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
Police Community Support Officer

Peter Giesens
Police Inspector

Dan Honeyball
Police Constable

Pete Randall
Police Constable

Ed Thomas
Police Sergeant

Lisa Veitch
Police Community Support Officer
Local Priority Issues
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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 |
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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 |
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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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