Kingsteignton

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.

Newton Abbot Neighbourhood Team

Joshua Bailey

Police Community Support Officer

Josh Breslan

Police Constable

William Heather

Police Constable

James Johnson

Police Inspector

Toby Leetham

Police Sergeant

Hannah Littlechild

PCSO

Deborah Mccaffery

Police Community Support Officer

Ryan Northmore

Police Inspector

Mark Ogilvie

Special Constable

Sharon Roffey

Police Community Support Officer

Dimitra Stewart-Palapanou

Police Constable

Rob Tovagliari

Police Constable

Rachel Willicott

Police Constable

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti Social Behaviour Issued 01 June 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 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. Assertive Outreach youth work will be delivered in the area. Increased foot patrols have been delivered in the town and around the multi storey car park in response to driving and noise complaints. Patrol focus around the multi Storey car park and local schools after reports of concern. Actioned 01 August 2026
Disruption of drug supply Issued 01 June 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. 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. A misuse of drugs act warrants was executed locating drugs and items linked to this type of offence. Intel gathering will continue with targeted patrols. Actioned 01 August 2026
Shoplifting Issued 01 June 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 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. Arrests of U18 and adult offenders have led to charges for theft. Patrols of the high streets and local communities 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 June 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

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. Assertive Outreach youth work will be delivered in the area. Increased foot patrols have been delivered in the town and around the multi storey car park in response to driving and noise complaints.

Patrol focus around the multi Storey car park and local schools after reports of concern.

Actioned 01 August 2026

Disruption of drug supply

Issued 01 June 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.

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.

A misuse of drugs act warrants was executed locating drugs and items linked to this type of offence. Intel gathering will continue with targeted patrols.

Actioned 01 August 2026

Shoplifting

Issued 01 June 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

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.

Arrests of U18 and adult offenders have led to charges for theft. Patrols of the high streets and local communities 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