Dawlish Rural
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.
Dawlish Neighbourhood Team

Abbey Bratcher
Police Sergeant

Saul Bunce
Police Community Support Officer

Gary Cairns
Police Community Support Officer

Ben Chadwick
Police Constable

George Miller
Police Constable

Adrian Ovreiu
Police Community Support Officer
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
|---|---|
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Disruption of Drug Supply and use Issued 07 October 2025 |
To identify areas where there drug use takes place, and to identify those involved in both the supply and use of illegal drugs. Actioned 07 January 2026 |
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Responding to Anti Social Behaviour Issued 07 October 2025 |
To work with our local communities to identify areas where Anti Social behaviour is prevalent. Actioned 07 January 2026 |
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Responding to theft from Shops Issued 07 October 2025 |
We will be engaging with our retail outlets to listen to their concerns, give security advice when required and gather evidence to support any action against offenders. Actioned 07 January 2026 |
What members in Dawlish Rural are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
WANTED | Urgent appeal to locate Tobias King
We are appealing to members of the public for help to urgently locate wanted Tobias King from Teignm...
Burglary to farm outbuildings, Mortonhampstead
We have received a report of burglary to outbuildings on a farm in the area of Mortonhampstead. This...
Op Sceptre
OP SCEPTRE Local officers PC Oliver PICKARD & PC Claire HURRELL have been out visiting some of ...
Knife Surrender bins
This week there is another opportunity for our communities to surrender any unwanted or illegal blad...
Retail crime reporting to police improves through use of retail crime technology
Devon and Cornwall Police have reported a 9.4% higher criminal charge rate for retail crime reported...
Scam
ONLINE SHOPPING FRAUD Online shoppers looking for savings over the festive period are being urged ...
Sceptre - national knife crime initiative - knife surrender bins
This week we are supporting that national Sceptre knife crime week of intensification. As part of th...
Burglary to a business's Barnstaple area
Police received five reports from construction sites throughout the Barnstaple area that they were b...
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Upcoming Events
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- Teignmouth Triangle, Triangle Park, TQ14 8AT
- 13/12/2025 14:30
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