Ivybridge Rural South

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.

Ivybridge Police Neighbourhood Team

Oliver Bell

Police Constable

Charlotte Mathers

Police Constable

Rob Pike

Police Constable

Judith Serpell

Police Community Support Officer

Ben Shardlow

Police Inspector

Diana Summers

Police Community Support Officer

David Tungate

Police Constable

Maddy Williams

Police Sergeant

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Shoplifting Issued 13 January 2026	We will be engaging with business owners to work together in order to take positive action to arrest and prosecute offenders. Actioned 02 April 2026
Drugs Issued 13 January 2026	We are receiving reports of drug using and dealing in Ivybridge Town Centre. We are gathering intelligence and carrying out stop-searches of those involved. If you have information relating to drug supply in the area, please email us at: NPS-IvybridgeandKingsbridge@devonandcornwall.police.uk Actioned 02 April 2026
Anti-Social Behaviour Issued 13 January 2026	We will be looking at targeting those committing ASB and regularly patrolling ASB hotspots. If your area is affected by this issue, please let us know by email NPS-IvybridgeandKingsbridge@devonandcornwall.police.uk or informing the Front Office at Ivybridge Police Station Actioned 02 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

Shoplifting

Issued 13 January 2026

We will be engaging with business owners to work together in order to take positive action to arrest and prosecute offenders.

Actioned 02 April 2026

Drugs

Issued 13 January 2026

We are receiving reports of drug using and dealing in Ivybridge Town Centre. We are gathering intelligence and carrying out stop-searches of those involved. If you have information relating to drug supply in the area, please email us at: NPS-IvybridgeandKingsbridge@devonandcornwall.police.uk

Actioned 02 April 2026

Anti-Social Behaviour

Issued 13 January 2026

We will be looking at targeting those committing ASB and regularly patrolling ASB hotspots. If your area is affected by this issue, please let us know by email NPS-IvybridgeandKingsbridge@devonandcornwall.police.uk or informing the Front Office at Ivybridge Police Station

Actioned 02 April 2026

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