Teignmouth 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.

Teignmouth Neighbourhood Team

Abigail Bratcher

Police Sergeant

Saul Bunce

Police Community Support Officer

Ben Chadwick

Police Constable

Elizabeth Francis

Police Community Support Officer

Robbie Mangham

Police Constable

Adrian Ovreiu

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti-Social Behaviour Issued 01 April 2026	To work with our local communities to identify areas where Anti Social behaviour is prevalent. To work in partnership with local councils, housing associations and other organisations, to form problem solving plans to reduce as much as possible any form of Anti Social behaviour. We will carry out high visibility patrols and engage with those present and to reassure our communities Where necessary we will use both criminal law and civil injunctions against those who are persistently responsible for Anti social behaviour March 2026 Update Reports of ASB help the beat team direct our foot and vehicle patrols. The team have engaged with local community members and key individuals to keep the area safe. Increased foot patrols on Friday and Saturday evenings will be delivered. Feb 2026 Update Plans are in place ready to increase patrols on Friday and Saturday evenings to prevent Teignmouth being used as a meet up location for young people intent on causing ASB. The arrest of a young person photographed holding what appeared to be a handgun. This item has been located and was a plastic BB gun. Enquiries continue, this same person has strict bail conditions and a civil injunction. Actioned 01 August 2026
Disruption of drug supply Issued 01 April 2026	To identify areas where there drug use takes place, and to identify those involved in both the supply and use of illegal drugs. To support our communities by providing high visibility reassurance patrols and engage with our communities to identify their concerns. To engage with our schools and other learning establishments to provide support to them and their pupils To work with our Police colleagues, councils and other organisations to identify specific areas or persons of concerns and have a proactive response to preventing offending. March 2026 Update The beat team have identified locations of focus where work continues with the intel management unit and our Police partners to gather enough information to seek court warrants for search. Feb 2026 Update Intel development with targeted patrols to promote Crimestoppers reporting and information sharing. Actioned 01 August 2026
Shoplifting Issued 01 April 2026	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. We will work with our colleagues particularly where children or young people are involved to ensure they are safeguarded as well as being aware of the potential criminality of their actions. We will deal with prolific thieves using banning letters, civil orders and where necessary the criminal justice system to make them take responsibilities for their actions March 2026 Update UKPAC (UK Partners Against Crime) and Auror are collaborating to transform how retail crime is reported and managed in the UK, with Devon and Cornwall Police (DCP) acting as a key partner in adopting this technology. Officers have visited stores to increase awareness and to prevent future offences. Feb 2026 Update Store visits led by PCSO to promote UKPAC to prevent crime and increase reporting. Patrols of Teignmouth have taken place in support of our retail outlets. We will continue responding to reports of thefts from our retail community. Actioned 01 August 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-Social Behaviour

Issued 01 April 2026

To work with our local communities to identify areas where Anti Social behaviour is prevalent.
To work in partnership with local councils, housing associations and other organisations, to form problem solving plans to reduce as much as possible any form of Anti Social behaviour.
We will carry out high visibility patrols and engage with those present and to reassure our communities
Where necessary we will use both criminal law and civil injunctions against those who are persistently responsible for Anti social behaviour

March 2026 Update

Reports of ASB help the beat team direct our foot and vehicle patrols. The team have engaged with local community members and key individuals to keep the area safe. Increased foot patrols on Friday and Saturday evenings will be delivered.

Feb 2026 Update

Plans are in place ready to increase patrols on Friday and Saturday evenings to prevent Teignmouth being used as a meet up location for young people intent on causing ASB. The arrest of a young person photographed holding what appeared to be a handgun. This item has been located and was a plastic BB gun. Enquiries continue, this same person has strict bail conditions and a civil injunction.

Actioned 01 August 2026

Disruption of drug supply

Issued 01 April 2026

To identify areas where there drug use takes place, and to identify those involved in both the supply and use of illegal drugs.
To support our communities by providing high visibility reassurance patrols and engage with our communities to identify their concerns.
To engage with our schools and other learning establishments to provide support to them and their pupils
To work with our Police colleagues, councils and other organisations to identify specific areas or persons of concerns and have a proactive response to preventing offending.

March 2026 Update

The beat team have identified locations of focus where work continues with the intel management unit and our Police partners to gather enough information to seek court warrants for search.

Feb 2026 Update

Intel development with targeted patrols to promote Crimestoppers reporting and information sharing.

Actioned 01 August 2026

Shoplifting

Issued 01 April 2026

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.
We will work with our colleagues particularly where children or young people are involved to ensure they are safeguarded as well as being aware of the potential criminality of their actions.
We will deal with prolific thieves using banning letters, civil orders and where necessary the criminal justice system to make them take responsibilities for their actions

March 2026 Update

UKPAC (UK Partners Against Crime) and Auror are collaborating to transform how retail crime is reported and managed in the UK, with Devon and Cornwall Police (DCP) acting as a key partner in adopting this technology. Officers have visited stores to increase awareness and to prevent future offences.

Feb 2026 Update

Store visits led by PCSO to promote UKPAC to prevent crime and increase reporting. Patrols of Teignmouth have taken place in support of our retail outlets. We will continue responding to reports of thefts from our retail community.

Actioned 01 August 2026

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