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

Abbey Bratcher (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Coastal Teignbridge)

Abbey Bratcher

Police Sergeant

Saul Bunce (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Coastal Teignbridge)

Saul Bunce

Police Community Support Officer

Ben Chadwick (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Coastal Teignbridge)

Ben Chadwick

Police Constable

Elizabeth Francis (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Coastal Teignbridge)

Elizabeth Francis

Police Community Support Officer

Robbie Mangham (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Coastal Teignbridge)

Robbie Mangham

Police Constable

Adrian Ovreiu (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Coastal Teignbridge)

Adrian Ovreiu

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

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.
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.

Actioned 07 January 2026

Responding to Anti Social Behaviour

Issued 07 October 2025

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

Actioned 07 January 2026

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.
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

Actioned 07 January 2026

What members in Teignmouth Rural are saying are the issues in the area:

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WANTED | Urgent appeal to locate Tobias King

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19/11/2025 14:31:46

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Burglary to farm outbuildings, Mortonhampstead

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Op Sceptre

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Knife Surrender bins

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Devon and Cornwall Police
18/11/2025 14:52:42

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Retail crime reporting to police improves through use of retail crime technology

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Scam

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18/11/2025 11:33:20

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Appeal after road traffic collision involving vehicle and house at Bickleigh

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18/11/2025 11:21:21

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Sceptre - national knife crime initiative - knife surrender bins

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