Kingsbridge Rural West
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.
Kingsbridge & Salcombe Neighbourhood Team
Simon Cooper
Police Constable
Tom Eabry
Police Community Support Officer
Jonathan Lonsdale
Police Constable
Samuel Mcgregor
Police Constable
Ben Shardlow
Police Inspector
Charlie Wilkes
Police Sergeant
Local Priority Issues
| Priority | Action taken |
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Driving under the influence Issued 05 October 2025 |
Drink / drug driving is a prevalent issue that is simply unacceptable. We will carry out more stop-checks and test drivers suspected of committing offences. Actioned 30 November 2025 |
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Drugs in Communities Issued 05 October 2025 |
We aim to crack down on drug supply in the South Hams: help us achieve this goal by continuing to submit intelligence via the online reporting portal or our Neighbourhood email address NPS-IvybridgeandKingsbridge@devonandcornwall.police.uk Actioned 30 November 2025 |
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Increased visibility in communities Issued 05 October 2025 |
We have listened to feedback from our communities that there is a call for an increased Policing presence on foot in and about the towns of the area: please do stop and engage with us as we patrol our beat. Actioned 30 November 2025 |
What members in Kingsbridge Rural West are saying are the issues in the area:
Latest Alerts
WANTED | Urgent appeal to locate Tobias King
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Burglary to farm outbuildings, Mortonhampstead
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Appeal after road traffic collision involving vehicle and house at Bickleigh
We are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage following a road traffic collision which saw a v...
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...
Chat with a Cop outside Chillington Playing Fields Hall : Thu 20 Nov 18:00
Good morning, Your local Neighbourhood Team will be at Chillington Playing Fields Hall on Thursday 2...
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
Salcombe Harbour Chat with a Cop
- Salcombe Harbour Authority, , TQ8 8BU
- 23/11/2025 15:00
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Chat with a Cop at Age UK/ Concern Kingsbridge
- Kingsbridge Age Concern Care Hub, , TQ7 1DZ
- 27/11/2025 10:00
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