the Local Authority, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Health, Social Care, Youth Justice Service, third sector, Registered Social Landlords, to focus upon and problem solve individual behaviours and drivers for offending.

Communicate our results to share activity with the community.

Actioned 08 January 2026

Repeat offender focus on those linked to Crime and Disorder in our Town Centre - Enabling our town to thrive.

Issued 07 October 2025

Proactive high visibility and plain clothes patrols to deter, disrupt, prevent and detect offending.

Fast track investigations into crimes linked to those who offend most prolifically, to deliver effective justice outcomes through prosecution.

Work effectively with partners including the Local Authority, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Health, Social Care, Youth Justice Service, third sector, businesses, and the courts to make efforts to identify, focus upon and problem solve individual behaviours and drivers for offending.

Communicate our results to share activity with the community.

Actioned 07 October 2025

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