St Marys-with-Summercombe

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 (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Brixham & Paignton)

Karl Copik

Police Community Support Officer

Peter Giesens (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Inspector, Brixham & Paignton)

Peter Giesens

Police Inspector

Dan Honeyball (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Brixham)

Dan Honeyball

Police Constable

Pete Randall (Devon and Cornwall Police, Police Constable, Brixham)

Pete Randall

Police Constable

Ed Thomas (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Sergeant, Brixham & Paignton)

Ed Thomas

Police Sergeant

Lisa Veitch (Devon & Cornwall Police, Police Community Support Officer, Brixham)

Lisa Veitch

Police Community Support Officer

Local Priority Issues

Priority Action taken

Forging Links with the Communities

Issued 23 January 2026

We are keen to hear what you want from your local Police and how you would like the service delivered: we carry out regular foot patrols and have community surgeries where you can raise any issues with us. Please check our site for Surgery dates & locations, or stop us when you see us.

Actioned 29 March 2026

Positive action against Drugs

Issued 23 January 2026

We remain committed to tackling drug supply issues in Brixham & the wider area by developing intelligence and taking actions through warrants and arrests: please help us to continue this by submitting intelligence via the online reporting portal or our Neighbourhood email address NPS-paigntonandbrixham@devonandcornwall.police.uk

Actioned 29 March 2026

Youth Engagement

Issued 23 January 2026

We strongly believe in engaging with young persons living in our area to ensure a positive relationship is established. We have several specific engagement events with local schools to further this, and make sure young people know the Police are there to support them should they need. We work very closely with the Child Centred Policing Team & partner agencies to address youth issues in the community.

Actioned 29 March 2026

What members in St Marys-with-Summercombe are saying are the issues in the area:

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