Mortehoe & Woolacombe

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.

Braunton Neighbourhood Team

Andy Frisby (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Braunton)

Andy Frisby

Police Community Support Officer

Peter Hyde (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Braunton)

Peter Hyde

Police Constable

Dale Kingdon (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, North Devon)

Dale Kingdon

Police Community Support Officer

Malcolm Kirk (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Ilfracombe & Braunton)

Malcolm Kirk

Police Sergeant

Joey Lester (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, North Devon)

Joey Lester

Police Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Addressing persistent and repeat crime, ASB across North Devon remains our local Neighbourhood policing priority. This aspect featured highly amongst recent surveys and through our interactions with community members and parish and district councils colleagues.

The local policing teams across North Devon work in partnership with NDDC colleagues and other local partners to identify and tackle ASB issues, therefore it is imperative for local residents and communities to report matters that are having a detrimental impact locally. These can either be reported directly to D&C Police online or to North Devon District Council.

Issued 04 September 2026

We have created a diary of local meetings taking place across North Devon where residents or community members can engage with our local neighbourhood policing teams about local issues.

Actioned 01 September 2026

Addressing the use, possession and supply of controlled substances (drugs) across North Devon remains our local Neighbourhood policing priority. This aspect featured highly amongst recent surveys and through our interactions with community members and parish and district councils colleagues.

The local policing teams across North Devon rely heavily on information being shared by local residents and community members in regards to drug use, possession and supply. This enables an enriched picture to inform local officers and patrols to identify, detect and disrupt such activity. Therefore if you become aware or observe information relating to drug usage, please contact either D&C Police online or consider contacting Crimestoppers (0800 555 111) who offer an anonymous reporting process.


Issued 04 September 2026

We have created a diary of local meetings taking place across North Devon where residents or community members can engage with our local neighbourhood policing teams about local issues.

Actioned 01 September 2026

What members in Mortehoe & Woolacombe are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Drop in Session - Come and have a chat Friday 5th June at 2pm adjacent to Wildersmouth Beach Ilfracombe : Fri 05 Jun 14:00

Dear Resident, We are encouraging the public to have their say. Your local Neighbourhood Team...

Devon and Cornwall Police
29/05/2026 16:46:24

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Missing person, Plymouth

We are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 55-year-old George Allbright, who has been ...

Devon and Cornwall Police
29/05/2026 11:40:18

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Theft, Torquay

Officers have issued an image of a woman they would like to identify following the theft of more tha...

Devon and Cornwall Police
28/05/2026 12:19:25

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Fatal and serious collision figures at record low in Devon & Cornwall

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Devon and Cornwall Police
28/05/2026 10:18:05

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📶 Keeping Your Home Wi‑Fi Safe and Reliable

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Devon and Cornwall Police
27/05/2026 10:09:51

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Eight arrested and 39 knives seized by police during week of action

Devon and Cornwall Police has arrested eight people and seized a large number of weapons during a de...

Devon and Cornwall Police
26/05/2026 16:15:39

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Name That Tractor! Devon & Cornwall Police invite youngsters to take the reins

Thanks to the continued support of local agricultural machinery dealership, Masons Kings, the much-...

Devon and Cornwall Police
22/05/2026 11:37:34

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UPDATE | Investigation to find missing Taylor Charlton, Barnstaple

Extensive physical searches of the River Taw and surrounding estuary in Barnstaple have now been com...

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22/05/2026 10:23:23

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