Churston-with-Galmpton

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.

Brixham Neighbourhood Team

Karl Copik

Police Community Support Officer

Dan Honeyball

Police Constable

Pete Randall

Police Constable

Ed Thomas

Police Sergeant

Lisa Veitch

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Operation Fastwater Issued 06 October 2026	Operation Fastwater is a local policing priority focused on protecting our community by disrupting and preventing criminal activity linked to the theft of and from motor vehicles. The operation targets an organised group associated with these offences, as well as the dangerous driving that often follows, which places members of the public, road users and emergency responders at significant risk. It also addresses concerns around the exploitation of children by those involved in this criminality, recognising the harm caused to young people who may be coerced or groomed into offending. Through targeted enforcement, safeguarding and partnership working, Operation Fastwater aims to reduce crime, improve road safety, protect vulnerable individuals and provide a safer environment for everyone in the local area. Actioned 06 January 2027
Anti-social Driving (Operation Levelgate) Issued 06 October 2026	The Neighbourhood Policing Team will continue to prioritise tackling anti-social driving to improve road safety, reduce community harm, and enhance residents’ quality of life. Through proactive patrols, targeted enforcement, intelligence-led activity, and engagement with local communities, officers will identify and address behaviours such as speeding, dangerous driving, vehicle nuisance, and illegal vehicle use. Working in partnership with local authorities, road safety teams, and community groups, we will take a coordinated approach to prevention, education, and enforcement, ensuring concerns raised by the public are acted upon effectively. This priority reflects our commitment to public service by listening to community concerns, protecting vulnerable road users, and creating safer neighbourhoods for everyone. Actioned 06 January 2027
The increased use of civil orders to target specific individuals and locations to reduce overall demand. Issued 06 October 2026	This local policing priority focuses on the proactive use of civil orders and other preventative powers to address individuals and locations that have a disproportionate impact on the community through persistent crime and antisocial behaviour. By targeting those responsible for generating repeated demand on police and partner agencies, the priority seeks to resolve long-standing issues that negatively affect residents, businesses and public spaces. Rather than relying solely on repeated enforcement after offences have occurred, this approach is designed to break the cycle of offending and reoffending by using appropriate legal interventions alongside partnership working and support where appropriate. The aim is to deliver lasting solutions to entrenched and recurring problems, improve community safety, and create safer, more resilient neighbourhoods for everyone. Actioned 06 January 2027

Priority

Action taken

Operation Fastwater

Issued 06 October 2026

Operation Fastwater is a local policing priority focused on protecting our community by disrupting and preventing criminal activity linked to the theft of and from motor vehicles. The operation targets an organised group associated with these offences, as well as the dangerous driving that often follows, which places members of the public, road users and emergency responders at significant risk. It also addresses concerns around the exploitation of children by those involved in this criminality, recognising the harm caused to young people who may be coerced or groomed into offending. Through targeted enforcement, safeguarding and partnership working, Operation Fastwater aims to reduce crime, improve road safety, protect vulnerable individuals and provide a safer environment for everyone in the local area.

Actioned 06 January 2027

Anti-social Driving (Operation Levelgate)

Issued 06 October 2026

The Neighbourhood Policing Team will continue to prioritise tackling anti-social driving to improve road safety, reduce community harm, and enhance residents’ quality of life. Through proactive patrols, targeted enforcement, intelligence-led activity, and engagement with local communities, officers will identify and address behaviours such as speeding, dangerous driving, vehicle nuisance, and illegal vehicle use. Working in partnership with local authorities, road safety teams, and community groups, we will take a coordinated approach to prevention, education, and enforcement, ensuring concerns raised by the public are acted upon effectively. This priority reflects our commitment to public service by listening to community concerns, protecting vulnerable road users, and creating safer neighbourhoods for everyone.

Actioned 06 January 2027

The increased use of civil orders to target specific individuals and locations to reduce overall demand.

Issued 06 October 2026

This local policing priority focuses on the proactive use of civil orders and other preventative powers to address individuals and locations that have a disproportionate impact on the community through persistent crime and antisocial behaviour. By targeting those responsible for generating repeated demand on police and partner agencies, the priority seeks to resolve long-standing issues that negatively affect residents, businesses and public spaces. Rather than relying solely on repeated enforcement after offences have occurred, this approach is designed to break the cycle of offending and reoffending by using appropriate legal interventions alongside partnership working and support where appropriate. The aim is to deliver lasting solutions to entrenched and recurring problems, improve community safety, and create safer, more resilient neighbourhoods for everyone.

Actioned 06 January 2027