Ivybridge Town
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 |
|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
What members in Ivybridge Town are saying are the issues in the area:
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